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# Design Director at Landor

- **Company:** Landor
- **Location:** Singapore
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/landor/jobs/8348895

## Job description

Landor is looking for a Design Director to join our Singapore studio to partner with our Creative Director in steering design strategy and creative excellence. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams to create bold, scalable brand worlds for world-class clients across tech, automotive, finance, government, and beyond.

Could this be you?

We are Landor, part of WPP

World-leading brand experts, underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category.

We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.

We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.

Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine(3D motion design).

## About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit [WPP.com](https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/wpp.com/__;!!H_q-o1I4kFo!jm9SEmgIqKRKKXc6ZafUBTsnPp4bWQTFp7XWAzkkcjS5rLi29HXQMT-aWK3BV78YjQC1Tb95W5VT-4LofUjwCZXvJcDfdvgaMQ$).

## What you’ll do

- Lead Creative Vision: Set design direction across complex brand transformations—from initial strategy and conceptual exploration through to integrated production across digital, print, and experiential touchpoints.
- Drive Client Impact: Lead high-stakes pitches, client workshops, and senior stakeholder presentations, building trusted partnerships that unlock business growth.
- Champion Craft & Innovation: Push for award-winning, breakthrough work with a modern, digital-first mindset.
- Inspire & Grow Talent: Mentor, empower, and guide designers, fostering a culture of creative ambition and continuous learning.
- Commercial Leadership: Collaborate across Client Services and Strategy to deliver excellence on time and within commercial targets.

## What you’ll need

- Proven leadership experience in a brand-focused creative agency, with an award-winning portfolio of integrated brand systems.
- A strong balance of strategic rigor, storytelling ability, and hands-on creative craft when required.
- Fluency across modern brand ecosystems—embracing digital-first experiences, motion, and emerging AI design tools alongside tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Miro.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with natural business acumen and client relationship-building expertise.
- Based in Singapore (or willing to relocate) for our collaborative hybrid studio model.

We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.

## #LI-DNI #LI-DNP

## About Landor

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Landor is a global brand consulting and design firm that helps businesses create agile brands through strategy, identity, experience, and innovation.
- **Entity Type**: Subsidiary of Public Company (WPP plc, NYSE: WPP)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1941
- **Founders**: Walter Landor

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Brand consulting, design services, brand strategy, customer and employee experience.
- **Target customers**: B2B – large enterprises and world‑famous brands (e.g., Barclays, BMW, Procter & Gamble, Samsung).
- **Mission**: “Make a positive difference to our people, our clients and our world.”

## Products & Services
- **Consulting**: Brand research & valuation, brand strategy & architecture, naming & verbal identity, innovation.
- **Design**: Corporate identity, packaging design, motion graphics, brand guidelines, visual/verbal/sonic identity.
- **Experience**: Brand‑led customer and employee experiences (physical, digital, behavioural), retail and workplace design, prototyping.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Landor is a subsidiary of WPP, a public company with a market cap of ~$12B as of mid‑2026).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – $100M–$500M (LinkedIn estimate; not publicly reported).
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Owned by WPP; clients include Barclays, BMW, FedEx, Nike, Procter & Gamble, Marriott, Samsung, Sony, and Taj Group.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 873 employees (+0.7% YoY). [LinkedIn]
  - Active job postings: 28 (monthly increase +40%, quarterly +75%, yearly +87%). [LinkedIn]
  - Operates in 30+ countries with 26 offices across 19 countries. [Built In]

## Competitive Advantages
- **Heritage & credibility**: Founded in 1941, Landor pioneered many modern branding research, design, and consulting methods.
- **Scale & global reach**: 1,300+ minds, 30 locations, part of WPP—the world’s largest marketing services group.
- **End‑to‑end offering**: Covers strategy, design, and experience under one roof, enabling seamless brand transformation.
- **Iconic client roster**: Works with some of the world’s most valuable brands, providing strong case‑study credibility.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Connecting business strategy to brand through data‑driven insights; bringing brand to life across visual, verbal, sonic, and motion design; creating brand‑led customer and employee experiences that encompass physical, digital, and behavioural touchpoints.
- **Future direction**: Continued expansion into experience design and digital branding, leveraging WPP’s technology and media assets to offer integrated solutions.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Employee rating 3.1/5 (719 reviews); culture scored 3.2, work‑life balance 2.9, compensation 2.7 – mixed but with strong creative and collaborative environment. [LinkedIn]
- **Remote / hybrid**: Offers a remote work program; many roles are in‑office (New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Mumbai, London, etc.). [Built In]
- **Perks**: Healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), 401(K), life insurance, generous parental leave, paid sick days, paid holidays, PTO. [Built In]
- **Career development**: Global mobility across 26 offices; opportunities to work on iconic brands; clear seniority levels (Director, Specialist, Senior, Manager). [LinkedIn]
- **Typical time on‑site**: Varies by role; some positions designated “In‑Office.” [Built In]

## Sources
1. [Landor.com](https://landor.com/)
2. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/landorglobal)
3. [Greenhouse Careers Page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/landor/jobs/7918585)
4. [Built In – Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/landor)

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