Landor is looking for a Experience Design Director to join our Shanghai studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor.

World-leading brand specialists.

Consulting. Design. Experience.

Connecting business strategy to brand.

Bringing every facet of brand to life.

Creating brand-led experiences for talent & customers.

United in our drive to make a positive difference.

Proudly part of WPP.

We build brands, designed to transform.

Our Landor Group also includes leaders in sonic branding, amp, 

workspace & architectural design experts, BDG

and award-winning motion specialists, ManvsMachine.

What you’ll do

Represent Landor’s infatuation with the future of retail/brand and seamless consumer experiences, develop highly innovative and creative solutions to strategically driven projects across omnichannel, providing design leadership and inspiration through individual talent and work ethics.

·       Champion the retail environments skill area and provide overall creative leadership for environments and experience design related project work

·       Work closely with the insights and strategy team to develop breakthrough, creative ideas and articulate the ideas in the creative brief

·       Lead multi-skilled teams of designers, strategists, researchers, production specialists including initial briefings, day-to-day direction, storyboarding, creative review meetings

·       Lead creative presentations and orchestrate other team members to present the work. Monitor and circulate latest environments design-related trends information. Capture and document project case studies

·       Develop links with counter-part Directors in other Landor studios around the world

·       Contribute to annual strategy and budget planning plus quarterly reporting updates

·       Contribute proactively to business development efforts, pitches, existing client opportunities, proposal writing and pitch presentations

What you’ll need

·       Degree or Diploma in Interior Design, Industrial Design, Branded Architecture or related field.

·       Solid industry experience, extensive retail design experience in the Asia region.

·       Curious and passionate about the impact of design in shaping the future. Proven track record in creative idea generation and development. Ability to think strategically with knowledge of marketing principles.

·       Exceptional presentation, organizational and time management skills. Ability to brief and manage third-party consultants and contractors.

·       Fluency in English and Chinese.

·       Leadership and management skills with ability to work with and motivate others in team.

·       Results-oriented, hands-on and self-motivated.

·       Proficient in design software ideally a paring of the following.

Autocad, Sketch-Up, Vray, 3Dmax or Vectorworks/ Cinema 4D. Well skilled in all Microsoft Office programs (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), Adobe Acrobat and an understanding of the capabilities of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design).

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We believe diversity brings creativity, which is at the heart of everything we do. We are actively engaging in creating an environment free of discrimination.

Landor is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, colour, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.