Senior Art Director

Job Summary

The Senior Art Director at Syndigo is responsible for developing and executing visually compelling, strategically driven marketing and brand experiences across various digital, web, campaigns, events, product marketing, and multimedia channels. This role combines exceptional design craft, conceptual thinking, motion design expertise, and a deep understanding of modern marketing principles to create work that advances business goals and strengthens brand perception.

Key Responsibilities

• Transform complex data, research findings, and market insights into clear, compelling visual narratives, including report design, ebooks, data visualization, and editorial layouts.
• Elevate creative quality and consistency across all creative touchpoints, setting high standards for typography, composition, motion, imagery, and user experience.
• Create and maintain scalable creative systems, templates, component libraries, and brand identity standards that balance consistency with flexibility.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, AI-assisted creative workflows, and best-in-class design standards.
• Design and produce high-quality motion graphics, animations, product videos, event content, social media assets, and multimedia experiences.
• Translate written briefs and strategic objectives into compelling motion concepts and animation frameworks.
• Ensure motion design aligns with brand standards and enhances audience engagement and user experience.
• Design Systems & Figma Excellence:
• Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in Figma and component-based design methodologies.
• Create, evolve, and manage scalable design systems, component libraries, templates, and workflows.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of design standards and reusable assets.
• Continuously improve efficiency through reusable frameworks, templates, and automation opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in art direction, visual design, brand design, marketing design, or creative execution.
• Exceptional visual design, art direction, conceptual thinking, and creative problem-solving skills across digital, web, campaign, event, advertising, and brand experiences.
• Mastery of Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, component libraries, design systems, and modern collaborative workflows.
• Demonstrated experience creating and managing scalable design systems, component libraries, templates, and creative frameworks.
• Advanced motion graphics, animation, multimedia, storyboarding, and visual storytelling capabilities, supported by a strong portfolio from concept through final delivery.
• Expert understanding of typography, color, layout, composition, visual hierarchy, and storytelling.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered creative tools and workflows.
• Excellent presentation, communication, collaboration, attention to detail, and commitment to design excellence.
• Experience in B2B SaaS, technology, ecommerce, retail, or product marketing environments, a plus.

Qualifications

• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating:
• Integrated marketing campaigns
• Brand identity systems
• Motion graphics and animation
• Storyboarding and visual storytelling
• Digital experiences and web design
• Design systems and component libraries
• Event and experiential marketing

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance benefits
• PTO and volunteer time off
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Parenthood and adoption leave
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

$104,000 USD - $130,000 USD

Schedule

This is a hybrid position that requires 2 days per week in office at our Chicago location.