Reports to: General Manager
To apply: Please submit a resume.

OverviewThe Creative Services Director is an internally-facing position for an experienced design professional which will focus on the overall resource management, career development, processes, and methodologies for the Experience Design Group at Method. You will work closely with the Creative Director, design group directors, and executive management across the studio to ensure all design staff are working efficiently and successfully towards our mission of designing and creating highly effective and compelling brand experiences for our clients, and actively help define and refine the processes necessary to acheive that goal. In this highly visible and exciting role, you will ultimately lead, mentor, and champion the design process within the group and across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities-Partner with director level staff to establish design group goals, structure, and methodologies.
-Act as the conduit for communicating the design group’s point of view and processes to the entire company.
-Manage design resource assignments, in conjunction with the studio’s resource manager, in order to ensure good fits on project work and good utilization of our talent pool.
-Partner with group directors in the management of employee career path definition, goal setting, and employee reviews.
-Evaluate team performance across projects. Provide mentorship and aid the team in performing to their full potential on engagements.
-Partner with group directors to establish Method as a great place to work for designers, and to establish our reputation as a desired place of employment.
-Work to recruit and retain top talent for the studio.
-Develop and grow a design internship program.
-Maintain an ongoing list of internal projects. Plan, manage, and facilitate these projects for the design group.
-On an ongoing basis, research, document, and communicate back to the studio information on the competitive studio landscape.
-Collect and maintain an archive of team skills, designer portfolio samples, and team strengths matrices.
-Establish and maintain a calendar of ongoing internal & external events for design group participation.
-Establish training sessions where Method designers share their expertise and knowledge with the rest of the studio.

Qualifications-8+ years of proven experience building and leading design teams.
-BA or equivalent in an applicable area of study.
-A solid understand of user-centered design, with an emphasis on extending brands across a broad range of customer touchpoints.
-Proven experience defining contemporary process and methodologies for integrated design teams.
-Experience working in a comparable studio environment preferred.
-Effective communication skills (both in conversation and in writing).
-A solid understanding of developing on and offline design deliverables for established and evolving platforms.
-A passion for clean, functional and outstanding design.