Design Director

New York location required for 3 days weekly onsite collaboration in our Dentsu offices.

About the role

The Design Director is an integral part of the entire business development team. You will do hands-on concepting, campaign development, and design, as well as manage a team of designers and pitch to clients. The ideal candidate must be able to concept from scratch while collaborating with the business development design managers across a number of touchpoints throughout the pitch life cycle. These touchpoints include written materials, microsites, Keynote decks, and a variety of physical and digital deliverables. This role will be a player/coach; leading from the front and coaching junior team members as needed.

Responsibilities

• Understand design briefs and timelines
• Conceptualize pitch look and feel and create templates to be applied across assets
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
• Format and design Keynote presentations and InDesign documents
• Work with pitch leaders and agency teams to produce final design

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a production or presentation designer in a comparable environment
• Ability to work flexible hours
• In-depth knowledge of Keynote and PowerPoint as well as the Adobe Creative Suite
• Very detail-oriented with impeccable and well-organized digital files
• Deep knowledge of presentation specs, resolution, incorporating video and motion files
• Ability to design comps or charts needed for presentations
• Ability to take a design brief and execute a functional and pleasing presentation
• Ability to articulate a design POV to a large group of stakeholders
• Self-starter and proactive to get the direction and content needed to meet presentation deadlines

Skills

• Solid design, typography, and layout skills
• Passion, speed, and the ability to pivot at any given moment

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $114,425 - $140,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits.

Schedule

Full time. Employees who live within a commutable distance of the New York City hub office are required to work from the office three days per week.