Director of Product Design

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The Offer

• Opportunity within company with a solid track record of success
• Leadership Role
• A chance to accelerate your career

The Job

Key Responsibilities

Creative Direction & Brand Expression

• Set the creative vision for every collection, defining how Scriveiner’s design DNA evolves across categories and seasons.
• Build cohesive, emotionally resonant product families that express modern refinement; timeless, not traditional.
• Translate the brand’s story into tangible, tactile design where every contour, weight, and surface detail carries intent.
• Create innovative, design-led products that instantly say “Scriveiner” without needing a logo.

Innovation & Craftsmanship

• Expand beyond pens into new product categories.
• Lead the design process from idea to launch with sketches, prototypes, sampling, and refinement.
• Experiment with materials from fine metals and resins to leathers and composites while staying true to craftsmanship and quality.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Marketing, and Sales to bring commercially strong, design-led ideas to market.
• Design products that deliver the feel and quality of true craftsmanship at accessible prices.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Work directly with the CEO to define long-term creative and product direction.
• Build and mentor a small, world-class design team fostering collaboration and excellence.
• Partner with Marketing to bring design storytelling to life across campaigns, retail, and packaging.
• Be the custodian of taste, balance, and detail ensuring every product reflects the soul of the brand.

The Profile

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience leading design across premium or lifestyle products such as jewellery, accessories, or other design-led categories.
• A portfolio that blends design intelligence, craftsmanship, and emotional storytelling.
• A deep understanding of materials, form, and production; you know how to deliver exceptional quality efficiently and intelligently.
• Strategic mindset with the confidence to push boundaries and simplify complexity.
• An effective communicator who can engage both creative and commercial audiences.

The Employer

Our client has redefined what “affordable luxury” means, becoming the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of premium pens.