Design Director

Are you a persuasive visual storyteller? A driven master at social-first content creation? A strategic and creative problem-solver who relishes the challenge scaling creative scale while still keeping it fresh? Then you might just be the Design Director were looking for.

Part campaign creative part designer, we are looking for a Design Director with a top-notch design sensibility and a deep understanding of CPG coming from years of art direction and design. While you have deep design roots you straddle art direction and design seamlessly, you know you are a bit of a unicorn. This role requires a strategic thinker and hands-on creative leader who can drive compelling paid social media, OLV, PDP, in-store assets, print, banners, and display through design systems.

The ideal candidate thrives creating multidisciplinary design across canvases, leads photo and video shoots, has worked with and lead teams to create design systems. The successful Design Director candidate will demonstrate an ability to lead teams of Associate Creative Directors, Senior Art Directors, Art Directors, Senior Designers and Copywriters in a fast-paced setting, under tight deadlines, with great time management, flexibility and good humor. You also have the gravitas to navigate owning campaign design for some of the worlds biggest wellness brands.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Work closely with Strategy, Account, and Project Management teams to interpret and guide client directives towards effective creative products.
• Create design systems in Figma showing thought leadership (brand typography, color, graphics use in all channels).
• Plan, assign, direct, and review design and art direction.
• Run creative brainstorms and creative client-working sessions.
• Apply critical and conceptual thinking to brand and marketing strategies.
• Present to client stakeholders and agency management.
• Provide regular support and mentorship to creative team to ensure flawless delivery of the creative product on an ongoing basis.
• Work directly with Studio personnel to manage project needs and expectations to ensure delivery in a timely manner.
• Direct large-scale video / photo shoots, video editing, CGI asset creation and other production-related tasks as necessary.
• Able to travel to photo / video shoots and Client Meetings / Events as needed

QUALIFICATIONS :

We are committed to fostering an environment ripe for creativity and variety of thought and it starts with you.

All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination.