Associate Creative Director, Design

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

We are looking for a proactive leader and passionate digital thinker to join our future-forward Experience Design team at One North. You will create sophisticated design work for a growing variety of client types and brands, from engineering to consulting and law firms. We will help you sharpen your leadership skills and give you the runway to help build our brand and digital design practice to better serve our growing roster of best-in-class clients. You will be expected to lead a variety of aspects in the creative process – from concepting and prototyping to building out large experiences.

RESPONSIBILITIES

·      Manage the creative process on projects from concept to delivery, with minimal oversight from a creative director.

·      Present original design work to clients.

·      Participate in and lead working sessions with clients.

·      Mentor and lead designers.

·      Create diverse and strategic brand and digital concepts.

·      Work closely with client services and PMO to plan project deliverables and the client approach.

·      Work closely with the Digital and UX Strategy teams to translate their deliverables (e.g. research outcomes, brand platforms, wireframes, etc.) into designs.

·      Work closely with client teams to ensure our design solutions are solving both user and business goals.

·      Work side-by-side with our on-site developers to ensure creative concepts come to life accurately and innovatively.

Your creative powers include (but are not limited to):

·      An expert understanding of design fundamentals as well as best practices for digital designs

·      The ability to express how to solve design problems strategically and creatively in presentations to clients

·      The ability to manage multiple clients and projects ranging in size and scope simultaneously

·      Being a self-starter and pushing the vision for our clients

·      Thriving in a multi-disciplinary environment with design, account, strategy and technology teams

·      Demonstrating a high-quality execution of work in all areas

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

·      6-10 years of design experience in an in-house group, consultancy or agency

·      Strong oral and written presentation skills

·      Work examples that demonstrate strategic design thinking and complex brand and digital problem solving

·      Expert understanding of design tools including Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch and Figma

·      Familiarity with HTML, CSS, modern browser capabilities and responsive design (coding is not a requirement, we are looking for someone that understands the abilities and limitations of technology as an input into their designs.)

·      A BFA in graphic design preferred

·      A strong portfolio demonstrating innovative digital design work