ACD: Lead, Design, and Create Brand Worlds

Beyondstudios; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond Studios is seeking an Associate Creative Director who can think big, lead a room, and still make the work. This hands-on role requires you to design from start to finish and guide the creative direction of diverse projects for culture-forward brands.

You will lead multi-disciplinary work across merchandise, campaigns, identities, packaging, experiences, photography, and video, delivering bold ideas with meticulous craft.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional creative/design experience.
• Exceptional portfolio of real, executed work showing both concept and design ability.
• Expert-level command of typography, composition, color, imagery, branding, and art direction.
• Ability to take a project from blank page → big idea → visual system → finished design.
• Experience leading projects and directing other creatives while executing yourself.
• Strong instinct for culture and current aesthetics with independent thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects creatively from the first idea through final execution.
• Concept and design campaigns, merchandise, identities, packaging, products, experiences, and brand worlds.
• Design extensively; this is a hands-on role, not management-only.
• Establish strong visual directions and push ideas beyond the obvious.
• Direct and mentor designers while contributing to the work when needed.
• Build decks, moodboards, visual systems, concepts, and presentations that sell ideas.
• Collaborate with production to realize ambitious concepts into tangible work.
• Present work to clients and communicate the thinking clearly.
• Balance multiple projects with craft, detail, and originality.
• Bring new references and perspectives to push Beyond's look and feel forward.

Skills

5+ years professional creative/design

Hands-on leadership

Typography and art direction

Branding and composition

Job description

Beyond Studios is seeking an Associate Creative Director who can think big, lead a room, and still make the work. This hands-on role requires you to design from start to finish and guide the creative direction of diverse projects for culture-forward brands.

You will lead multi-disciplinary work across merchandise, campaigns, identities, packaging, experiences, photography, and video, delivering bold ideas with meticulous craft.