Team Lead Design (Art Director) (f/m/d)

At Front Row, we partner with leading brands to accelerate their ecommerce growth. We leverage our capabilities and proprietary technology to design, market, distribute and accelerate brands on a global scale. We’re continually cultivating functional areas of expertise and retaining the highest caliber of talent — while sharing knowledge and data, creating efficiencies, and looking at every aspect of our client’s business from a 360° perspective. We work effectively to give every client the hands-on support, niche knowledge, and first-access they need to win in the world’s most competitive commerce markets and make each of our six capabilities the first to act on the next big things.

We live for the exchange of energy between brands and audiences, you should too, and we’ve made it our mission to expand every brand’s market share and heart share. Because we believe every transaction has the potential to be transformational.

About our Design Team  

We design the e-commerce experience . Our Design Team sets the creative standard for digital assets across the e-commerce customer journey. We partner with some of the world's most exciting brands, from fast-moving DTC labels to global retail giants, and we take the craft seriously.

We're looking for a Team Lead Design (Art Director) (f/m/d) who brings both vision and structure: someone who can elevate a growing team, shape brand-led creative, and drive measurable results. This role sits at the intersection of creative leadership and hands-on execution. You'll work closely with our Creative Director on overall strategy while owning day-to-day quality, mentorship, and client-facing creative work.

How would you spend your time if you join us?

• You lead the visual direction for e-commerce clients, primarily Amazon and global retail platform, ensuring every touchpoint is on-brand, conversion-optimised, and creatively excellent.
• You lead and develop a growing team of designers: give direction, foster craft, and create an environment where people do their best work
• You develop initial concepts and elevate work — yours and others' — into high-quality, performance-driven visuals
• You stay hands-on as a designer: You don't just direct - you design. You actively contribute to projects and set the quality bar through your own work.
• You collaborate with the Creative Director to translate business goals into creative strategy
• You own brand consistency across all visual touch points for multiple client accounts
• You present design strategies confidently to clients and act as a creative thought partner in the room
• You bring a holistic perspective on visual communication, understanding how design and copy work together
• You stay ahead of emerging tools — especially in the AI design space — and integrate them into the team's workflow

Requirements

Who Are You?

• Experience
• 5+ years in senior design roles, ideally in a digital agency
• Proven track record leading creative projects end-to-end
• Initial experience in managing or mentoring a creative team
• Familiarity with the German agency landscape is a plus
• Skills & craft
• Sharp eye for detail and consistently high design standards
• Strong portfolio: brand-led, performance-driven work
• Solid grasp of e-commerce design principles and conversion impact
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Tools & languages
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Hands-on experience with AI design tools (e.g.,Gemini (Imagen), Kive.ai, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ...what's next?)
• Fluent in English; German is a strong advantage for client communication.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

Imagine... 

• ✨ shaping brand stories across various channels while taking full ownership of your work – gaining exciting insights into both traditional German and international brands as well as trend-savvy online pure players in a future-oriented industry.
• 🚀 taking ownership of your own projects, growing professionally, and continuously developing your strengths with the Gallup StrengthsFinder – backed by an unlimited learning budget. 
• 🌍 being part of a company where diversity and inclusion aren’t just values on paper but the foundation of our success. With over 30 nationalities, we thrive in a truly international environment. 
• 🤝 collaborating with clients as trusted partners, working at eye level, and embracing a no-bullshit attitude – because we know what we’re doing and take pride in being thought leaders in our field. 
• ⏳ having the flexibility to design your work-life balance with remote work options, flexible working hours, and the freedom to choose between 20 to 40 days of vacation per year. 
• ☀️ working from abroad once a year at our Sunshine Office, combining productivity with inspiration from new surroundings. 
• 🎉 enjoying regular afterworks, unforgettable team getaways, and a company culture where we genuinely enjoy working together – and it shows! 
• 🏢 benefiting from a modern office in the heart of Hamburg, bike leasing, an attractive pension plan, and the HVV-Deutschland Ticket to get you where you need to be. 
• 💆 having access to mental wellbeing support through OpenUp, a lunch allowance, and much more - because we care about your health and happiness. 

💡 Want to be part of this journey? Join us and shape the future with us!