Senior Designer

RESPONSIBILTIES

• Collaborate with Design Director and other creatives to lead visual design and scalable creative concepting across a variety of projects including: advertising, brand logos, guidelines, and toolkits; digital and social media content; print and packaging; merchandise; and presentations.
• Work with Designers and Art directors to conceptualize design work at the highest level
• Create design systems that have a strong conceptual foundation
• Ensure that the design thinking applied to arrive at a solution is translated and communicated throughout different teams by following a strong process that all team members can understand
• Exhibit leadership communicating design thinking. Be informed and transmit design trends that contribute to improve and be at the top of the design game for all the company businesses

• Effectively communicate and present design concepts to cross-functional stakeholders
• Lead the creation of brand guidelines and ensure strict quality standards are consistent throughout all design work
• Research, prepare, and present ideas to creative team, internal stakeholders, and external brand partners
• Prepare design files for delivery, ensuring all deliverables are on time and carefully exported to output specifications
• Support project team in understanding opportunities and limitations in media limitations as it pertains to design
• Work dynamically with project team to identify design needs, inform timelines, and input on resourcing
• Enforce the integrity of the design process, and ensure that all work meets a high level of creativity, innovation and brand association
• Participate in team brainstorms and creative team pin-ups
• Help to grow the creative team by mentoring junior designers and art directors, providing guidance and feedback
• Keep up with the latest cultural and industry trends and best practices in design
• Provide recommendations on artists, directors, editors and other creative collaborators as needed for content and campaign projects
• Have a willingness to embrace change and adapt strategies on the fly
• Stay up to date on current trends in sports, fashion, editorial, pop culture and social media
• Contribute to team building efforts including team training, development, onboarding, and mentoring junior creative staff
• Bring curiosity, grit, creativity, empathy, and passion every day to the team and this role

QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of relevant work experience
• 2+ years of lead design and art direction experience at a senior level
• Experience in digital, print, and experiential design
• Experience working on brand and product campaigns in the fields of Advertising, Marketing, Fashion, Art, Sports or Entertainment
• Demonstrated creative problem solver and strategic thinker capable of collaborating with creators of all types
• Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills, a cultivator of collaborative cross-departmental relationships
• Expertise in Adobe creative tools, Google Slides, and Keynote
• Be able to work under pressure
• Have an eye for detail, be highly creative and imaginative

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  A supportive, inclusive atmosphere and a team that values your contributions.
• Opportunities for professional growth via work experience and offerings from our People Resources Learning and Development Program.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), in-office events, Lunch and Learns with industry guests (in media, culture, and sports), and volunteer opportunities.
• An attractive and competitive compensation package.
• A generous and well-rounded benefits program featuring PTO, commuter stipend, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to a retirement plan, Company 401k match, and much more.
• No shortage of snacks, fruits, beverages, catered monthly lunches. Our offices have a full-service kitchen and we keep the refrigerator stocked.