Associate Creative Director — Brand & Experience Lead

Beyond Studios; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond Studios in New York is seeking an Associate Creative Director to lead the development and execution of broad creative campaigns. You will guide projects from initial concepts through to final delivery, ensuring the creative vision remains strong across brand identities, campaigns, merchandise, and experiential environments.

The role requires 6+ years in a creative environment, with a portfolio that demonstrates high-level design thinking, typography mastery, and effective client

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional creative experience in agencies, branding studios, fashion or production.
• Strong portfolio showing concept development, direction, and high-level design thinking.
• Excellent visual taste with typography, color, imagery and art direction.
• Experience directing or mentoring other creatives.
• Ability to balance big-picture thinking with detailed execution.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to explain why ideas work beyond appearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative development from concept through final execution.
• Develop concepts, visual directions, campaigns, and brand experiences.
• Maintain the creative vision across multiple projects and clients.
• Provide creative direction and feedback to designers and artists.
• Review work and push concepts beyond the obvious.
• Create presentations, moodboards, decks, and visual systems.
• Collaborate with design and production to ensure feasible ideas.
• Direct merchandise design, packaging, and experiential projects.
• Participate in client presentations and articulate thinking clearly.
• Translate client goals into strong creative solutions.
• Balance ambition with timelines, budgets, and production realities.
• Maintain high attention to detail on all deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to expand projects creatively with new ideas.
• Help evolve Beyond Studios' creative point of view and standards.

Skills

Concept development

Creative direction

Branding

Typography

Presentations

Mentoring

Client communication

Visual storytelling

Job description

Beyond Studios in New York is seeking an Associate Creative Director to lead the development and execution of broad creative campaigns. You will guide projects from initial concepts through to final delivery, ensuring the creative vision remains strong across brand identities, campaigns, merchandise, and experiential environments.

The role requires 6+ years in a creative environment, with a portfolio that demonstrates high-level design thinking, typography mastery, and effective client