Art Director/ Sr Graphic Designer

Intellectual Capital Investments (Peter Arnell); New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PETERARNELL is seeking an exceptional Art Director / Senior Designer to join our graphic design team in New York. The role requires translating high-level direction into sophisticated design systems across brand identity, presentations, digital products, and experiences.

The ideal candidate brings 7–10+ years of professional design experience with a standout portfolio, expert branding, typography, and print/digital capabilities.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of professional design experience
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating sophisticated conceptual thinking, visual judgment, and design craft
• Expert command of branding, typography, composition, identity systems, and visual storytelling
• Strong experience across both print and digital design, including web, app, and UX/UI
• Ability to generate strong concepts as well as execute established creative direction at an exceptional level
• Exceptional speed, attention to detail, organization, and ability to perform under pressure
• Proactive, highly motivated, resourceful, resilient, and collaborative
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sophisticated creative concepts across a broad range of projects and clients
• Translate high-level creative direction into fully realized design systems and applications
• Contribute original concepts, visual ideas, and creative solutions
• Design across identity, print, presentations, campaigns, websites, apps, digital products, and experiences
• Take projects from initial concept through refinement and final production
• Maintain exceptional standards of typography, composition, detail, and craft
• Manage multiple projects and rapidly shifting priorities without compromising creative quality
• Collaborate closely with Peter Arnell, Creative Directors, senior leadership, and multidisciplinary teams
• Incorporate emerging technologies and AI tools into creative development and execution

Skills

Conceptual thinking

Branding

Typography

Art direction

Presentation skills

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

UX/UI understanding

Job description

PETERARNELL is an award-winning multidisciplinary design office founded and led by Peter Arnell. For more than 45 years, we have worked across industries with startups and Fortune 500 companies to create and transform brands, products, communications, digital experiences, and environments.

We believe great design is the product of intelligence, passion, exceptional judgment, and personal commitment.

Art Director / Senior Designer

We are seeking an exceptional Art Director / Senior Designer to join our graphic design team.

We are looking for a highly sophisticated conceptual thinker and designer with exceptional visual judgment, taste, and craft. Candidates must be able to understand high-level creative direction quickly, contribute original ideas, and translate concepts into beautifully resolved work across brand identity, communications, presentations, digital products, websites, apps, and experiences.

This is a highly hands-on role. The ideal candidate combines conceptual strength with exceptional execution and can work with speed, precision, and focus in an extremely fast-paced, demanding creative environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sophisticated creative concepts across a broad range of projects and clients
• Translate high-level creative direction into fully realized design systems and applications
• Contribute original concepts, visual ideas, and creative solutions
• Design across identity, print, presentations, campaigns, websites, apps, digital products, and experiences
• Take projects from initial concept through refinement and final production
• Maintain exceptional standards of typography, composition, detail, and craft
• Manage multiple projects and rapidly shifting priorities without compromising creative quality
• Collaborate closely with Peter Arnell, Creative Directors, senior leadership, and multidisciplinary teams
• Incorporate emerging technologies and AI tools into creative development and execution

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of professional design experience, ideally at an Art Director or equivalent senior level
• An exceptional portfolio demonstrating sophisticated conceptual thinking, visual judgment, and design craft
• Expert command of branding, typography, composition, identity systems, and visual storytelling
• Strong experience across both print and digital design, including web, app, and UX/UI
• Ability to generate strong concepts as well as execute established creative direction at an exceptional level
• Exceptional speed, attention to detail, organization, and ability to perform under pressure
• Proactive, highly motivated, resourceful, resilient, and collaborative
• Strong communication and presentation skills
  

Technical Requirements

• Expert-level command of Adobe Creative Suite — Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Advanced proficiency in Figma
• Strong understanding of UX/UI, digital design systems, and web/app design
• Strong proficiency with current AI creative tools and workflows
• Motion, animation, and prototyping capabilities are a plus

Employment

The position will begin with a one-month trial period, with the intention of transitioning to a full-time role.