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Industrial Designer and Creative Director - London

Employer
Selina
Location
London, Greater London
Closing date
30 May 2019
Industrial Designer and Creative Director - London

Description

Who we are
Our Mission is to inspire authentic and meaningful connections.
Selina was born out of a desire to celebrate the nomadic lifestyle: to experience our planet’s most beautiful places, to build community, to engage with locals and fellow travellers, to work and enjoy new adventures.  

What the role is

You will lead a team of Workshops Managers to ensure each Creative package, or any design proposal corresponds to the Experience Teams’ guidelines and is up to the local design and construction standards. You will be expected to travel to each Selina location to ensure that all design aspects are up to standards and each location is maintained as per the Design Package.

What you will be doing

  • Leads a team of Workshop Managers to ensure that each creative proposal included on a design package, corresponds to the Experience Team and the ID guidelines
  • Travels to each Selina location to ensure that all creative aspects are up to standards and maintained in good quality
  • Develops and implements guidelines, processes and standards;
  • Sets individual goals to each Workshop Manager and provides feedback on the staff’s development
  • Creates a growth strategy for the Workshop Managers, and Makers: standardizing salaries, increments, and bonus, per region
  • The main point of contact for all issues related to the workshop for new and existing projects, and ensures that all external and internal communications are handled in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders
  • Monitors projects schedules and expenditures to ensure meeting deadlines and financial responsibility
  • Leads the hiring process for the creative team, interviewing all Workshop Manager candidates, and ensuring that every project is staffed with the adequate number of Makers, always within budget and for the corresponding amount of time
  • Ensures that the Creative output obtains high visibility, along with the Marketing Department and PR, to support the expansion and outreach of the Selina Brand


What you need for the role
  • Has over 6+ years of experience leading and managing teams of creative makers and/or industrial designer
  • Strong communication and management skills: Is extremely organized and capable of using admin tools (excel, google suite, bamboo, etc) to manage HR platforms, department processes and project timesheets
  • Can effortlessly motivate and drive the team to transform a location and deliver the Selina Brand
  • Demonstrated ability to help a team navigate ambiguity, set vision and strategy for global products
  • Is a creative role model with experience designing and creating art installations
  • Has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience upcycling furniture and working with recycled materials
  • Is knowledgeable on design tools: Rhinoceros 3D, Sketchup, Autocad, etc
  • Has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience handling and fixing shop tools
  • Is willing to travel several weeks per month
  • Speaks English and Spanish.

What you can expect

  • A competitive salary
  • Discounts at all Selina locations
  • No dress code
  • 20% discount on food & beverage + Family discounts
  • And of course, your birthday off on us!

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