SENIOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER

Digitalcounsel; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K with company match

28 days PTO + hybrid flexibility

CitiBike membership

Cultural stipend for museums and events

Job summary

A creative agency in New York is looking for a Senior Multidisciplinary Designer to craft innovative brands and digital experiences for art and culture clients. You will lead conceptual design projects while collaborating with various teams. The role is hybrid with in-person collaboration required three days a week. Competitive salary and benefits based on experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years of agency experience in a comparable design role.
• Portfolio showcasing versatility across digital, print, motion, and experiential work.

Responsibilities

• Create campaign assets across digital platforms.
• Lead projects from concept through delivery, including websites and brand identities.
• Mentor junior designers with clear feedback.

Skills

Agency experience

Figma mastery

Adobe Creative Suite

Strong grasp of typography

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Blender 3D

Job description

Digital Counsel is seeking a Senior Multidisciplinary Designer to help shape ambitious brands and digital experiences for leading arts and culture clients. From identity to campaigns to motion and web, you'll bring ideas to life with creativity and craft—and with an equal focus on visual communications. You will collaborate closely with strategists, writers, and directors to service top art world clientele.

The Role

You'll work closely with our Creative Director, Strategists, and Account Directors to conceptualize, design, and deliver ambitious brand and digital experiences. Your work will span identity, social campaigns, websites, motion, and digital platforms. Designs must always be grounded in strong ideas, message clarity, and meticulous craft.

This role reports to the Creative Director and Product Lead and collaborates daily with strategists, writers, and account executives. We're currently hiring full-time candidates. Digital Counsel operates on a hybrid model: while we value flexibility, we believe in the creative energy of in-person collaboration. Team members join us in the studio at least three days a week—Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Who You Are

A serious designer who also reads, researches, and thinks like a communicator. You're as interested in headlines, caption tone, and typographic hierarchy as you are in grids and color. Advertising, publishing, and deeper storytelling inspire your approach. You may also be a practicing artist, similar to many of our on-staff creatives.

What You'll Do

• Create campaign assets across digital platforms (social, web, paid media), as well as decks and presentations.
• Lead projects from concept through delivery, including websites, brand identities, campaigns, and print.
• Build and evolve design systems that connect brand storytelling with digital experiences.
• Develop prototypes and responsive systems in Figma, bringing ideas to life with typography, motion, and interaction.
• Design site maps and wireframes in collaboration with engineers.
• Partner with external specialists—developers, animators, photographers, filmmakers, writers—to elevate the work.
• Mentor junior designers, offering clear feedback and raising the bar for craft.
• Contribute to moodboards, visual explorations, and special projects.
• Animate and edit video or motion graphics when needed.
• Partner with production and project managers to deliver on time and at the highest quality.
• Work alongside creative, strategy, paid media, and project management teams.
• Translate ideas into compelling visuals across presentations, ads, social, infographics, email campaigns, and websites.
• Iterate quickly, balancing exploration with execution.

What We're Looking For

• 5 years of agency experience in a comparable design role.
• Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; video editing and/or Blender 3D a plus.
• Strong grasp of typography, color, and imagery in creating clear, expressive, and functional design.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with independence and accountability.
• A portfolio showcasing versatility across digital, print, motion, and experiential work.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field preferred.

We are open to both part- and full-time candidates for a contract role, with a trial period arranged before a potential transition into a full-benefits position beginning January 1, 2026. Salary range is $54,000 - $85,000 based on experience and schedule.

Full Time Role Compensation and Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K with company match (after one year)
• 28 days PTO + hybrid flexibility
• CitiBike membership
• Cultural stipend for museums and events

About Us

Digital Counsel is a full stack creative agency led by strategists and artists to service museums, foundations, and nonprofits alongside mission-driven global brands. Our New York-based team builds brands, digital ecosystems, and social media campaigns for art organizations ready to expand their reach.

We started our company to meet the art world's urgent need for efficient and impactful digital communications strategy— with measurable ROI. Our expertise spans digital strategy, communications, content creation, advertising, and audience development, supported by hands-on capabilities in brand identity, websites, social media, content production, artist collaborations, platform management, and paid media planning. We make videos, too. Together, these disciplines allow us to build cohesive, culture-driven campaigns that connect art, technology, and audience in meaningful ways.

Past and present clients include Artists Rights' Society, Amant Foundation, Aspen Ideas, Harmony Korine's EDGLRD, Flux, Hauser & Wirth Institute, Metrograph, Rhizome, United States Artists, and Venus Over Manhattan.

Digital Counsel is an independent affiliate of Cultural Counsel, a leading communications consultancy specializing in art, architecture, design, and philanthropy. Founded to extend this legacy into the digital space, Digital Counsel leverages over a decade of experience leading communications for global brands—including A24, Prada Foundation, Red Bull Arts, and The Whitney Museum of American Art—to deliver data-driven marketing, storytelling, and audience engagement strategies that define how culture is communicated in the digital era.

Working at Digital Counsel

Digital Counsel is a New York–based creative agency operating at the intersection of culture and digital marketing. We combine expertise in contemporary art, communications, and technology to develop impactful campaigns for leading brands and institutions. Our ethos — "Advertising by Artists" — reflects a commitment to creative excellence and cultural relevance in every project.

Our culture is grounded in collaboration and respect for diverse perspectives. We value open communication, ambition, and the unique insights that come from a team spanning artists, writers, engineers, and cultural practitioners.

We support professional growth and well-being through flexible schedules, a hybrid work model, and cultural benefits that encourage ongoing engagement with the arts. Located in Lower Manhattan, our studio shares a building with the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), offering direct access to exhibitions, openings, and the wider creative community that fuels our work.

How to Apply

Send your resume to [e-mail] with your full name and "Senior Multidisciplinary Designer" in the subject line. Please include an introductory note, and links to your portfolio or past work.