Global Creative Director

Latham & Watkins LLP; New York; Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Latham & Watkins LLP in New York is seeking a Global Creative Director to lead the brand and visual system. This senior role oversees the design team from concept to execution, ensuring deadlines, budgets, and briefs are met.

You will refine the brand strategy, collaborate with marketing, PR, and business development, and drive cohesive campaigns across digital, print, and multimedia while protecting confidential information.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in graphic design, fine arts, or related field.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in a design or advertising agency and/or in-house role.
• Experience leading brand visual systems and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as hands-on designer while leading the senior design team.
• Refine and implement the creative strategy for the brand across outputs.
• Collaborate with marketing, PR, video production, business development and internal comms.
• Develop strategies that enhance brand visual execution and market presence.
• Ensure the visual identity is clearly articulated and consistently applied.
• Protect confidential and proprietary information.

Skills

Design leadership

Brand strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Digital marketing

Creative direction

Hands-on design

Conceptual design

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About the Role

The Global Creative Director is an integral part of Latham’s Brand & Communications team.This role will be responsible for serving as the senior design director, brand visual system lead, and head of the team of designers, while overseeing the execution of creative projects and campaigns from concept to completion, ensuring they meet deadlines, budget, and creative brief specifications. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a hands-on designer, actively participating in the design process; as the senior design director, being responsible for high-quality creative assets that set the standard for the team
• Refining and implementing the creative strategy for the brand, ensuring consistency and excellence across all visual outputs
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including marketing, PR, video production, business development, and internal communications to ensure a cohesive and integrated approach to campaigns and projects
• Developing and implementing strategies that enhance the brand’s visual execution and market presence, ensuring consistency across all media and campaigns
• Ensuring the visual identity is clearly articulated, evolving design principles where appropriate, and ensuring designers are aligned on the brand visual system
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Possess extensive knowledge of design, visual ID systems, marketing, and communications, with a particular emphasis on digital and B2B marketing
• Demonstrate the ability to implement a creative vision in line with strategic priorities and business goals
• Display strong conceptual and hands-on design skills, with a broad knowledge of interactive/digital experiences including web, mobile, and multi-media

And have:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in graphic design, fine arts, or related field
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in a design or advertising agency and/or in-house role

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

Pay Range

USD $275,000.00 - USD $330,000.00 /Yr.