Design Director
Jack Morton Worldwide · Dayton, NY · 2 wk ago
Art & CreativeFull-time
About the role
Jack Morton is seeking a Design Director to join our team. Our ideal candidate has a history of developing award-winning Environmental Designs and has experience leading a team of designers.
Responsibilities
- Design immersive, compelling 3D environments to house branded experiences
- Present concepts to clients and internal stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
- Immerse yourself in the brand and audience to inspire your design
- Be responsible, organized, and accountable for the work of your team
- Understand materials, building techniques, and construction drawings
- Create control packages for estimation
- Understand how to work within budgets and regulations
- Able to lead and mentor a team
- Communicate feedback to team members in a constructive fashion
- Collaborate within the Creative department and across the organization
- Communicate with clarity, confidence, competence, professionalism, and authenticity
- Stay current with design trends and apply them to your work where relevant
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly supervises 1-5 non-supervisory employees
- Plans, assigns, and directs work
- Applies performance appraisals
- Rewards and disciplines employees
- Addresses complaints and resolves problems
Qualifications
- BA or BFA in Industrial Design, Architecture, Scenic Design, or other relevant degree; or 10+ years relevant design and experiential marketing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience with pharmaceutical clients/brands a plus
- Strong communicator and dynamic presenter
- Entrepreneurial and proactive
- Passionate, ambitious, risk taker