Lead Designer
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10114822 Emplacement Londres, Royaume-Uni Entreprise Disney Experiences Date de publication 14/03/2025Résumé du poste:
About the Role & Team
The Lead Designer will have proven experience managing and leading design and creative development from concept idea through final artwork. This is a critical role managing and setting style guide directions and working up original graphic assets and creative concepts for several of our global franchises with a focus on lifestyle and fashion. The Lead Designer will be responsible for the EMEA region while supporting the global creative teams. The Lead Designer will drive vision and innovation through creation of unique and original graphics and provide creative solutions at the highest level of quality. If selected for the role you will support the Senior Creative Design Manager to develop and implement creative directions and strategy across the franchises.
This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.
What You Will Do
- Develop, lead and oversee graphic design and style guides for global use. Focus the creative deliverables for EMEA accounts and brands working closely with regional and global DCP counterparts
- Work with Senior Creative Design Manager to develop creative, from idea generation through to consumer trend-right, art direction and design for both licensed, Disney-owned products and operated businesses across EMEA
- Understand and implement consumer and design trends to create world-class creative solutions
- Contribute to an inclusive, dynamic creative culture that encourages calculated risk-taking and challenges the status quo to drive next level creative to ensure our franchises remain relevant in the marketplace
- Ensure design excellence by maintaining integrity and leading artistic and creative direction
- Leverage ideas, assets and content across EMEA and globally whilst sharing best practises and driving efficiencies, making use of tools, resources and processes that enable team members to deliver their objectives
- As required, clearly present ideas and pitches to senior stakeholders, both internal and external
- Champion creative, character and brand integrity at all stages whilst advocating for creative excellence Operate with integrity, champion change and be a good ambassador for the Walt Disney Company
- Operate as part of an effective and inclusive team by demonstrating an awareness of others; welcoming and valuing unique perspectives and ideas; offering support, sharing knowledge and best practices in order to contribute to overall departmental commitments
- Accountable for compliance with corporate guidelines ensuring character and design consistency and integrity
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Degree-level education in Art and Design/Graphic Design or Fashion Design and/or equivalent work experience
- Proven work experience in graphic design and trend-led graphic asset generation aimed at lifestyle, fashion and home
- Demonstrable level of market and trend knowledge for lifestyle, home, stationery, and fashion
- Proven experience of building effective relationships and managing stakeholders within a large, multi-national, matrix organisation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience of working with global brands in an international environment
- Proven experience translating graphic IP into commercial product
- Previous experience of managing the performance of direct reports
- Practical knowledge and experience of the consumer product lifecycle from concept to on-shelf
Additional Information
Flexibility for occasional UK, European or international travel may be required
Contribution to ad-hoc projects as the business requires
Flexible hours may be required to meet business needs
The Perks
- 25 days annual leave
- Private medical insurance & dental care
- Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
- Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
- Excellent parental and guardian leave
- Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
Sur Disney Experiences:
Disney Experiences donne vie à la magie des histoires et des franchises Disney à travers des parcs à thème, des complexes hôteliers, des bateaux de croisière, des expériences de vacances uniques, des produits et bien plus encore dans le monde entier. Disney excelle dans l’industrie du voyage avec six destinations de villégiature aux États-Unis, en Europe et en Asie, une compagnie de croisières de premier plan, un programme de propriété de vacances très populaire, et une agence primée d’aventures guidées en famille. De plus, les opérations mondiales de produits de consommation de Disney comprennent la plus grande entreprise de licences au monde, les plus grandes marques d’édition pour enfants au monde, l’un des plus grands concédants de licence de jeux au monde sur toutes les plateformes, et les magasins Disney dans le monde entier et sur le Web.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à The Walt Disney Company Limited , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Disney Experiences.
The Walt Disney Company Limited est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidats seront pris en considération pour l’emploi sans tenir compte de l’âge, de la race, de la couleur de peau, de la religion ou des convictions, du sexe, de la nationalité, de l’origine ethnique ou nationale, de l’orientation sexuelle, du changement de sexe, du statut marital ou civil, du handicap, de la grossesse ou de la maternité. Disney favorise une culture commerciale où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution rapide.