ACD / Design
We the Makers · New York, NY · 3 days ago
Art & Creative$55–$68/hrContract
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of thoughtful, high-quality design solutions across a wide range of marketing and business needs.
- Contribute directly to key creative projects, concepting and designing work that is strategically grounded, visually compelling, and aligned to brand standards.
- Provide day-to-day creative direction, feedback, and support to designers, helping elevate the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of work across and beyond the team.
- Partner with marketing and internal clients to understand business goals, clarify project needs, and translate them into clear, actionable creative approaches.
- Guide design across multiple projects at once, balancing priorities, maintaining momentum, and ensuring strong execution from concept through final delivery.
- Help uphold and evolve brand standards, contributing to the ongoing development of brand guidelines, design systems, and best practices across the brand.
- Review and refine creative work to ensure it meets a high bar for craft, clarity, consistency, and strategic impact before escalating for senior creative review.
- Collaborate closely with writers and other creative partners to develop integrated ideas and cohesive brand expressions.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders beyond marketing as needed to support high-visibility initiatives that benefit from strong creative thinking.
- Identify opportunities to improve creative workflows, strengthen team efficiency, and enhance how design work is developed and delivered.
- Explore new tools, technologies, and emerging creative tech - in addition to the adoption of AI- that can improve creative output, streamline processes, and support team effectiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design, visual communications, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in design or art direction, preferably within an in-house creative team, agency, or brand-led organization.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional design craft, strategic thinking, and the ability to develop compelling brand work across a range of formats and channels.
- Proven experience leading design across multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of quality and consistency.
- Experience providing creative direction and actionable feedback to designers or other creative contributors.
- Strong understanding of brand systems, campaign development, and digital design.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite & Figma, and familiarity with AI prompt writing and collaboration tools used to develop and review creative work.
- Able to translate business objectives and marketing strategies into clear, effective visual solutions.
- Familiarity with performance marketing, campaign development, and digital-first creative.
- Sound creative judgment, with the ability to make thoughtful decisions, manage tradeoffs, and know when to escalate for alignment.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a proven ability to partner effectively with marketing teams, internal clients, and creative peers.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and a high volume of projects.
- Adept at providing meaningful creative feedback that elevates the work and those that do it.
- A hands-on approach to design, with the ability to both create strong work personally and help elevate the work of others.
- Experience working within a large enterprise marketing or brand environment.
- Experience working within enterprise project management tools such as Wrike or Workfront.
- Experience helping uphold and evolve brand guidelines, visual systems, or design standards across a complex organization.