TwentyOne Twelve
Design Director
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Design Director | Retail Interiors
Help shape the next generation of retail and brand experiences.
Up to £80,000
Shoreditch, London | Hybrid (minimum 3 days in the studio)
Tools: Cinema 4D | Vectorworks | SketchUp
The Opportunity
Some studios deliver projects.
Others shape how people experience brands.
This is one of the latter.
Working across retail interiors, product launches, experiential activations and brand environments, the studio partners with globally recognised names across fashion, sport, footwear and technology to create work that pushes beyond what's expected.
They're already producing exceptional work. The opportunity now is to build on that success, bringing even stronger creative leadership as the studio continues to grow.
The Role
This is far more than a traditional Design Director position.
You'll lead the creative direction of flagship retail and brand experience projects, taking ideas from the earliest conversations through to beautifully executed environments. You'll remain hands-on with the studio's most ambitious work while helping shape the creative standards across the wider team.
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Alongside leading projects, you'll mentor designers, build trusted client relationships and help guide the future direction of a studio that's entering an exciting stage of growth.
As the business continues to expand into broader brand, campaign and launch work, you'll play a key role in connecting ideas across multiple channels, ensuring every experience feels cohesive, commercially smart and creatively ambitious.
What You'll Bring
You'll have significant experience designing retail interiors and branded environments, supported by a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional creative thinking, spatial awareness and attention to detail.
You'll be equally comfortable leading creative conversations, presenting to clients and mentoring designers, bringing the confidence to challenge ideas and elevate the work around you.
You'll also be highly proficient in:
- Cinema 4D
- Vectorworks
- SketchUp
Why This Role Stands Out
This isn't a role where you'll inherit a well-established structure and simply keep it running.
It's an opportunity to help shape what's next.
You'll have genuine influence over the creative output of the studio, contribute to the growth of the team, build long-term client relationships and play an important part in the studio's continued evolution.
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You'll still be designing.
You'll still be close to the work.
But your influence will extend far beyond the projects on your desk.
You'll Thrive Here If...
- You naturally think beyond the brief and enjoy solving complex creative challenges.
- You balance big ideas with the ability to deliver beautifully crafted spaces.
- You enjoy mentoring others and helping creative teams do their best work.
- You're commercially aware and understand how great creative work builds lasting client relationships.
- You want to help shape a studio that's ambitious, collaborative and continuing to push the boundaries of retail and brand experience.
Interested?
If you're looking for a role where you can lead creatively, influence the direction of a growing studio and continue producing portfolio-defining work, this is well worth a conversation.
Send your CV and portfolio to Interiors@twentyonetwelve.net.
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