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Associate Design Director
Location
United States
Posted
29 days ago
Salary
Not specified
8 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Demonstrate a working mastery of visual design and brand systems.
• Execute and manage original, persuasive, conceptual and visually compelling design work with an expertise in layout, typography, and brand identity design.
• Lead projects with a focus on complex brand campaigns and storytelling through motion design. Expertise in communicating brand narratives through storyboards and styleframes.
• Inspire and provide mentorship to design staff toward the goal of accelerating skill progression through a culture of collaboration, experimentation and knowledge sharing.
• Fluently speak the language of design with both clients and creatives enabling effective feedback and direction.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence in all meetings and communications.
• Work closely with internal staff to ensure design work exceeds client expectations.
• Maintain and promote an internal awareness of industry design references and standards with a strong focus on processes and tools.
• Cultivate a sense of ownership that elevates the standards and quality of all work achieved by the designers.
• Partner with motion leads to streamline processes to create optimal and efficient working environments for the whole team.
• Demonstrate an ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time while maintaining clear vision of priorities, overseeing a team of designers and making sure everything is pixel perfect before facing the client.
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of experience working in an advertising agency and/or recognized brand
- Demonstrate a high level of craftsmanship in design, with experience working on design solutions for brand development.
- Have outstanding communication and presentation skills.
- Imaginative, collaborative, conceptual and curious.
- Have an optimistic outlook toward client revisions, knowing when and how to offer opportunities to push boundaries creatively.
- Generate and maintain enthusiasm for ideas within the agency as they move from concept to execution.
- While prior experience working directly with tech brands is not a mandatory requirement, it is certainly considered a valuable asset and a significant advantage for potential candidates.
- Be a master of Photoshop and Illustrator, fluent in Figma, as well as emerging interactive design trends (knowledge of AI image gen tools, Prototyping, Webflow, After Effects and Blender or Cinema 4d a plus).
- Have an enthusiasm for team leadership and mentorship.
- While this role will not be asked to manage anyone in the short-term, there will be potential for direct reports long-term. Must have an interest in eventually growing into a people manager.
Benefits
- health, dental, matching 401k
- paid vacation and holidays