49 Creative Directors jobs in London

About the Business:
This award-winning design and build business has become one of the UK’s leaders in workplace design, fit-out, refurbishment, relocation, and furniture solutions. Known for transforming workspaces for some of the most recognisable organisations in the country, they pride themselves on overpromising and overdelivering—creating inspiring, future-proofed workplaces that enhance how people work.
With a culture built on hiring, mentoring, and retaining the best talent, this business is a place where creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence thrive.
 
What’s in it for you:

• Generous holiday allowance plus additional time off at Christmas
li>On-site coffee shop with free breakfast, tea, coffee, and fresh fruit daily
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with the company contributing back
• Life assurance after 12 months’ service
< i>Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 online GP service, plus mental, financial, and physical wellbeing support
• Free pensions and mortgage advice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A supportive culture built on collaboration, innovation, and growth

 
Role Overview:
As a Design Director, you will take ownership of the entire design process - ensuring every project meets exceptional standards, aligns with the client journey, and exceeds expectations.
You’ll lead projects from initial concept and pitch through to delivery, managing teams, developing creative solutions, and driving design standards across schemes valued up to £20m. This role is perfect for a commercially minded design leader with the creativity and drive to push boundaries, while balancing innovation with technical rigour.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• ssess project design requirements and ensure they align with best-in-class fit-out standards
• Lead concept design, space planning, and client presentation schemes
• Actively participate in client meetings, pitches, and presentations
• Collaborate with build and project delivery teams to ensure seamless execution
• Manage team workload, mentoring and developing designers
• Continuously improve processes and systems to enhance project outcomes
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the full client journey and internal workflows

  
What You Bring:

< i>A degree in Interior Design or Architecture (or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the corporate office interiors sector
< i>Proven track record managing design & build projects
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Revit, and strong hand sketching
• In-depth knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and compliance requirements
• The ability to balance creativity with commercial awareness
• Strong leadership, client-facing, and presentation skills

Diversity & Inclusion
This business is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Candidates will be considered on ability, not age, gender, or ethnicity. Please note that fluency in English and the right to work in the UK are essential.

Role - Data Centre Design Director (Civil Engineering)

Location - London (Hybrid)

Salary - £120,000-£160,000 + Bonus

Clear are proud to be partnered with a Global Private Equity business operating Hyperscale Data Centre's, and are looking for a professional Civil Design Director to join their London team.

Reporting into their VP of Design, you will be responsible for owning all Civil Engineering activities, leading multidisciplinary teams. This encompasses project feasibility and due diligence, Concept Development, and developing and maintaining Technical Standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing all Data Centre Design processes
• Working on Project Feasibility and Diligence
• Concept Development and Scoping
• Design Management - coordinating across MEP, Architectural and structural
• Working across Technical Standards
• Overseeing and supporting development opportunities across EMEA

Requirements:

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• 5+ Data Centre Design experience
• EMEA Project experience
• Coordinating across different teams

ABOUT US

Brandpie is an exciting and dynamic consultancy with a diverse and highly experienced team located across the UK and North America. We are world leaders in purpose-led transformation. Working with some of the world's largest B2B organisations to help them better understand and define their purpose. Our work with companies impacts the way they appear, communicate, operate and engage with their employees and the wider world. We do this through a unique blend of services across brand, culture and experience.

We pride ourselves in being a company that works in a smart, friendly, and co-operative way that respects everyone’s time and is understanding of that fact that work, however important, is just one part of your life. Our culture aspires to be creative and nurturing, with open, transparent communication. We’re a diverse and strategic bunch, with a mix of doers and thinkers, and we are looking for someone who’s like-minded and pragmatic to help us deliver great work.

THE ROLE

As a Design Director, you will:

• Promote and develop creative thinking and motivate others to come up with new and unique ideas.
• Ensure complex information is delivered and displayed in the most compelling way.
• Lead the team to deliver amazing work, from conceptual ideas, through development, design, and completion.
• Be a partner with the senior team to ensure that the creative solution solves the client / brand need on the project.
• Listen to, mentor, and guide the design team members to learn and grow their skills and knowledge.
• Take ownership of full project delivery, ensuring everyone involved is clear on the objectives, and can subsequently help to create a case study for each project.
• Play an active role in new business, being involved in pitches and meeting with potential new clients.
• Work with the Creative Director to build, manage, and sustain a digital first design team.

Requirements

As a Design Director, you are:

• Experienced: with several years of experience under your belt, you’ve created great work for big international brands, small charities and everything in between. Ideally you will currently be working as a Design Director and have a strong background or leading a design team, however a hungry and driven Senior Designer ready for their first Design Director role will also be considered.
• Keen eye for design: current in the latest trends and standards for graphic design and know the difference between decoration and creative problem-solving.
• Technical: you are a master of the Adobe Creative Suite, with skills/experience in one or more of the following a major plus: Sketch, After Effects, Premiere Pro and Cinema 4D. You have delivered strong concepts and unique ideas across various mediums, with experience in motion and digital design.
• Collaborative: you love to brainstorm and work with others, whether you are 1-1 with the creative director or rolling your sleeves up with the team, you do your part to contribute to the creation of a killer execution.
• Detail oriented: you are able to manage multiple projects at once while maintaining attention to detail with each project.
• A self-starter: always curious and excited to learn with one finger to the pulse of the latest trends in brand and design.
• Full of personality: enthusiastic, passionate and positive, always bringing good vibes to the team.
• Clear communicator:  Strong communication skills and an ability to work remotely and independently with the ability to collaborate successfully during this new normal.

YOUR MINDSET

• Clear communicator:  You have strong communication skills and are comfortable communicating and challenging ideas with clients and colleagues.
• Team player:  You love to generate fresh thinking and work with others, whether you are 1-1 or rolling your sleeves up with the broader team, you do your part to contribute to the creation of brilliant ideas and experiences.
• Passionate : You are excited and passionate about developing world-class design experiences and the benefits innovative technologies can offer our clients. Keeping up with the latest trends, new approaches and techniques to enhance our capabilities as a business.
• Detail-oriented:  You are able to manage multiple projects at once while maintaining attention to detail with each project.
• A self-starter:  You’re comfortable working in a small team and taking the initiative to help drive projects forward. Even if this sometimes means you need to do something that’s not always expected from your role.

Benefits

PERKS AND BENEFITS

At Brandpie we believe supporting and helping everyone to grow as a team and an individual. We help do this through our comprehensive and competitive benefits package we offer:

• Generous reward package:  We provide industry competitive salaries that reflect experience and ability. We also offer additional benefits including medical and life insurance, gym membership contributions and a company pension scheme.
• A competitive holiday package:  You will start with 23 days annual leave, which increases by 1 day per year to a maximum of 28 days. Our business usually closes between Christmas and New Year, providing an additional 3 days leave.
• Wellbeing support:  We believe it’s vital people have time to focus on their wellbeing (both physical and mental). From day one you will be provided with a comprehensive core and mental health cover (currently with Vitality Health), subsidized gym membership, partner rewards and discounts, including 12 months free subscription to Headspace and Employee Assistance Programme though WeCare.
• Flexi-time and place: We now operate a fully flexible model. We do not insist that our people are office based and respect everyone’s individual preference. We encourage flexible work patterns and want our people to find a fair work/life balance they are comfortable with.
• Solid technology kit:  On joining you will receive new IT equipment including a laptop (Mac only), peripherals, and an external monitor for your home set-up.
• Personal development: We want you to learn and grow with us. To make sure our people are up to date with our latest work, we do regular Knowledge Share sessions, and we will work with you to create a personal career development plan. We make a commitment that every member of staff has at least 1 day a month dedicated to PD.

Our dedication to embracing diversity

Brandpie is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, reward and promote regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

Design & Identity

Freuds creates compelling designs for brands, businesses, public sector institutions, NGOs, products, and campaigns. We focus on building not just beautiful imagery but emotional architecture - Ideas & Identity.

We specialise in branding and rebranding, editorial design, digital and motion, website design, art direction, naming and copywriting and merchandise.

The Role

We are seeking a talented Associate Director work in our in-house design + identity team. Our integrated team supports clients across the agency producing content for leading global campaigns.

The Associate Director - Design, will support the Executive Art Director by ensuring that our creative work is of the highest possible standard. The role will also involve communicating our offering in new ways to existing and new clients, to help expand the business. The role will involve identifying and nurturing the skillsets of the team to get to the best product. All this will help the Executive Art Director promote and shape our design and content offering and help build our external client base.

The role requires strong client servicing and project management experience and an individual that understands the design led process.

The ideal candidate will have prior management experience, is independent and self-guided, with experience leading workshops and presenting ideas.

This candidate is a natural with clients and speaks convincingly about every project to different stakeholders.

Type of projects that the DAD run:

• Proposal writing, pitching and sales-related project activities
• Managing design projects for clients
• Internal marketing projects: design strategy, development of unique products that can improve the agency’s design output

Knowledge, skills and attributes

• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) - how to set expectations with clients, how to sell concepts to clients or potential clients, how to work with colleagues, ask the right questions, explain what you’re capable of, and talk about design decisions clearly and persuasively to non-designers
• Strong knowledge of design processes, design management and project management
• Exceptional knowledge and proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Ideally, you have knowledge/understanding of Figma and experience working with WordPress and other Content Management Systems
• A willingness to Embrace our cornerstones of Love & Work, which require a passion for what we do and an ability to persevere. In addition, you will take an active role in our belonging values – collaborating to achieve common goals, connecting with one another in an authentic way, sharing our perspectives and embracing others, and actively supporting each other and our experiences.

About Freuds

Love & Work are our cornerstones. We believe they should be entwined with one another. To achieve this blend, we not only choose to work with clients who want to do things differently, but we build teams that are passionate about working on initiatives that they truly believe in.

Our employees are given the opportunity to develop industry firsts whether that be in the form of a documentary, an activation or the launch of a new concept or partnership.

Our alumni have gone on to run their own top 150 agencies and to lead the communications and marketing for well-known global brands. Securing a role with us is a smart and strategic career move.

We look for problem solvers, for creative minds and for individuals who want to change society, influence culture, challenge conformity and push boundaries. We know that without our employees, we wouldn’t be able to achieve what we do.

As our many awards and certifications confirm, we are committed to offering an inclusive environment where individuals from all backgrounds are rewarded on merit, have the opportunity to experience integrated communications in its truest form and work on opportunities that due to our connectivity are unique to Freuds. Our culture ensures a sense of belonging for all and we thrive off our ability to support and utilise a diverse range of thoughts and perspectives.

Freuds Group is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, origin, gender, sexual

Leading UK based, global practice requires an innovative Design Director to lead on exciting large-scale projects across the globe.

The Midlands based practice has an exciting and rare opening for an innovative Design Director to lead on their large-scale schemes. In this international role you would operate as an important member of the practice’s global management team. Be responsible for setting the agenda to drive creative and delivery processes, while facilitating and championing innovation and research.

This globally and nationally renowned practice would like to receive candidates from diverse experience backgrounds. You will need to have assembled a ‘global excellence’ portfolio of elite design projects. Sectors could include cultural, education, retail, commercial or mixed use as examples. The role requires substantial international travel to service and build client relationships.

The remuneration package is outstanding and aligned with the role as a senior practice leader. You will be welcomed into a strong culture, championing a friendly, ambitious, positive and outgoing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Drive innovation and design excellence.
• Manage several projects and teams concurrently.
• To work within the senior leadership team across practice.
• Be responsible for fees/resourcing/practice management duties.
• Client engagement, business development and marketing strategy.

Skills and experience

• Fully qualified architect with Part III.
• Experience running cutting-edge global schemes.
• Servicing global clients and winning significant work.
• Excellent communication skills and proven experience of mentoring and developing your team.

About Elmwood

We’re a globally recognised, award-winning strategic brand design consultancy with studios in London, New York, Singapore and Shanghai. Every day, we partner with some of the world’s most ambitious consumer, corporate, and healthcare brands to craft high-impact creative that moves people and markets.

Rooted in purpose and powered by creativity, our mission is simple: get our clients from intent to impact — faster .

As proud members of the MSQ Group and B Corp certified, we unite strategy, design, and experience to shape brands that are not only standout but stand FOR something.

“The world doesn’t need more brands, it needs better ones .” Daniel Binns – Elmwood Global CEO

The Team

Our Creative team shapes, elevates and evolves brands through bold, purposeful design. We work at the intersection of strategy, craft and innovation, collaborating closely with Strategy, Client Services and Experience teams to deliver compelling brand stories and visual worlds across every touchpoint.

The Role

As a Design Director at Elmwood, you are responsible for ensuring the quality and successful delivery of creative work. This role requires a passionate design leader capable of collaborating closely with both Strategy and Client Services teams, leading and inspiring designers while providing strategic direction and daily guidance to build compelling storytelling around the work that resonates with clients. In addition to managing and motivating your team, you cultivate strong, strategic relationships with clients, driving growth and profitability across selected accounts in a fast paced environment.

What You’ll Do

• As a Design Director, you support the Creative Director in setting the benchmark for creative excellence, ensuring all deliverables uphold Elmwood’s high standards and values

• Working closely with the design team, you oversee the day-to- day creative output, fostering innovation and ensuring cohesive, impactful brand experiences across all projects
• You are able to translate creative strategies into clear, compelling design ideas, working alongside the strategy team to implement and bring these concepts to life through craft and storytelling
• From concept to execution, you have a clear understanding of brand world-building across the user journey, including print, digital, motion, and activation, while guiding and nurturing the team to bring these design aspects to life
• You guide the creative team daily, championing fresh ideas, new methodologies, and bold design approaches—overseeing projects that push creative boundaries and elevate the work
• With your knowledge in consumer and market insights, you can evaluate trends to help shape creative direction, ensuring the work remains aligned with industry shifts and emerging design trends
• You work with Creative Directors, Strategy and Client Services to bring the creative vision to life, ensuring a cohesive, design- led brand experience. Through strong client relationships, you align design outcomes with objectives, creating work that resonates with the brand and its audience
• Your ability to craft compelling presentations and articulate the thinking behind the work helps clients see the strategic value of creative solutions, leading to stronger outcomes and lasting relationships
• Eloquent and persuasive, you confidently present work to clients, articulating design decisions and explaining creative solutions that achieve exceptional results while meeting commercial requirements
• You guide and support the day-to-day creative team by fostering collaboration, and encouraging a culture of creative excellence. Through hands-on mentorship and feedback, you help nurture talent
• You work closely with key stakeholders, including Strategy and Client Services, to align creative direction with business objectives
• As a Line Manager, you provide regular check-ins and development support, helping team members define their career goals and build on their strengths. You champion personal growth, ensuring everyone has the guidance and tools they need to succeed

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading established brands and a portfolio showcasing exceptional design, you're driven to inspire creative excellence and make a bold impact through thoughtful design leadership
• You take brands from intent to impact, leading the creative process from concept through design development to execution across every touchpoint
• Deep knowledge of print, production, AI, and digital motion as creative guardrails, you provide clear direction and leadership—guiding teams or work streams to deliver high-quality, creatively excellent outcomes across multiple projects
• Adaptable across disciplines and projects, you bring passion, energy, and creative consistency to every challenge—leading design teams with efficiency while delivering high-quality outcomes. You understand how to adapt global brand systems with creativity and stay tuned to industry trends to keep your work fresh and relevant
• Committed to continual learning, gaining experience by driving new ways of working through deeper insight into systems, processes, and creativity
• A source of confidence, through your continuous mentorship and recognition, you empower the team to grow, stay motivated, and be celebrated for their achievements
• Clear storytelling and design skills, with the ability to support and collaborate with the design team to ensure creative standards are maintained across projects
• Highly creative and great eye for detail and craft, with the ability to create or contribute to strategic ideas that resonate and stand out
• An understanding of strategic and analytical thinking, with a focus on driving brand growth through creative excellence while keeping an eye on budgets
• Growing project management skills, both verbal and written, to effectively communicate with Strategy and Client Services teams, ensuring projects align with client needs and timelines
• An understanding of the latest technologies, from AI to UI platforms, and a willingness to use these tools to help deliver innovative and impactful design
• A mentor and coach, providing guidance and feedback, setting meaningful goals and holding regular check-ins to support each designer's development 

If your experience looks different from what we’ve described, but you believe you’d make a great fit — we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

What We Offer (London Studio) 

We care about our people, and that’s why we create a collaborative culture where new thinking is celebrated, ambition is supported, and people are rewarded for their contribution. Whilst a competitive package, professional development and the opportunity to shape our next chapter is all standard here at elmwood, we thought we would highlight a few of our favourite benefits:  

• Hybrid working with flexi start/end time (8-10am / 4-6pm) 

• A vibrant studio space in the heart of Covent Garden with unlimited tea/coffee, fruit baskets, showers, bicycle storage etc 

• 26 days annual leave + wellbeing days + 3 additional days over Christmas & New Year + Enhanced parental leave 

• Workcation (work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year) 

• Private health insurance 

• Wellbeing initiatives like subsidised Gym, Physio Sessions, GP Services, Life Coaching 

• Apple MAC and iPhone hardware 

Let’s Build Better Brands — Getting them from Intent to Impact Faster

If you're ready to help shape the future of brand consultancy by growing purposeful, performance-driven partnerships, we’d love to hear from you. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion 

Elmwood is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and value difference, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences — including underrepresented groups. 

Need adjustments to support your application? Let us know. We’re happy to provide alternative formats, remote interviews, or any other support you might need to show your best self. 

This is not just another design role. Celebrating artistry, culture, and craftsmanship through timeless design.

This is your opportunity to shape the creative future of a globally celebrated brand at the intersection of Luxury design, fashion, art, and culture.

At David Harber , we create award-winning, hand-crafted sculptures that redefine luxury spaces around the world – from Windsor Castle to New York rooftops, from Chelsea Flower Show gardens to private collections across Asia, Europe, and the USA.

As our Design Director, you’ll be more than a designer. You’ll be a visionary leader, and global ambassador – guiding the creative direction of our New, Bespoke, and Classic collections while inspiring a talented team and captivating international audiences with your design voice . 

The Role at a Glance:
Design Director
Didcot, Oxfordshire HQ (Hybrid – 3 days per week in office) + Travel Minimum 6 times per year, representing the brand globally
Competitive salary (based on expertise) + bonus, private healthcare with Vitality, pension, 25 days holiday rising to 28 employer, pension contribution, birthday leave, employee assistance programme.

Product: Multi-award-winning, internationally renowned designers of luxurious, hand-crafted sculptures
Clients: High Net Worth Individuals. Landscape and Garden Designers, Property Developers, Architects and Art
Work Destined for: Public Spaces, Luxury Developments, Hotels and Private Gardens
Pedigree: London Design Awards 2022 twice Recipient of ‘The Queen’s Award for International Trade. Design and Decoration Award, 7 times winner of the Chelsea Flower Show Tradestand Trophy.
Highlights: Three sundials unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and one by King Charles.

Your Skills: Visionary designer, product innovation, Excellent public speaker, Strong client engagement and networking skills, as well as leadership skills.
Your background: Luxury Product Design, 3D, Conceptual Design, Luxury Sculptures, Art, Jewellery, Fashion, Furniture, Interior Architecture.

Welcome to David Harber

David Harber Ltd are multi-award-winning, internationally renowned designers of luxurious, hand-crafted sculptures, whose works have graced some of the world’s most prestigious addresses - from British institutions such as Windsor Castle and Eton to destinations further afield in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the USA.

Every sculpture, sundial or water feature is crafted by hand on site in rural Oxfordshire. As a family-owned business, we are a small but established team, where every individual plays their part offering the very best service to its highly affluent audience of private customers, interior and garden designers, art consultants and property developers.

Where you’ll shine:

As a visionary designer with artistic passion, you will lead the creation and evolution of David Harber’s New, Bespoke, and Classic products while serving as a confident spokesperson for the brand. You will own the full design process: from research and ideation to concept and innovation - translating David Harber’s creative direction into elegant, commercially successful products that honour the founder’s legacy.

With strong design fundamentals and an eye for beauty, you will inspire both your team and the wider business. Leading and developing the creative team, you will foster curiosity, push boundaries, and unlock new potential. Collaborating closely with Engineering, Operations, and Marketing, you will energise stakeholders and drive exceptional results across the company.

Externally, you will act as a figurehead for the brand, representing David Harber within the global landscape and interior design community. An excellent orator, storyteller, and natural networker, you will forge strong relationships across the luxury design world in the UK and abroad. A willingness to travel frequently is essential as you champion the brand on an international stage.

What you’ll shape:

As Design Director, you will be the driving force behind David Harber’s creative vision - shaping new concepts into elegant, commercially successful products while keeping our Classic range fresh and vital. You’ll transform client briefs into inspiring bespoke proposals, experiment boldly with materials and finishes, and lead multiple projects from sketch to proposal with precision and flair.

Beyond the studio, you’ll be a global ambassador for the brand, representing David Harber at high-profile UK and international design events, leading thought-provoking CPDs, and building influential networks across the design world. You’ll work closely with consultants and clients worldwide, bringing ideas to life in the most prestigious spaces.

At the heart of the role is leadership. You will inspire and mentor a talented creative team, setting the standard for design excellence while fostering innovation and curiosity. With a strong strategic vision, you’ll collaborate with senior leaders to guide the business forward, and with exceptional communication you’ll unite teams, stakeholders, and clients around bold ideas and shared success.

About You:

You’ll bring a degree in visual or product design (or equivalent experience) and extensive senior-level expertise, ideally within the luxury sector. With a strong grasp of historical, classical, and contemporary design, and an eye on current trends, you’ll balance creativity with commercial awareness. Confident in face-to-face client interactions, you’ll translate complex briefs into elegant solutions while inspiring trust and collaboration. Exceptional communication and networking skills are essential, alongside proven experience leading, motivating, and developing a creative team. Above all, you’ll bring a positive, open approach and the ability to inspire clients, colleagues, and stakeholders alike.

Alter your world. Transform your space.

At David Harber, every piece is made of mystery, beauty, and great British craftsmanship to shift perceptions and change the world around you, as if by magic. Now, we’re looking for a Design Director who can bring that same transformative energy to our creative future.

If you’re ready to inspire, innovate, and lead at the very pinnacle of design, we want to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV, covering letter, and portfolio - and take your place in a leadership role at the heart of the brand.
 

Application notice. We take your privacy seriously. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed by our talent partner RR (Recruitment Revolution) on the basis of their legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to their Data Privacy Policy & Notice on their website for further details.

This is not just another design role. Celebrating artistry, culture, and craftsmanship through timeless design.

This is your opportunity to shape the creative future of a globally celebrated brand at the intersection of Luxury design, fashion, art, and culture.

At David Harber , we create award-winning, hand-crafted sculptures that redefine luxury spaces around the world – from Windsor Castle to New York rooftops, from Chelsea Flower Show gardens to private collections across Asia, Europe, and the USA.

As our Design Director, you’ll be more than a designer. You’ll be a visionary leader, and global ambassador – guiding the creative direction of our New, Bespoke, and Classic collections while inspiring a talented team and captivating international audiences with your design voice . 

The Role at a Glance:
Design Director
Didcot, Oxfordshire HQ (Hybrid – 3 days per week in office) + Travel Minimum 6 times per year, representing the brand globally
Competitive salary (based on expertise) + bonus, private healthcare with Vitality, pension, 25 days holiday rising to 28 employer, pension contribution, birthday leave, employee assistance programme.

Product: Multi-award-winning, internationally renowned designers of luxurious, hand-crafted sculptures
Clients: High Net Worth Individuals. Landscape and Garden Designers, Property Developers, Architects and Art
Work Destined for: Public Spaces, Luxury Developments, Hotels and Private Gardens
Pedigree: London Design Awards 2022 twice Recipient of ‘The Queen’s Award for International Trade. Design and Decoration Award, 7 times winner of the Chelsea Flower Show Tradestand Trophy.
Highlights: Three sundials unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and one by King Charles.

Your Skills: Visionary designer, product innovation, Excellent public speaker, Strong client engagement and networking skills, as well as leadership skills.
Your background: Luxury Product Design, 3D, Conceptual Design, Luxury Sculptures, Art, Jewellery, Fashion, Furniture, Interior Architecture.

Welcome to David Harber

David Harber Ltd are multi-award-winning, internationally renowned designers of luxurious, hand-crafted sculptures, whose works have graced some of the world’s most prestigious addresses - from British institutions such as Windsor Castle and Eton to destinations further afield in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the USA.

Every sculpture, sundial or water feature is crafted by hand on site in rural Oxfordshire. As a family-owned business, we are a small but established team, where every individual plays their part offering the very best service to its highly affluent audience of private customers, interior and garden designers, art consultants and property developers.

Where you’ll shine:

As a visionary designer with artistic passion, you will lead the creation and evolution of David Harber’s New, Bespoke, and Classic products while serving as a confident spokesperson for the brand. You will own the full design process: from research and ideation to concept and innovation - translating David Harber’s creative direction into elegant, commercially successful products that honour the founder’s legacy.

With strong design fundamentals and an eye for beauty, you will inspire both your team and the wider business. Leading and developing the creative team, you will foster curiosity, push boundaries, and unlock new potential. Collaborating closely with Engineering, Operations, and Marketing, you will energise stakeholders and drive exceptional results across the company.

Externally, you will act as a figurehead for the brand, representing David Harber within the global landscape and interior design community. An excellent orator, storyteller, and natural networker, you will forge strong relationships across the luxury design world in the UK and abroad. A willingness to travel frequently is essential as you champion the brand on an international stage.

What you’ll shape:

As Design Director, you will be the driving force behind David Harber’s creative vision - shaping new concepts into elegant, commercially successful products while keeping our Classic range fresh and vital. You’ll transform client briefs into inspiring bespoke proposals, experiment boldly with materials and finishes, and lead multiple projects from sketch to proposal with precision and flair.

Beyond the studio, you’ll be a global ambassador for the brand, representing David Harber at high-profile UK and international design events, leading thought-provoking CPDs, and building influential networks across the design world. You’ll work closely with consultants and clients worldwide, bringing ideas to life in the most prestigious spaces.

At the heart of the role is leadership. You will inspire and mentor a talented creative team, setting the standard for design excellence while fostering innovation and curiosity. With a strong strategic vision, you’ll collaborate with senior leaders to guide the business forward, and with exceptional communication you’ll unite teams, stakeholders, and clients around bold ideas and shared success.

About You:

You’ll bring a degree in visual or product design (or equivalent experience) and extensive senior-level expertise, ideally within the luxury sector. With a strong grasp of historical, classical, and contemporary design, and an eye on current trends, you’ll balance creativity with commercial awareness. Confident in face-to-face client interactions, you’ll translate complex briefs into elegant solutions while inspiring trust and collaboration. Exceptional communication and networking skills are essential, alongside proven experience leading, motivating, and developing a creative team. Above all, you’ll bring a positive, open approach and the ability to inspire clients, colleagues, and stakeholders alike.

Alter your world. Transform your space.

At David Harber, every piece is made of mystery, beauty, and great British craftsmanship to shift perceptions and change the world around you, as if by magic. Now, we’re looking for a Design Director who can bring that same transformative energy to our creative future.

If you’re ready to inspire, innovate, and lead at the very pinnacle of design, we want to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV, covering letter, and portfolio - and take your place in a leadership role at the heart of the brand.
 

Application notice. We take your privacy seriously. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed by our talent partner RR (Recruitment Revolution) on the basis of their legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to their Data Privacy Policy & Notice on their website for further details.