Responsibilities

• Translate strategic business objectives and client insights into conceptually strong, visually compelling ideas that align with brand identity and campaign goals.
• Partner with the Creative Director to shape creative vision and maintain a consistent standard of excellence across all workstreams.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams—guiding designers, writers, and strategists through concept development, design execution, and delivery.
• Oversee and prioritize multiple creative projects, ensuring deadlines are met and the output meets or exceeds quality expectations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, and strategy teams to build cohesive, insight-driven brand experiences across channels.
• Present and defend creative work confidently to clients and senior stakeholders, articulating how design decisions ladder up to strategy and measurable outcomes.
• Articulate design intent and leadership across experiential touch points, including digital content, environmental graphics, and physical design.
• Works daily with the Design team and members of the Leadership team (particularly CDs) to ensure all projects meet and/or exceed expectations.
• Collaborating with (and selection of) copywriters, vendors, partners, freelancers, etc.
• Thinks and communicates at a high level about a client’s business, strategy and consumer/customer behavior.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of professional design experience in agency, studio, product, or in-house environments, including experience leading multi-disciplinary creative teams.
• Portfolio demonstrating strategic creative direction across branding, digital ecosystems, campaign platforms, and integrated brand storytelling.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) with fluency in Figma, Adobe XD, and AI-assisted concepting tools.
• Deep understanding of design systems, UX/UI principles, typography, color, composition, and responsive design as tools for building brand equity and engagement.
• Proven success in leading creative teams and collaborating cross-functionally with strategy, marketing, and production to deliver insight-driven design solutions.
• Ability to translate business goals and consumer insights into compelling creative strategy.
• Strong presenter and storyteller, able to clearly articulate the vision, rationale, and value of design to executive stakeholders and clients.
• Experienced in mentoring, developing, and inspiring creative teams, fostering a culture of innovation and stro ng creative craft.
• Strategic thinker with creative intuition and business acumen.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in solving problems before they arise.