Image & Time is a full service Design and Consultancy company. Our goal is to innovate and build the future in collaboration with our clients and partners. We do this by leveraging Design Thinking and employing a human-centered process. Our mission is to be the premier agency building and promoting the greatest brands in Africa and globally; creating real, emotional connections between business and their customers and delivering lasting and measurable value to our clients. To create new value in Africa and beyond through our design practice, by creatively tackling challenges great and small. Our work will include business and brands, products and packaging, Experience design and interfaces, in areas such as health and education, financial services and manufacturing, industry and infrastructure, tech, energy and sustainability to agriculture and food safety.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- We are hiring a Design Lead with 8+ years of experience in a design studio, agency, or independent practice. This is a senior leadership role with clear creative authority. You will own design quality across projects, influence creative direction from concept to delivery, and set the visual standard for the team. You will be trusted to make design decisions, guide execution, and escalate only when necessary.
- We’re looking for someone who sees design as a tool for impact, pushes for great ideas, and obsessively cares about craft and detail. This role is for designers ready to step into leadership while staying hands-on with exceptional work.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (BESIDES BEING AWESOME)
- Conceptual Thinking: Develop original, thought-provoking design solutions across branding, editorial, digital, and environmental design.
- Design Craft: Execute beautifully crafted work with a strong command of typography, composition, colour, and materiality.
- Design Integrity: Uphold the highest standards of excellence, ensuring every project is rooted in strategy, concept, and execution. You will have final say on projects assigned to the design studio, ensuring work meets strategic and creative standards before delivery.
- Design with Purpose: Lead and execute brand identities, design for good initiatives and experiences that don’t just look good, they mean something.
- Creative Conviction: Push boundaries, fight for great ideas, and never settle for “just okay.” You’ll be the guardian of design integrity in every project.
- Mentor & Motivate: Inspire and lead a small but mighty team, providing creative direction, structured feedback, and mentorship that raises individual and collective performance.
- Client Storytelling: Bring clients into our world. Educate, persuade, and take them on a journey where they understand the why behind the wow. You will act as the senior design voice in client conversations, confidently defending design decisions and guiding clients through the thinking behind the work.
- Cultural Radar: Stay ahead of design trends, movements, and cultural shifts to keep our work fresh, relevant, and powerful.
- Advocate for Design Thinking: Champion a philosophy where design is not an afterthought but a foundation for problem-solving and innovation. You will help embed design thinking into how projects are approached, influencing not just outputs but how problems are framed and solved.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience in a design studio, agency, or independent practice.
- A portfolio that demonstrates intelligence, craft, and originality(work that goes beyond execution to show deep thinking).
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and an openness to new tools and technologies.
- Strong conceptual and typographic skills with an ability to create work that is both timeless and forward-thinking.
- The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively, handling multiple projects with precision and creativity.
- A critical eye and a rigorous approach to the design process.
- Curiosity, cultural awareness, and an interest in how design intersects with art, architecture, technology, and society.
- A no-BS attitude, a thick skin, and a sense of humour,because great work comes from great culture.
- Demonstrated experience owning or significantly influencing creative direction on projects and working directly with senior stakeholders or clients.
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