Creative Director, Brand + Graphics

About the role

Corgan is an in-office work environment where you'll find camaraderie, collaboration, curiosity, and creativity. We're passionate about great design and believe the best thing we build is each other. This role is part of our Brand + Graphics team.

Responsibilities

• Tackle the creative vision across projects, guiding teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact brand and experiential design solutions.
• Shape design narratives in partnership with Design Leads, ensuring work is conceptually strong, strategically grounded, and visually compelling.
• Promote exploration of new tools, technologies, and methodologies, including computational and human-centered design approaches.
• Ensure design solutions are forward-thinking, adaptable, and responsive to evolving user, social, and environmental needs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary creative team, fostering a culture of accountability, growth, and design excellence.
• Delegate effectively, leveraging individual strengths while creating stretch opportunities for team members.
• Provide ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and career development support.
• Contribute to hiring, performance management, and advancement decisions, while strengthening team operations and consistency.
• Set project priorities and guide teams to deliver high-quality work on time and within scope.
• Partner with leadership to improve and standardize design processes, tools, and workflows.
• Support project setup and execution, including proposal input, scope alignment, and proactive risk management.
• Ensure work aligns with contractual agreements and maintains quality, efficiency, and predictability.
• Build and maintain strong client and consultant relationships, ensuring alignment, trust, and long-term partnership.
• Navigate complex stakeholder dynamics, clarify requirements, and resolve challenges to maintain momentum.
• Motivate teams and clients through a balance of encouragement, direction, and accountability.
• Contribute to business development efforts, including pursuits, proposals, presentations, and interviews.
• Identify and pursue opportunities within existing client relationships.
• Represent the Brand + Graphics practice through firmwide initiatives, industry events, and community engagement.
• Leverage firm tools, templates, and platforms to support efficient collaboration and project delivery.
• Maintain proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams, and familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Environmental Design, Industrial Design, Experiential Design, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in environmental branding and design for commercial environments.
• At least 2+ years of experience leading and managing a creative team, including collaboration with interior designers and/or architects.
• Proven experience in a senior creative leadership role within brand, graphics, or multidisciplinary design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, design excellence, and storytelling.
• Demonstrated success in client engagement and contributing to business development efforts.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

• Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, design excellence, and storytelling.
• Proven experience in a senior creative leadership role within brand, graphics, or multidisciplinary design.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Base Salary Range: $135,000- $190,000 annually - New York locations only

Schedule

This position is designated as full-time on-site and requires the employee to be physically present at the assigned office location Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Regular, reliable on-site attendance is an essential function of this role.