Designer, Brand Identity

Merkle Italia; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in New York is seeking a Designer, Brand Identity to elevate the visual language for a major healthcare, pharmacy and wellness brand. You will lead hands-on branding work and shape campaign visuals across video, print, social and retail assets.

Collaborating with Design Directors and Strategy leads, you’ll develop distinctive brand identities, craft on‑brand activations, and ensure consistency across channels while staying current with design trends and technologies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands on brand and visual design and art direction.
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design or related field.
• Experience in an agency setting.
• Experience with brand identity and brand development.
• Portfolio showcasing successful brand identity projects and strong typography.
• Knowledge of design trends, tools, and technologies.
• Adept at designing in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Design systems and brand guidelines experience.
• Motion design and AI image generation experience are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Hands on visual/graphic and branding design including concepting and executing branding and design ideas.
• Revise and edit designs, ensuring alignment with client expectations and project goals.
• Develop on‑brand creative activations rooted in strategy that serve as a framework for bringing art and messaging to life for specific audiences, across channels.
• Partner with our teams to create concepts that enhance response strategies and achieve client goals.
• Understand unique audiences and creating content that is relevant to each.
• Stay current with the latest trends and technologies.
• Present work internally.
• Have a love for what’s happening in culture, and across various industries.

Skills

Brand design

Art direction

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Motion design

AI image generation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Design systems

Job description

Job Description

Only candidates in Chicago or New York will be considered – role is hybrid with 3 days per week onsite in our offices required Dentsu Creative is seeking a Designer, Brand Identity to join our creative team, working on branding, design and art direction for integrated 360 campaign creative across all channels for our newest AOR win, one of the largest healthcare, pharmacy, and consumer wellness brands in the US. You will do a mix of hands‑on design work and setting the visual tone and language for a variety of campaign creative including storyboards for video, OOH, paid social and print. You will concept and execute a variety of deliverables including integrated brand campaigns, retail and shopper marketing, CRM and lifecycle communications, healthcare enrollment and member communications, patient education, social and content creation, retail media and commerce assets, in‑store experiences, personalization programs, and AI‑enabled creative production. You will report to a Design Director. You have a background in branding and visual design and have 3+ years of experience in an agency environment.

Role Overview

As a Designer specializing in brand identity, you will play a key role with Design Directors and Strategy leads to elevate the design standards of our agency's output. Your primary objective is to concept and execute distinctive ideas and designs, ensuring the creative strategic development and overall concept development of our client's brand.

Responsibilities

• Hands on visual/graphic and branding design including concepting and executing branding and design ideas
• Revise and edit designs, ensuring alignment with client expectations and project goals
• You will develop on‑brand creative activations rooted in strategy that serve as a framework for bringing art and messaging to life for specific audiences, across channels
• You will partner with our teams to create concepts that enhance response strategies and achieve client goals
• You understand unique audiences and creating content that is relevant to each
• You will stay current with the latest trends and technologies
• You will present work internally
• You have a love for what’s happening in culture, and across various industries

Qualifications and Skills

• 3+ years of experience in hands on brand and visual design and art direction
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design or related field
• Experience in an agency setting
• Experience with brand identity and brand development
• Portfolio showcasing successful brand identity projects and strong typography
• Knowledge of design trends, tools, and technologies
• Adept at designing in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite
• Design systems and brand guidelines experience
• Motion design and AI image generation experience are a plus

Additional Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $55,000 – $90,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include: Medical, vision, and dental insurance, Life insurance, Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, 401k, Flexible paid time off, At least 15 paid holidays per year, Paid sick and safe leave, and Paid parental leave. Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies.

For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

Location / Details

Location: New York Brand: Dentsu Creative Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] by clicking on the link to let usknow the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.

About dentsu

For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering– exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact. Be a forcefor good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We’re leading the way– helpingtobuildamoresustainableplanet. Dreamloud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future. Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way.

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