Senior Visual Designer

nward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands.

Our client, a forward-thinking design agency specializing in technology, healthcare, and financial brands, is seeking a talented Senior Visual Designer to join their dynamic team in New York City. This role is pivotal in shaping the visual identity for major brands, driving creative direction, and contributing to impactful design solutions across a variety of industries.

This role is HYBRID in New York.

About the Opportunity:
As a Senior Visual Designer, you will lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to craft compelling visual identities, brand systems, and creative concepts. This is a highly collaborative role where you will work with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs align with business goals, user needs, and brand strategies. With a strong emphasis on creativity and innovation, this opportunity will allow you to contribute to strategic design work across a diverse portfolio of clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design projects by understanding business goals, target audiences, and creative briefs, collaborating with clients and colleagues to align on objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Research and synthesize information from various sources, ensuring design solutions are informed and relevant.
• Develop innovative design concepts that reflect client brands and strategies, working both independently and as part of a team.
• Contribute to the creation of strategy documents, pitch presentations, and other operational materials with strong design elements.
• Present and communicate ideas and design concepts effectively in internal and client meetings, ensuring alignment and buy-in.
• Lead the creation and refinement of visual designs for marketing campaigns, brand collateral, and other visual assets.
• Define and evolve client brand systems, ensuring consistency across touchpoints and adapting them for various platforms and mediums.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including strategy, content, delivery, and technology, to ensure seamless execution of design solutions.

Key Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in design, including leading projects in an agency or in-house environment.
• Strong background in branding, campaign design, and visual identity systems.
• Proficiency in modern design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and other design software.
• Proven experience in leading ideation sessions, discovery processes, and design workshops with clients and teams.
• Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to communicate design decisions and facilitate feedback loops.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Experience extending brand guidelines for use across new media and digital platforms.
• Familiarity with motion design, interaction design, data visualizations, and/or infographics is a plus.
• A portfolio that showcases your creative thinking, problem-solving abilities, and successfully launched design work.
• A self-motivated and flexible approach to problem-solving, with a willingness to learn and collaborate.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.

Why You Should Apply:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate team at a cutting-edge agency, working on high-profile projects for some of the nation’s most recognized brands. If you are a creative, driven, and collaborative designer with a knack for visual storytelling, we want to hear from you!

To learn more about this Senior Visual Designer opportunity, apply now. Our recruitment team will be in touch, guide you through the interview process, and advocate on your behalf.

Employer Details:

• Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
• Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
• Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
• Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.