Production Designer, Creative Lab

About the role

The Creative Lab is Ovative’s in-house creative engine, dedicated to transforming marketing into a driver of sustainable growth. We unite brand strategy, cultural relevance, creators, AI enablement, and strategic media to create ideas people care about within systems designed to evolve.

Responsibilities

• Execute high-quality, on-brand creative assets across digital, social, paid media, email, and presentation channels, building from established concepts, templates, and brand systems with precision and care.
• Design and animate paid social and digital assets across platform-specific placements, applying strong fundamentals in layout, typography, hierarchy, spacing, and visual consistency throughout all production work.
• Resize, adapt, version, and scale campaign creative across formats, specs, and aspect ratios — maintaining design integrity from original concept to final file.
• Support dynamic creative, design systems, and templated production workflows that allow campaigns to scale efficiently.
• Build and traffic HTML5 display banner ads to platform specifications for Google, Meta, and programmatic channels, with a solid understanding of animation, file weight, and technical requirements.
• Leverage AI tools and generative workflows to accelerate asset creation, explore visual options, and expand production capacity without sacrificing craft.
• Partner closely with Art Directors, Designers, and Production Leads throughout the process — flagging inconsistencies, raising quality concerns, and contributing ideas that strengthen the final output.
• Manage a high volume of concurrent projects with clarity and accountability, proactively communicating timelines, progress, and risks that could affect delivery.
• Incorporate feedback and revisions quickly and thoughtfully, treating iteration as part of the process.
• Stay current on platform specs, animation requirements, file formats, and production best practices across Display, Meta, Google, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, and emerging channels.
• Contribute to a culture of craft and continuous improvement — sharing tools, workflow shortcuts, and learnings that make the Creative Lab sharper and faster.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in an agency, in-house creative studio, or brand environment, with a proven track record of executing high-quality digital production work at volume.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals, meticulous attention to detail, and experience producing assets across digital channels — including work built within brand systems and templates.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Animate, After Effects) and Figma, with the ability to work quickly and accurately across all tools.
• Experience with Celtra or similar creative automation platforms is a plus.
• Experience with AI-powered production tools — including Adobe Firefly, Photoshop Generative Fill, and image generation — with the ability to accelerate production and expand creative options within established brand systems.
• Experience animating, developing, and trafficking HTML5 display creative, with a solid understanding of file weight, animation timing, platform specs, and QA best practices.
• Strong command of digital ad production requirements across Meta, Google, TikTok, and programmatic platforms — including sizing, format, and technical spec compliance.
• Exceptional attention to detail — you catch what others miss and take pride in delivering work that is accurate, consistent, and production-ready.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-moving environment without compromising quality or missing deadlines.
• Strong communication habits — you keep stakeholders informed, ask clarifying questions early, and escalate proactively when something is at risk.
• A growth mindset — curious, adaptable, and motivated to keep learning new tools, platforms, and production best practices.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,000 to $93,000, inclusive of a 15% bonus.

Benefits

• Culture: Culture matters at Ovative, and we've been recognized as a Top Workplace for ten years running due to our commitment to trust, transparency, and open communication.
• Compensation: We strive to hire and retain the best talent by offering fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and top-tier health insurance.
• Tangible Amenities: Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI; frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters; generous paid vacation policy; 401(k) match program; top-notch health insurance options; and more.
• Family Formation Benefits: Reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs; monthly stipend for mobile phone and data plans; sabbatical program; charitable giving via time and financial match; and Shenanigan’s Day.