Associate Director, Visual Design — Global Brand Strategy

DEPT®; Illinois; On-site; USD 138,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision

401k plan, plus matching

PTO

Paid Company Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company that helps the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster through technology and marketing. The Associate Director, Visual Design, will define the aesthetic North Star and elevate the output of designers via systems thinking and rigorous critique.

You will sit at the intersection of brand, product, and strategy, ensuring a cohesive, future-proof visual identity while partnering with cross-functional leaders to align on goals from ideation to launch.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in visual and interactive design for global brands, with at least 4 years in a dedicated leadership position.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Visual Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Mastery of Figma (including components, variants, and auto layout) and familiarity with essential collaboration tools (Hubspot, Google Suite, Slack).
• Strong knowledge and experience in visual design, user-centered experience design, interaction design, and brand development. Experience developing and maintaining a robust design system.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic vision and creative inspiration to large, diverse teams.
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex information to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, comfortable navigating complex organizations, and focused on strategic problem-solving and process efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive design outcomes.
• Set the overarching visual strategy and design principles across digital, brand, and product touchpoints.
• Oversee evolution of global design systems to be scalable and accessible.
• Partner with C-suite and clients to leverage design for business challenges.
• Ensure feasibility and alignment from ideation to launch with cross-functional leaders.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and technologies to keep the agency at the cutting edge.
• Refine design workflows to improve quality and maintain profitability.
• Inspire teams and clients with a fresh, strategic point of view.
• Generate moodboards and insights to fuel creative innovation.
• Drive complex digital projects from kickoff to completion within budget and deadlines.
• Establish project direction and production assistance as needed.
• Build relationships with key client decision-makers across internal and external stakeholders.
• Mentor and contribute to the design discipline to improve operations.

Skills

Visual design

Interactive design

Design leadership

Brand development

User-centered design

Figma mastery

Public speaking

Design systems

Collaboration tools

Creative strategy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Design/Visual Arts

Tools

Hubspot

Google Suite

Slack

Job description

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company that helps the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster through technology and marketing. The Associate Director, Visual Design, will define the aesthetic North Star and elevate the output of designers via systems thinking and rigorous critique.

You will sit at the intersection of brand, product, and strategy, ensuring a cohesive, future-proof visual identity while partnering with cross-functional leaders to align on goals from ideation to launch.