Design Director: Visual Identity and Packaging Design Agency
Location: New York, NY
Our client is an amazing design-centric branding agency located in New York City. They are recognized for their holistic service offering and diverse client roster as well as their collaborative culture and “ideas-led” approach. With offices in New York, San Francisco, and London, they have been creating and elevating brands for many years and continue to impress the world with compelling and innovative branding and design solutions and expressions.
They agency seeks a versatile and talented Design Director to join their New York office. In this role, you will oversee creative work across multiple brands and inspire/mentor other designers in the creation of amazing work! You will develop creative work that aligns with business objectives, collaborate with internal and client teams throughout the lifecycle of a project, and help to define the capabilities and environment required to achieve a strategic plan. You will be working across visual identity systems, innovation, packaging, digital and experiential.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee creative work on multiple brands simultaneously
- Manage teams of designers to deliver creative presentations within time allocated
- Identify promising creative work
- Provide strategic input and sell-in materials for presentations
- Develop creative work that connects to the business objectives
- Synthesize multiple work streams into clear, coherent solutions
- Collaborate with creative teams from other agencies
- Come to agreement with client on how deliverables will be managed, reviewed, approved and implemented
Requirements:
- 10-12 years of experience working in a creative environment, preferably at an advertising or design agency on consumer packaged goods accounts
- Must be a jack-of-all-trades with the ability to juggle multiple tasks with ease
- A sense of humor is absolutely necessary
- The ability to keep a calm attitude even under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong technical skills; must be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite
- Confidence to present to all levels of clients, specifically senior leadership (CMO / CEO level)
- Bachelor of Arts degree required
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Send your resume to jodi@trurecruitment.com.