REQ ID: 124156
JOB TITLE: Brand Design Manager
SALARY: Competitive

POSTING START DATE: 21/06/2024

POSTING END DATE: 28/06/2024 

LOCATION: London Hub

We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

The Jaguar Land Rover Creative Organisation is evolving to a new way of working, which will enable the execution of our Reimagine strategy.  The evolved organisation includes housing various creative hubs (Vehicle, Brand, Digital and Materiality Design), which are pivotal in our inflection towards a Modern Luxury future and reflects the growing importance to the entire enterprise. 

As Brand Design Manager, you will provide a holistic 360-degree view of the latest Modern Luxury experiences, including the creation and direction of engaging design concepts and ideas to deploy across teams for internal and external customers - taking responsibility for creative output and client/stakeholder satisfaction.
    
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

●    Ensure the look, tone, feel and essence for the current and future brand, driving maximum synergy in process but ensure differentiation between brands.
●    Act as the Design and Modern Luxury expert for the brand, ensuring the aesthetic integrity of each Brand World is maintained across all touchpoints - partners, agencies, environments, experiences and products.
●    Responsible for leading a cutting-edge team, to develop the longer-term strategy and vision for the House of Brands from a design and Modern Luxury perspective.
●    Responsible for identifying & qualifying data & insights requirements relating to Modern Luxury e.g. external research (assessing what, why, implications).
●    Responsible for commissioning ad hoc research projects to third parties and for identifying and reporting insights (the “so what”) including primary & syndicated reports.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

•    Ability to define and effectively communicate Modern Luxury for the brand.
•    Expertise in strategic frameworks and tools of research and insights.
•    Specialist ability to translate a strategy into a plan with clear outcomes and objectives.
•    Strong understanding of competitive environment and Modern Luxury trends and the drive to act on insights quickly.
•    Commercially minded to drive brand performance, always representing the best interests of the brand.

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you’ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.