Director, Design, Marketing

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Lead creative for IMG's most strategically important pitches and RFPs from initial brief through to presentation.
• Raise the creative ambition of every pitch by bringing unexpected ideas, strong conceptual thinking, and world-class execution.
• Build pitch frameworks, templates, and presentation systems that enable faster, higher-quality responses.
• Drive creative direction for major clients from initial concept through final delivery.
• Oversee brand development through campaigns, brand activities, and marketing collateral.
• Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of designers and set standards for quality, consistency, and creative excellence.
• Collaborate directly with senior stakeholders, industry-leading strategists, and marketers to interpret briefs and shape visual direction.
• Build and maintain template systems and asset libraries to streamline workflow and raise quality across the organization.
• Evolve design capabilities and identify opportunities to push our creative through new tools, processes, or formats.
• Balance hands-on design leadership with strategic oversight.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver under tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment without compromising quality.
• Maintain and evolve IMG’s brand identity.

Knowledge and Experience

• 10+ years in design with at least 3 years leading teams in an agency, studio, or in-house creative environment.
• A strong portfolio - we'd love to see examples of:
  • Winning pitch presentations
  • Integrated marketing campaigns
  • Brand systems
  • Large-scale activations
  • Exceptional typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills.
• Knowledge in AI-driven design tools (E.g. Flora, Runway, Nano Banana, generative design) to improve creative, storytelling, and time efficiencies.
• Experience presenting and selling creative concepts to senior leadership.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and comfort with motion and digital design.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities without sacrificing quality.
• Experience in sports, entertainment, or culturally driven brands preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• A creative leader who raises the bar for everyone around you.
• A natural storyteller who knows how to turn ideas, strategy, and raw content into beautifully crafted narratives.
• You give direct, constructive feedback and create space for your team to do their best work.
• You believe great design can change how people feel about a brand, an event, or a moment, and you want to prove it at the highest level.
• Highly organized, thrive in high-pressure environments, staying calm, focused, and sharp when deadlines are tight.
• Detail-obsessed but never lose sight of the bigger picture, work with speed and precision, balancing creativity with efficiency.
• Enjoy collaborating and confidently present and discuss your design decisions.
• You’re proactive and solutions-focused, if something isn’t quite right, you instinctively find a better way.
• You're curious, energized by sport, and culturally aware.

Working Conditions

• This is a permanent position.
• This role will be based at Chiswick Park, with some flexibility on remote working as appropriate.
• Working hours are 9:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday.
• May be required to attend (and travel to) locations, including other IMG buildings and meetings and industry events.
• Unsocial hours may be required, as dictated by the demands of the business schedule, including when working to a pitch or proposal deadline.
• Adapting to the use of new systems and technology where appropriate.

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