Senior Brand Designer & Creative Lead (Hybrid)

Unclaimed Baggage; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Unclaimed Baggage in Atlanta is seeking a Senior Designer to shape how the brand looks, feels, and shows up in the world. This hybrid role blends hands-on design with leadership of freelance creatives, collaborating with the Creative Director on identity, campaigns, and content strategy for both retail and digital channels.

Based in Atlanta with travel to Scottsboro, Alabama for campaign work, you will translate strategy into visual systems, design across digital, print, and in-store materials,

Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience as a designer, in-house, agency, or freelance.
• A portfolio that shows range: brand identity, campaign work, and social/digital execution
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Canva, and other design software
• Sharp instincts for typography, layout, color, and visual storytelling
• Experience briefing, directing, and reviewing work from freelance designers or outside contractors
• Print production know-how: prepress, file prep, working with print vendors, and running press checks
• Comfort moving fast, making decisions, and owning work end to end
• A collaborative style: you can take a brief and build on someone else's idea as easily as your own

Responsibilities

• Translate brand strategy into visual systems and campaign concepts.
• Support concepting campaigns, cultural moments, and event launches for Unclaimed Baggage.
• Design and produce polished, on-brand assets across digital, social, email, in-store signage, experiential experiences, and print.
• Own print production end to end, prepping files, managing vendors and timelines, running press checks, and proofing final output.
• Brief, direct, and review work from freelance designers and outside contract creatives, keeping their output on-brand and on-strategy.
• Steward and evolve the UB visual identity, keeping it distinct, consistent, and on strategy.
• Juggle multiple concurrent projects across a fast-moving retail calendar without losing quality.
• Project Execution: Owns design tasks from initial concept to final delivery, including layouts, branding, and digital assets.
• Brand Guardian: Protects brand identity and consistency across all platforms and campaigns.
• Mentorship: Guides, supports, and reviews work from freelance designers and the marketing team.
• Collaboration: Works with marketing teams and other stakeholders to present design concepts

Skills

Brand identity

Campaign work

Social/digital

Typography/layout

Print production

Freelance direction

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Canva

Job description

Unclaimed Baggage in Atlanta is seeking a Senior Designer to shape how the brand looks, feels, and shows up in the world. This hybrid role blends hands-on design with leadership of freelance creatives, collaborating with the Creative Director on identity, campaigns, and content strategy for both retail and digital channels.

Based in Atlanta with travel to Scottsboro, Alabama for campaign work, you will translate strategy into visual systems, design across digital, print, and in-store materials,