Associate Design Director

Adelphi Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Worldwide is seeking a strategic design thinker with extensive experience overseeing and creating graphic design products. You will shape visual identities, logotypes, typefaces, color palettes, wayfinding, and experiential graphics across media.

You will guide design research, mentor juniors, and manage client relationships while working closely with Strategy and BL teams. On-site site surveys and builds are expected without oversight, and you will collaborate across multi-disciplinary

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field.
• Mastery of basic design principles including typography, line, form, color, pattern, contrast, scale, weight, etc.
• Mastery in applying the principles of identity and visual system design across multiple touch points.
• Strong commercial sense.
• Ability to simplify.
• Proficiency in information design, iconography, experience design, animation and motion graphics, type design, environmental and exhibit graphic design.
• Basic technical specifications and production methods.
• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Grounded in graphic design principles; create industry-leading work that challenges clients.
• Take concepts from creative team into design phase and final execution.
• Manage small design teams and lead design workshop sessions with internal and client teams.
• Remain calm in high-pressure environments.
• Articulate strategic design solutions internally and externally.
• Manage multiple design-led projects concurrently.
• Collaborate with the creative team and cross-disciplinary teams.
• Present work to team and clients and justify design decisions.
• Apply analytical and strategic thinking to design work.
• Deliver brand design within budgets and timelines.
• Deliver game-changing design with passion.
• Develop understanding of client brands and competitors.
• Solicit necessary information upfront to ensure quality from the first pass.
• Provide timely information to team members.
• Contribute as a valuable team member while mentoring juniors.
• Support Momentum's values.

Skills

Graphic design

Design leadership

Design research

Brand identity

Wayfinding

Client facing

Mentoring juniors

Environmental design

Motion graphics

Presentation to clients

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Agency:

Momentum

Job Function:

Creative

Job Subfunction:

Design

Job Description:

ABOUT US – MOMENTUM WORLDWIDE

Momentum is an experiential agency with a simple belief: it's what brands do that matters. To bring that idea to life, we help brands deeply understand their customers and launch experiences that get the world to see them in a new way.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

Strategic design thinker whose responsibilities are the oversight and creation of graphic design products. Exceptional graphic design skills. Develops visual identity, logotypes, typefaces, color palettes, wayfinding and environmental experiences across a range of media platforms. Exercises design thinking strategies to solve complex client problems. Adept at helping clients express their story as it pertains to the entire user journey. Works closely with Strategy and BL to conduct necessary design research. Provide guidance oversight of designers and juniors. Highly Client Facing. Owns environmental and project experience strategy. Expected to be onsite at site surveys and builds without oversight. Builds and owns some client relationships. Self-starting and solo-operating problem solvers. Able to operate with little creative oversight from Design Director or higher.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES)

• You need to be grounded in an understanding of graphic design principles, and able to create industry leading work that challenge our clients.
• Taking concepts from the creative team into the design phase development and right through to final execution.
• You will be able to manage small design teams and lead design workshop sessions with internal and client teams.
• You have the ability to remain calm in high pressure environments.
• Ability to articulate strategic design solutions both internally and externally
• You’ll be able to manage multiple design led projects at one time.
• Partners effectively with the creative team and across multi-disciplinary teams.
• You have the ability to solve a problem, create a solution and articulate this through brand graphic design. You're confident and able to present your own work to the team and to clients, and you're able to justify everything you've created.
• Analytical and strategic approach to design.
• Successful execution of brand design within established budgets and timeframe and on strategy.
• A creative who has the passion to deliver game changing design.
• Develops thorough understanding of clients brand as well as their competitor's.
• Solicits "the right information" upfront translating to a better product the first time.
• Provides pertinent information to team members on a timely basis.
• Valuable contributor to team.
• Manages and mentors more junior team members.
• Supporting Momentum's Values.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)

• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field.
• Mastery of basic design principles including typography, line, form, color, pattern, contrast, scale, weight, etc.
• Mastery in applying the principles of identity and visual system design across multiple touch points.
• Strong commercial sense.
• Ability to simplify.
• Proficiency in information design, iconography, experience design, animation and motion graphics, type design, environmental and exhibit graphic design.
• Basic technical specifications and production methods.
• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite

The salary range for this position is $115,000 - $135,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; location and region; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

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