As a full-time Senior Designer at Giga, you will operate as a design lead across projects, combining strategic thinking, visual direction and strong managerial and client-facing skills. This role goes beyond execution: you will be responsible for framing problems, setting design directions and guiding teams toward clear, coherent and meaningful outcomes.

At Giga, design is a tool for sense-making and storytelling. You will be expected to navigate complexity and translate strategic, cultural or business-driven abstract inputs into robust design systems and compelling narratives.

We place a strong emphasis on teamwork, fostering a collaborative environment where vocal coordination, shared responsibility and mutual support drive success. You will work closely with project managers, designers, developers, suppliers and clients. Your proactive approach and strong self-management skills will be key to steering projects, aligning stakeholders and ensuring consistency and clarity throughout the design process.

Core responsibilities

• Lead and own the design direction of projects from initial framing to final delivery
• Translate strategic, cultural and business inputs into clear design systems and narratives
• Manage processes and timelines in coordination with the project manager
• Drive problem-solving, identifying and transforming constraints into design opportunities
• Present design work to clients with clarity, explaining rationale, trade-offs and design logic
• Manage feedback loops, facilitating constructive discussions and guiding decision-making
• Coordinate designers, ensuring consistency, quality and shared standards
• Work closely with other disciplines to ensure alignment between design and implementation
• Contribute to maintaining and elevating Giga’s overall design standards and methodologies

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and directing complex design projects, not only executing them
• Strong ability to frame problems and define directions under elaborate or evolving briefs
• Experience managing stakeholders, balancing creative ambition with business constraints
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in client-facing environments
• Experience mentoring or coordinating other designers
• Solid background in visual systems, branding, digital products or editorial systems
• Understanding of technical constraints and opportunities in digital and print production
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and consistency across tangled ecosystems

Expectations

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a design studio or comparable environment
• Demonstrated experience presenting and supporting design work to clients and partners
• Strong problem-solving mindset and decision-making autonomy
• Curiosity, critical thinking and strong interest in design, technology and contemporary culture
• Willingness to work on-site in Milan

What we offer

• A stimulating, creative, and collaborative work environment with an open and informal culture
• A lean administrative structure, with well-established and optimized processes
• A fixed-term contract, with the possibility of transitioning to a permanent position
• Full-time position with a weekly commitment of 40 hours with 1 remote day per week
• 4 Weekly team meals
• A gross annual salary (RAL) in the range of €30,000–€50,000, commensurate with experience and seniority