Creative Director

Founded in 1926 by design pioneer Walter Dorwin Teague, TEAGUE is the original design consultancy. As proof, our portfolio spans many firsts: the Polaroid camera, the UPS truck, Texaco-branded service stations, the Pringles canister, and the Xbox.

As the torchbearer for cultural and design leadership at TEAGUE, the Creative Director is responsible for managing design quality, mentoring design staff, and effectively building the TEAGUE brand by motivating, inspiring and leading a multi-disciplinary team on key aviation-specific projects. Why We Need This Position In the design world, the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts. The secret ingredient is successful collaboration among the various parties. It takes a very particular type of person to serve as a liaison between designers, management and clients, lead the creative process, and draw out a diverse team’s individual talents, but with the right person at the helm, the results can be truly spectacular. If TEAGUE is to continue to be known for innovation and thought leadership in the industry, we need you.

- You are a forward-thinking creative leader with sensational communication and management skills who thrives on the idea of building and guiding a cohesive, efficient team of designers. You not only ensure that TEAGUE’s creative arm runs like a Swiss watch—able to meet key deadlines, budgets, and goals for each fiscal year—but also feel prepared to blaze new trails and guide it into the future, driving constant improvement in creative quality and capabilities. A gifted mentor and leader, you’re skilled at drawing out a diverse team’s individual talents and ensuring that they’re doing their very best work. - Firmly convinced that the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts, you model and encourage collaboration as you oversee the ideation, presentation and execution of client product development. - As a thought leader and industry expert, you have a strong aesthetic and point of view, which you use both to improve your group’s output and to promote TEAGUE through articles, presentations, and other appearances as needed. You have experience running a highly sophisticated design operation, and specialized knowledge of transportation design, experience design and product development. - A logistical wizard, you are an expert at time management and planning, but you’re also an adept problem solver when necessary. - You keep abreast of industry trends, new technologies and market changes and are prepared to strategize with management to keep the creative team at the leading edge. - Finally, you’re passionate about introducing relevant new technologies and have a thorough understanding of international design culture and marketing communication, strategies and tactics. - If you’re excited about the idea of helping to build and lead TEAGUE’s creative culture, we want to hear from you.

- Experience: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in creative field from an accredited school; - 10+ years design experience specific to Industrial Design; 7+ years of applicable experience managing staff in a corporate or consulting office, including time in a senior-level position that demonstrates managerial capability - Special skills: Understanding of aviation design a plus; understanding of international design culture; proven track record of successful projects and satisfied clients; high-level understanding of marketing communication, strategies and tactics, including technologies; experience leading multi-disciplinary teams - Passion: Inspiring others to do their best, most innovative work - Role: Building and leading a thriving, innovative and cohesive creative community - Personality: inspiring, dynamic, creative, forward-thinking, visionary