London, UK
Creative lead
at Hydra Design
Hydra Design is hiring a creative lead to join its team in London, UK.
Hydra Design provides innovative technical show design for live events, fashion shows and touring music. Our creative team is enthusiastically lead by our two directors and the company creates lighting, video and show designs for leading brands and producers. We also provide a full production delivery, including equipment, crew, programming and logistics.
We have a role for an established creative professional to join our team at a senior level, reporting directly to our creative director. The company is based in our studio offices in East London and is a small dynamic team of creative and technical specialists.
The position involves:
- developing and executing innovative show designs for live events, fashion and touring music productions, nationally and internationally
- taking responsibility for conceptualising, designing, managing and delivering key productions and projects
- playing a pivotal role in shaping and executing the creative vision for the company and a diverse range of projects. The role demands both creative ingenuity and practical technical expertise
- developing and maintaining key client relationships with the customers of the business
- delivering and managing high-profile projects internationally
Skills and qualities required:
- extensive experience in a designed-focused environment
- proven ability to translate client briefs into innovative, visually striking designs
- strong interpersonal skills for client interactions, team collaboration and effective presentation of design concepts
- demonstrable ability to lead and inspire creative teams in high-pressure environments. Proven track record in lighting and production design within the live events industry
- commercially astute. Good understanding of profitability, margin protection, cost control and basic accounting practices
- ability to manage a situation and effectively deal with both junior and senior colleagues
- ability to operate at a strategic and practical level
- energetic individual, highly motivated, with an inquiring mind and passion for accuracy and excellence
- strong IT knowledge. Always ahead of and embracing new technologies
- eloquent. Able to write a proposal and express an idea or concept to a client or industry partner, either written or verbal
A full job description will be sent to candidates who are invited to attend an interview.