Design Director – Brand (m/f/d)

Location: Berlin preferred (Hybrid CET)
Office: Reichenberger Str. 36, 10999 Berlin
Mode: Full-time
Start: As soon as possible

About Us
Battle Royal Studios is a boutique creative agency, renowned for delivering innovative and immersive brand experiences worldwide. From retail environments and exhibitions to large-scale events and pop-ups, we operate at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and spatial execution. We create consumer-facing experiences that merge brand storytelling with physical space and experiential design.

We are looking for a Design Director – Brand that leads the creative vision and execution of immersive brand experiences in physical space. This role balances conceptual leadership and hands‑on spatial design, ensuring ideas are creatively ambitious and feasible.

Role Focus

Define and drive the spatial brand vision across environments such as retail, exhibitions, events, pop‑ups, and brand activations

Lead concept development from early spatial narratives to final design direction

Ensure design excellence, brand consistency, and innovation across all touchpoints

This role is ideal for someone experienced in brand or event agencies who thrives in clarity, structure, and collaboration.

This is not a management or production lead role. You are the bridge between creatives and spatial designers.

Your Profile
Key Responsibilities lead and define the spatial brand vision across retail, exhibitions, events, pop‑ups, and activations by driving concept development from initial narrative to final design direction while ensuring design excellence, brand consistency, and innovation across all touchpoints. Defines the overall design vision, creative direction, and aesthetic quality standards.

Develop and refine clear spatial concepts

Produce or closely direct renders and visualizations that communicate design intent, atmosphere, and materiality

Guide the creation of hero visuals, walkthroughs, and immersive presentations for clients

Set visual standards for rendering quality, lighting, textures, and storytelling

Lead, mentor, and coordinate designers

Provide clear creative direction, structured feedback, and design reviews at all stages

Allocate work effectively and ensure alignment between concept, detail, and delivery

Feasibility & Realization

Ensure designs are feasible and scalable, balancing creativity with real‑world constraints

Collaborate closely with architects, creatives, and project managers

Translate conceptual design into clear spatial designs

Present design concepts and visualizations confidently internally and to clients

Translate client objectives into spatial design solutions

Required Skills & Experience
Design & Technical Skills

Strong ability to develop and communicate compelling spatial concepts through clear visual direction and storytelling

Proficient in 3D spatial design and visualisation workflows, with Rhino considered a highly valuable tool for spatial and architectural development

Ability to use a range of visualisation and rendering software to effectively communicate design intent, atmosphere, materiality, and user experience

Capable of translating abstract ideas and early‑stage concepts into clear visual outputs that align teams, clients, and stakeholders around a shared vision

Excellent understanding of:

Spatial composition and environmental storytelling

Materials, finishes, and visual detailing

Lighting, atmosphere, and mood creation

Human scale, flow, and user experience

Contemporary spatial and experiential design trends

Ability to establish a strong visual and conceptual direction that guides the wider design team throughout the project lifecycle

Skilled at mentoring and directing designers by providing clear creative guidance, references, feedback, and visual benchmarks

Strong eye for presentation quality, ensuring all visuals, renders, and design outputs communicate a cohesive and elevated design narrative

Experience with tools such as Rhino, Enscape, or similar real‑time rendering platforms is highly valued

Leadership & Experience

Mandatory 8+ years of experience in brand experience, spatial, events, retail, and experiential design

Proven experience leading design teams and complex spatial projects

Strong understanding of design feasibility

Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills

Nice to Have

Experience in spatial or retail activation projects

Familiarity with project management

What You Won’t Be Responsible For

Producing technical build drawings

Running productions

This role focuses on brand spatial experiences.

Why us?
What We Offer

Work on high‑visibility brand and retail environments for international clients

Creative ownership within immersive spatial projects

A collaborative, professional, and ego‑free team culture

Hybrid flexibility with a strong Berlin‑based design team

Direct impact on physical, consumer‑facing brand experiences

Want to Work With Us?

If you are passionate about shaping spatial brand experiences and leading immersive design at the highest level, we would love to hear from you.

Join us in creating brand environments that are experienced, remembered, and built.

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