Creative and Design Recruitment Ireland

Specialist Creative and Design Talent Search for Irish employers

Creative and design teams influence how organisations communicate, compete and create useful customer experiences. The right people can strengthen visual identity, improve digital products and bring greater consistency to how a brand appears across channels.

Strong candidates bring more than technical skill or polished execution. They can explain their decisions, work through complex stakeholder requirements and connect creative quality with customer and commercial outcomes.

Connexus works with organisations across Ireland to recruit experienced Creative and Design professionals. Our searches cover brand and visual identity, UX UI, product design, design systems, creative production and design leadership.

We assess portfolio quality in context, considering the problem being solved, the candidate’s contribution, the design process and the outcome achieved.

8 weeks: The median time-to-hire reported in Connexus Talent Insights

How we approach Creative and Design Talent Search

MAP

We clarify the creative challenge, audience, team structure, portfolio expectations and outcomes required before mapping the relevant market.

ENGAGE

We approach suitable active and passive professionals, assessing portfolio evidence, judgement, process and stakeholder capability.

DELIVER

We present a focused shortlist supported by clear candidate information, market feedback and practical guidance for portfolio and interview assessment.

CONNECT

We support interviews, feedback, offer management and communication through to placement, helping both parties make a well-informed decision.

Typical Creative and Design hiring requirements

Appointing a Creative Director

An organisation or agency may need a senior creative leader who can set direction, guide teams, maintain quality and connect creative decisions with wider business priorities.

Hiring a UX / UI
Lead

A business improving its digital experience may require a designer who can establish sound process, guide execution and work effectively with product, technology and commercial teams.

Strengthening brand design capability

An organisation evolving its identity may need a senior brand professional who can develop coherent visual systems and apply them consistently across channels.

Creative and Design roles we recruit

Connexus recruits experienced professionals across brand and visual design, UX UI, product design, design systems, creative production and design leadership. Our work typically covers specialist, senior and leadership appointments.

Brand and visual design

Senior Designer
Senior Graphic Designer
Brand Designer
Brand Lead
Visual Designer
Art Director

UX UI and product design

Senior UX UI Designer
UX UI Lead
Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Design Systems Lead

Creative and design leadership

Design Manager
Creative Lead
Creative Director
Head of Design
Head of UX UI
Design Strategist

Creative titles and portfolios need to be interpreted in context. We work with employers to define the problem the role must solve, the standard of craft required and the level of strategic, commercial and stakeholder responsibility involved.

What employers say about working with Connexus

“I have worked with the team at Connexus for over a year now. They have supported on everything from assistant to senior manager roles to contract appointments. No ask has been too small for Connexus, the team have always sought to understand our business and the needs of each of the roles. They have placed some really successful candidates. Communication is excellent, I would highly recommend.”

General Paints Group

Head of Marketing

“I have worked with Connexus to recruit a number of team members during my time as Head of Marketing at Very Ireland. Connexus has been a joy to work with each time and really took a lot of time to understand not only the requirements of each role but also to understand the company culture and myself as a manager so he could find and place the right candidates. I highly recommend Connexus and I will continue to work with them in the future.”

The Very Group

Head of Marketing

“I cannot speak highly enough about the excellent service provided by Keith and his Team at Connexus. From the initial consultation to the successful placement of candidates, every step of the process was handled with professionalism, efficiency, and a deep understanding of our company's culture and needs.”

LifeStyle Sports

Head of Talent Acquisition

When employers engage Connexus

Specialist recruitment support for important, difficult or time-sensitive hiring requirements.

Evolving a brand

Hiring brand and design professionals who can build, refresh or protect a visual identity across multiple touchpoints.

Improving digital experience

Finding UX UI and product design capability that can strengthen usability, consistency and customer experience.

Building design leadership

Recruiting leaders who can set direction, develop teams and raise the quality and influence of design.

Scaling creative delivery

Hiring experienced people who can improve production, workflow and creative consistency as demand grows.

Moving capability in-house

Building the internal design and creative expertise needed to reduce dependence on external support.

Replacing a creative leader

Running a focused or confidential search for a senior Creative or Design appointment.

What employers need to know when hiring creative and design talent

Creative hiring has become more selective. Employers are looking for professionals who can combine strong craft with clear thinking, commercial awareness and the ability to work through complex stakeholder requirements.

Connexus Talent Insights reported a median time-to-hire of eight weeks. Portfolio reviews and practical tasks can add useful evidence, but lengthy or unclear assessment stages can reduce candidate engagement.
Before beginning a search, employers should agree the design challenge, expected outcomes, portfolio criteria, team structure, decision-makers, practical assessment requirements, working arrangement and interview process.

A strong portfolio should be assessed for the problem addressed, the candidate's contribution, the quality of reasoning and the outcome, rather than appearance alone.

Creative and Design Talent Search FAQs

Connexus recruits specialist, senior and leadership professionals across brand design, visual identity, UX UI, product design, design systems and creative direction. Roles include Senior Designers, Brand Leads, Product Designers, UX UI Leads, Creative Directors and Heads of Design.

Yes. We support organisations hiring experienced UX UI and product design professionals, particularly where design quality, user experience, commercial understanding and collaboration with product and technology teams are important.

We consider portfolio quality alongside the context behind the work. This includes the problem being addressed, the candidate’s role, design process, stakeholder environment and evidence of impact.

A portfolio remains one of the most important sources of evidence. It should demonstrate strong craft and explain the candidate’s thinking, contribution and outcomes rather than presenting finished work without context.

Timelines depend on seniority, specialism, location and the assessment process. Connexus Talent Insights 2026 reported a median time-to-hire of eight weeks across the market. Clear portfolio criteria and timely feedback help maintain candidate engagement.

Submit your brief through the website or contact the Connexus team. We will arrange an initial discussion about the creative challenge, required capabilities, portfolio expectations and preferred recruitment timeline.

Creative and Design Talent Search in Ireland

Specialist Creative and Design Talent Search for Irish employers

How we approach Creative and Design Talent Search