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Freelance - Creative Director, Design

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Lead digital campaign design efforts: define service capability, oversee concepting and delivery, manage teams and stakeholder coordination, contribute to new business, mentor UX/digital designers, and ensure high-quality work across multiple engagements.
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VSA’s purpose is to design for a better human experience. As a strategy and design agency, we blend consumer insights and data with human-centered design to activate meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences in an increasingly noisy world. With offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, VSA offers a full range of fully integrated capabilities—branding, advertising, data science and technology—all under one roof. VSA is also a proud member of Meet The People, an international family of unified and independent agencies. For more than 40 years, we have delivered solutions for business and creative leaders at some of the world’s most respected brands and forward-thinking organizations, including Google, Nike and IBM. 

Job Description:

VSA is seeking a visionary Campaign Design Director to lead our digital campaign efforts. As an expert in digital human interaction, you will have a passion for designing and creating the next generation of digital experiences that transform interactions, elevate understanding, and enhance value for our clients and their customers.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

- Lead campaigns for a dynamic team responsible for concepting, designing, and activating cutting-edge digital experiences, design systems, and interfaces.

- Define our Digital Campaign Design service capability, evaluating and responding to client requests, developing project plans, prototyping, and guiding the creation of compelling experiences that balance user intent, client needs, and project performance.

- Establish overall direction for client programs and projects, synthesize and translate creative briefs to the team, orchestrate all creative aspects, and coordinate all stakeholders.

- Contribute to new business development efforts, including pitches, RFP responses, and relevant sections of statements of work.

- Ensure and maintain a consistent, high-quality level of work for all assigned accounts.

- Collaborate directly with clients to develop programmatic solutions.

- Lead the digital work of multiple engagements.

- Direct the work of the team “pods”.

- Support and mentor UX and Digital Design team members.

- Work with other team “pods” on project scopes by deciding on appropriate interaction activities, deliverables, resource hours, and timing.


Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must have:

- 8 years of Digital Design, Campaign and UX experience.

- Proven experience in managing and developing resources, leading and cultivating teams, and helping grow new business.

- Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving, judgment, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.

- Self-motivation, adaptability, and ability to thrive in ambiguous circumstances.

- A related undergraduate degree.


Qualifications:

In addition to the requirements listed above, the ideal candidate should also possess:

- A passion for designing and creating the next generation of digital experiences that transform interactions, elevate understanding, and enhance value for our clients and their customers.

- The ability to establish overall direction for client campaigns and projects, synthesize and translate creative briefs to the team, orchestrate all creative aspects, and coordinate all stakeholders.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

- A focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.


At VSA, we offer a dynamic, collaborative, and supportive work environment. Join us as we continue to push the boundaries of digital human interaction and transform the way brands and businesses engage with their audiences.


VSA Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable environment for all employees. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit and business need.

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