Digital Design Director

Job Description:

How&How are seeking a full-time Digital Design Director to join our London team. You will have raw talent, curiosity and a strong creative instinct—and help us deliver work for our clients which is bold, conceptual and different. You will be a team player who will be generous with ideas and have strong beliefs—loosely held.

You will be the driving force behind the digital output of the agency, setting the creative and experiential standard for our digital work, and lead and grow our Digital Design team to develop the digital vision of our projects, galvanising those around you to do their best work. While the role requires overseeing staff members and projects, you will also be expected to design websites, design systems and product UI using industry best practice.

Motion will play an important role in how you think and work — helping bring ideas to life and elevate the storytelling and craft of our digital output. It's essential you’re not afraid to get stuck in on all levels of work. Egos get left at the door. Topline: we need a well-rounded, team‑player to push our digital design projects—and people—forward.

You’ll have strong problem‑solving skills; knowledge of UX processes and methodologies and great interpersonal skills too. An understanding of emerging technologies — including AI and its implications for design, workflows and digital experiences — will be valuable. We’re looking for someone curious and forward‑facing, who is comfortable exploring how new tools and thinking can be applied meaningfully to client work.

• Run UI/UX workshops with authority and conviction
• Participate and run brainstorming sessions and bring fresh ideas to the table
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high‑fidelity comps to communicate design ideas that illustrate UI and push the boundaries and expectations of digital design as a category
• Design UX / UI based on requirements from concept, to final hand‑off to development
• Develop digital storyboards, motion concepts and animation boards as needed
• Work closely with account managers to translate low‑fidelity wireframes, hand sketches, and/or rough requirements of an idea into well‑designed user interfaces and experiences
• Present designs and design systems with confidence and clarity to clients
• Oversee our developer relationships to ensure execution and consistency of the experience
• Lead, mentor and galvanise other UX / UI designers in your team to provide input and help solve complex interaction problems
• Identify, interview and engage freelance digital designers and developers
• Represent the digital department in agency in client pitches, talks and networking events
• Lead the development and implementation of AI and new technologies in the digital production process

• 8+ years hands‑on experience as a UI / UX Designer
• 100% credible in our core discipline of digital design
• Strong motion design skills, with the ability (at the very least) to use motion to enhance narrative, usability and expression
• Notable experience designing complex user interfaces for web and/or mobile applications
• Thorough understanding of design systems, user‑centred design, responsive design, mobile first design, and web standards
• Deep understanding of industry standard design tools (in particular Figma, After Effects)
• Strong problem‑solving skills and knowledge of UX processes and methodologies
• Able to interpret analytics data to make informed design decisions
• Efficient, detail‑oriented, organised, and able to work under tight deadlines
• Strong multi‑tasking skills; able to prioritise own work (and ask questions when it’s ambiguous)
• Strong creative instincts and willingness to push further through experimentation
• Advanced understanding of how to apply the methodologies of interaction design and research to business problems
• Proven experience in growing, leading and galvanising teams
• Additional skills are a big plus: code, illustration, etc
• Curious about brands and the positive impact they can have on the world
• Interested in more than just design
• Forward‑thinking and comfortable engaging with new technologies, including AI
• Ambitious self‑starter who can thrive in ambiguity
• Comfortabl…