Senior Designer, Adopt

Adopt; New York (NY); On-site; USD 129,485 - 186,060; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision insurance

401K

Flexible time off

Job summary

Adopt is hiring a Senior Designer in New York, NY, to create compelling brand designs and narratives. This role demands 5-10 years of experience, an excellent portfolio, and strong collaboration skills. The designer will work across various media to deliver high-quality aesthetics and strategic visualizations. The position offers a competitive salary range from $129,485 to $186,060 annually, along with comprehensive benefits like medical, dental, and flexible time off.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in the creative industry.
• Excellent portfolio in brand design, identity, and communications.
• Exceptional design aesthetic and awareness of design trends.

Responsibilities

• Develop exceptional design work across brand systems and campaigns.
• Execute with meticulous attention to detail in visual storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with teams to bring ideas to life.

Skills

Design aesthetic

Communication skills

Conceptual thinking

Collaborative skills

Job description

Company Description

Adopt is a creative and strategic agency built at the intersection of sport and culture. Adopt connects brands to culture through the power of sport by building transformational strategy and disruptive creative that creates emotional connection and brand distinction.

Overview

Adopt is seeking an experienced Senior Designer to deliver best-in-class creative across brand design, identity systems, experiences, communications, and campaigns that capture the imagination of consumers and deliver real value for our clients. This role calls for a highly skilled designer with strong conceptual instincts and a sharp eye for craft. Creative thinking is paired with the ability to explore multiple design directions, translating ideas into work that is both distinctive and precise. Clear communication across all forms of media is essential, along with the ability to build presentations and visual narratives that articulate intention with clarity and confidence. This person must have a strong ability to take direction and elevate it, turning strategy and creative vision into cohesive visual systems, assets, and executions that feel considered across every touchpoint. They will bring a fresh perspective to each challenge, with a consistent focus on producing work that is culturally resonant and built with purpose. They must approach design with intention, using typography, color, texture, space, and scale to shape compelling communication. Versatility across mediums is expected, with the ability to find new ways to tell brand stories while working alongside cross‑functional teams to move from abstract ideas to well‑formed, well‑executed visual narratives. Comfort managing multiple projects at once is key, maintaining a high level of craft across identity, packaging, digital, print, photography, and emerging formats. At Adopt, this role will help define how brands show up at the intersection of sport and culture, supporting integrated, best‑in‑class creative thinking for partners across the Adopt and Publicis Media portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Build: Develop exceptional design work across brand systems, campaigns, experiences, and content that ladders up to a unified creative vision
• Craft: Execute with a meticulous eye for detail, typography, photo direction, motion capture, layout, composition, and visual storytelling
• Solve: Approach challenges with curiosity and creativity, developing smart solutions to complex problems
• Extend: Apply ideas across multiple touchpoints, ensuring consistency across platforms and formats
• Contribute: Actively participate in concept development, bringing design thinking into the early stages of projects
• Partner: Work closely with creative directors, designers, strategists, and producers to bring ideas to life
• Support: Help shape presentations and decks, ensuring work is clearly and effectively communicated
• Refine: Ensure all deliverables meet a high standard of craft before they leave the room
• Adapt: Work fluidly across mediums, including identity, campaigns, content, environments, and digital platforms
• Explore: Stay curious about sport, culture, design, and emerging creative trends
• Connect: Build strong working relationships with teammates and collaborators

Qualifications

• Located (or willing to relocate) near Portland, OR, or New York, NY
• 5-10 years’ experience in the creative industry
• An excellent portfolio that spans the full spectrum of brand design, brand identity, brand campaigns, and brand communications with evidence of building cohesive, multi‑touchpoint brand worlds
• Exceptional design aesthetic, versatility across styles, and awareness of design trends and innovation
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and interpersonal), including strong deck writing and client presentation abilities
• A clear, creative point of view with the ability to contribute meaningfully to the strategic development of assignments
• Experience collaborating side by side with diverse strategic, creative, business, and production teams to seamlessly execute projects
• Superb professionalism and a mature presence in all aspects

Benefits

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation

Compensation Range: $129,485.00 - $186,060.00 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 06/09/2026.

EEO Statement

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