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The Role:

An international, multidisciplinary creative studio is looking for a thought-provoking Creative Director to lead their New York studio.

This successful company are known for their unique work in art installations and work with world-leading brands across industries. Within this role, you would drive, grow and lead the NY studio to its successes. Our client are looking for someone with flare and creativity, someone who can inspire and nurture a team whilst winning new projects and building on their NY presence.

This is an excellent and rare opportunity for someone with leadership experience in the creative art/design agency industries to make a true mark in the industry with a one of a kind studio. You will work closely with the London team to develop the brands growth both in the US and internationally, and you will be a key member of highly successful and well regarded brand.

The company have an excellent culture with the perfect balance of hustle, creativity and personality. You’ll have a great benefits package alongside significant earning potential and creative freedom.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a face of the business, nurturing existing client relationships
• Overseeing the design team and Lead Designers
• Producing compelling presentations and pitches with the aim of bringing in new business
• New business strategizing with the senior management team
• Manage and review commercial contracts
• Manage and lead the design teams to ensure projects are executed on time and to the highest standard
• Lead on project reviews, ensuring all resources are available, ensuring efficiency and optimised workflow
• Being on hand to manage any issues and being a problem solver for the team
• Challenging the status quo, asking questions and being a thought-provoker
• Attending and speaking at industry events
• Being an ambassador for the company, representing the brand as a whole

Key Skills:

• Previous experience in a similar role within a highly creative design studio
• A creative thinker, not afraid to challenge and bring forward ideas
• Possesses a visionary mindset with a commitment to quality
• Solid Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign skills
• Strategic and commercial in your approach
• Capable of leading and nurturing a team
• A confident speaker
• Able to lead a team to produce quality work and achieve deadlines
• Strong communications skills – both written and verbal

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The Role:

A highly sought-after, international design firm are looking for an engaging Studio Coordinator to join their dynamic team.

This impressive company specialize in architecture and interior design and operate with a diverse, collaborative and driven mindset.

Within this Studio Coordinator role, you will be responsible for being the main support to their Manhattan studio, and will support across general administration, HR, accounting administration, new business, and more. The role would suit someone with solid administrative experience who has a positive, approachable and warm demeanor.

This is an excellent opportunity to build on your existing skills within a leading design company who offer an impressive benefits package, culture and career growth opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• General day to day studio management
• Manage studio appearance, greeting guests and providing lunches/refreshments, organizing shipping/messengers, etc
• Closely liaise with Operations Director to provide HR assistance such as visa/passport coordination, collating timesheets and recording sick days/PTO
• Liaise with the finance department to review expenses, help with billing and ad hoc finance administration
• Support the legal department by acting as liaison between clients and legal when necessary, including sending out contracts
• Support the business development department to help send out proposals to clients and support partners with tracking and reviewing
• Liaise with travel agents to organize travel booking for studio members
• Coordinate internal and external studio events
• Liaise with PR team for project launches
• Maintain office and materials library, purchasing samples for projects/supplies for studio and archiving project materials

Key Skills:

• Previous support/administration/team support experience
• Proficient in Excel
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Warm and engaging approach
• Self-starter with a drive to learn and progress
• Dynamic with the ability to multitask and liaise with several different studio members

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