Design Director (FMCG Focused)

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Job Description

The Design Director is a highly creative and technically skilled individual who can assert ideas, ask critical questions, and engage collaboratively with clients and teams. This role requires challenging briefs, probing project goals, and ensuring designs align with brand vision and consumer needs. Proficiency in Photoshop is essential for creating detailed mock-ups and high-quality visuals. The director must also be comfortable presenting concepts across cultures, maintaining clarity and confidence.
Must have:
  • Lead design teams and creative projects.
  • Guide strategy and design delivery for clients.
  • Evaluate design options, provide critique, find 'big ideas'.
  • Promote creative thinking, coach junior team members.
  • Develop competitive design strategies and plans.
  • Partner with teams and clients for transformative work.
  • Experience in a similar branding/design agency role.
  • Demonstrate creative impact and manage project delivery.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat).
  • Excellent creative and design trend knowledge.
  • Ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
  • Solutions-driven, curious, and innovative mindset.
Perks:
  • Hybrid work approach (around four days a week in office).
  • Part of WPP, a world-leading brand specialist group.
  • Equal opportunity employer, fostering a culture of respect and belonging.
  • Commitment to career progression opportunities.

Job Details

Landor is looking for a Design Director (FMCG Focused) to join our Mumbai Studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor.

World-leading brand specialists.

Consulting. Design. Experience.

Connecting business strategy to brand.

Bringing every facet of brand to life.

Creating brand-led experiences for talent & customers.

United in our drive to make a positive difference.

Proudly part of WPP.

We build brands, designed to transform.

Our Landor Group also includes leaders in sonic branding, amp, workspace & architectural design experts, BDG and award-winning motion specialists, ManvsMachine.

Role Overview:

The Design Director highly creative and technically skilled but also outspoken and confident, able to assert their ideas, ask critical questions, and engage with clients and teams collaboratively and proactively. The role demands someone who isn't afraid to challenge a brief or probe deeper into the goals of a project, ensuring the final design truly aligns with both the brand's vision and the consumer's needs. Proficiency in Photoshop will be particularly critical for this role, as the ability to create detailed mock-ups, refine packaging elements, and produce high- quality visuals quickly is essential. This Design Director must also be comfortable presenting and discussing concepts across borders, and navigating cultural differences while maintaining clarity and confidence in their communication.

What you'll do:

  • Provide creative leadership by leading design teams and creative projects. Guide and direct to deliver the very best strategy and design for our clients.
  • Work with Creative Directors and fellow Design Directors to establish future creative vision.
  • Evaluate design options, providing constructive critique to develop and push to find ‘big ideas’ based on design strategy and creative brief.
  • Promote and develop creative thinking, coaching and nurturing junior team members.
  • Evaluate and develop competitive and breakthrough design strategies and plans.
  • Partner and interact with internal teams and clients to deliver transformative, creative work and ensure client satisfaction on all projects.

What you'll need:

  • Previous experience in a similar role within a branding/design agency leading cross-discipline teams.
  • The ability to demonstrate creative impact and skills to manage the complete delivery of projects
  • Outstanding technical skills with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat) .
  • Excellent and current creative and design trend knowledge and skills.
  • An ability to build strong working relationships, internally and externally.
  • A solutions-driven outlook, fuelled by curiosity and an innovative mind.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week.

Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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About The Company

We are Landor.​

World-leading brand experts.​

Consulting. Design. Experience.​

Connecting business strategy to brand.​

Bringing every facet of brand to life.​

Creating brand-led experiences for talent & customers.​


United in our drive to make a positive difference.​

Proudly part of WPP.​

We build brands, designed to transform.​


The Landor Group also includes leaders in sonic branding amp, workspace & architectural design experts BDG and award-winning motion specialists ManvsMachine.​

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