Principal Designer - Hybrid (2 days remote) Lead Brand Design

Meredith Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

People Inc. seeks a Principal Designer to steer high-visibility branding, events, and investor-facing design. You will collaborate with the CCO and CDO, frame problems, set creative direction, and lead designers and external partners while staying hands-on.

The role requires senior leadership, a strong portfolio, and the ability to work across corporate, brand, and experiential design in a hybrid office. EEO and extensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in design, graphic design, visual communication, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Proven ability to translate loosely defined problems into creative direction.
• Experience presenting to senior executives and public-facing leaders.
• Ability to lead complex projects and direct designers and partners.
• Broad expertise across brand, corporate communications, print, digital, presentation and experiential design.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-visibility work from problem definition through final execution.
• Define creative direction and present work to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Direct designers, agencies, and partners; mentor designers and rising leaders.
• Introduce AI tools and new approaches to improve quality and efficiency.
• Ensure high craft quality while maintaining a hands-on leadership role.

Skills

Creative direction

Mentorship

Design leadership

Problem framing

Senior stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio demonstration

Independent leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Design education consideration

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Claude AI

Codex

Google AI Studio

Job description

People Inc. seeks a Principal Designer to steer high-visibility branding, events, and investor-facing design. You will collaborate with the CCO and CDO, frame problems, set creative direction, and lead designers and external partners while staying hands-on.

The role requires senior leadership, a strong portfolio, and the ability to work across corporate, brand, and experiential design in a hybrid office. EEO and extensive benefits are offered.