Digital Creative Lead

Responsibilities

• Creative Direction & Design Strategy
• Lead creative direction for complex enterprise communications, campaigns, presentations, digital experiences, or strategic initiatives.
• Translate business requirements, audience or user needs, brand standards, and communication objectives into effective visual strategies.
• Present creative concepts, explain design rationale, and guide stakeholders toward solutions that improve clarity, engagement, usability, and impact.
• Design Systems, Standards & Governance
• Establish and evolve design systems, templates, component libraries, visual frameworks, accessibility practices, and reusable assets.
• Define standards and governance that promote quality, consistency, scalability, brand alignment, and efficient implementation.
• Monitor application of standards and recommend improvements based on user insight, analytics, stakeholder feedback, and emerging practices.
• Complex Project Leadership & Collaboration
• Lead complex design initiatives from discovery and concept through production or implementation while balancing quality, scope, timelines, technical constraints, and stakeholder expectations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in graphic design, visual communications, brand design, UX/UI, digital experience, or a related creative discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading creative direction for enterprise-level communications, digital experiences, or strategic initiatives.
• Experience establishing design systems, creative standards, reusable frameworks, component libraries, or governance practices.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic design, visual storytelling, creative problem solving, and high-quality execution.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud; specialty tools such as Figma are required when assigned to UX/UI and digital experience work.
• Experience presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders and incorporating feedback without compromising quality or objectives.
• Experience providing creative guidance, coaching, or mentorship to other designers.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility, usability, brand stewardship, and cross-channel design practices.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in graphic design, Visual Communications, User Experience Design, Digital Design, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Physical Requirements: Light Work. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Preferred

• Experience supporting executive communications, enterprise campaigns, websites, intranets, digital products, or organizational transformation.
• Experience with user research, journey mapping, wireframing, prototyping, analytics, or usability testing for digital assignments.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365, SharePoint, content-management platforms, or digital experience platforms.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted design tools into responsible creative workflows.

Benefits

• At Hensel Phelps, we invest in our people—professionally, personally, and financially. Employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support long-term well-being and career growth. Benefits offerings include medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; accidental death and dismemberment coverage; long-term disability; a 401(k)-retirement plan; and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• We believe time away from work is essential to doing your best work. Employees are eligible for paid time off beginning upon hire, supporting rest, flexibility, and work-life balance.