Sr. Creative Lead

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k + match

Profit sharing

Vacation/sick/personal time off

Job summary

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in Denver is seeking a Senior Creative Lead to drive the firm's visual strategy across marketing, business development, recruiting, internal communications, and client initiatives. You will shape a distinctive creative expression and provide direction while collaborating with design and marketing professionals to elevate the brand.

The role requires a 15+ year design background with senior leadership, a strong portfolio across print, digital and presentations, and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional design experience, including at least 3 years in a senior/lead role.
• Exceptional portfolio across print, digital, and presentation design.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Strong typography, layout, color theory, and information design.
• Experience developing and maintaining brand identity systems and style guides.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic creative vision and visual standards with leadership.
• Own and evolve the firm's visual identity system, including logos and brand guidelines.
• Translate priorities into compelling creative approaches for market positioning.
• Guide brand consistency across print, digital, presentations, campaigns, and client materials.
• Develop design systems, templates, and standards for scalable execution.
• Create high-visibility materials like pitch books, proposals, and decks.
• Translate complex content into clear visuals; source photography and visuals.
• Ensure materials meet high design quality, brand polish, and compliance.

Skills

15+ years design experience

Senior/lead creative

Portfolio

Adobe Creative Suite

Typography & layout

Brand identity systems

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design/Visual Communications

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Job description

After opening its doors in Denver in 1968, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has since expanded around the country, with 14 offices, with 700+ employees and 300+ attorneys and policy professionals nationwide. And with over 55 years in the industry, we're committed to creating strong relationships with not only our clients, but with each other and our communities. Are you looking for camaraderie, collaboration and a challenge? Are you looking for an environment committed to creating strong relationships and a building a collaborative culture? If so, we want you at Brownstein.

At Brownstein, clients get access to the top legal minds in the industry, powerful policy knowledge, and best-in-class business acumen to solve businesses’ toughest challenges. Brownstein is a law and lobbying firm that has been making moves for more than 50 years to stay at the vanguard of its industry. You'll find this firm at the heart of many of the most important cases, the most significant deals, and the country’s most pivotal legislation. Brownstein - we're all in. For more information, visit us at bhfs.com.

We have an immediate need for a Senior Creative Lead to join our any of our office locations. The Senior Creative Lead serves as the firm's creative strategist and visual brand steward, responsible for shaping a distinctive, consistent, and elevated creative expression across marketing, business development, recruiting, internal communications, and client-facing initiatives. They collaborate with design and marketing professionals throughout the firm, providing creative direction, brand guidance, and design expertise while fostering a highly collaborative environment that encourages contributions, innovation, and shared ownership of outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set the strategic creative vision and visual standards for major firm initiatives in partnership with Communications, Business Development, and firm leadership.
• Own and evolve the firm's visual identity system, including logo usage, typography, color palette, imagery, templates, and brand guidelines.
• Translate firm priorities and business objectives into compelling creative approaches that strengthen market positioning and audience engagement.
• Guide brand consistency and creative quality across print, digital, presentation, campaign, and client-facing materials.

- Creative Direction, Design Systems & High-Impact Execution

• Develop the creative systems, templates, and priority materials that bring the firm's brand vision to life. This section focuses on how the role moves from strategy to scalable execution while reserving hands-on design for the highest-impact work.
• Develop and refine reusable templates, design systems, and production standards that enable the broader team to execute efficiently and consistently.
• Create, elevate, or refine select high-visibility materials where senior creative expertise is required, including pitch books, proposals, campaign assets, presentation decks, event materials, and digital content.
• Translate complex legal, policy, and business development content into clear, compelling, and visually engaging formats.
• Source and direct photography, illustration, data visualization, and other visual assets to support the firm's evolving brand expression.
• Ensure priority materials meet a high standard of design quality, brand consistency, usability, and polish across print and digital channels.

-Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide creative consultation and coaching to marketing and communications team members to build shared design judgment and strengthen execution across the department.
• Facilitate collaboration across Communications, Business Development, Recruiting, and Operations to ensure creative solutions support broader firm objectives.
• Partner with the marketing team to align campaign concepts, stakeholder input, and execution timelines.
• In collaboration with the Director of Communications, work closely with attorneys, lobbyists, and government relations professionals to understand practice priorities and audience needs.
• Establish and maintain efficient creative workflows, review cycles, and version control.

- Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all creative output meets professional standards appropriate for a legal/government relations environment — polished, credible, and on-brand.
• Maintain awareness of industry-specific communication norms and compliance considerations.
• Manage production timelines, budgets, and vendor relationships for print and digital projects.

Required and Preferred Qualifications:

Required

• 15+ years of professional design experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead creative role.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating a range of work across print, digital, and presentation design.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, and information design.
• Experience developing and maintaining brand identity systems and style guides.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred

• Experience in a professional services environment (law firm, government relations, consulting, financial services, or similar).
• Familiarity with PowerPoint template design and advanced formatting.
• Basic understanding of HTML/CSS or experience working with CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal, etc.).
• Experience directing photo and video shoots.
• Knowledge of print production processes, paper stocks, and vendor management.
• Motion graphics or video editing experience (Premiere, After Effects).

Compensation and Benefits:

Brownstein offers a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401k + match, profit sharing, and vacation/sick/personal time off. We are offering salary for this role, ranging from $125,000-$150,000.

Brownstein is an equal opportunity employer

Brownstein will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, interpretive regulations and other authority, and applicable state laws

While Brownstein does not discriminate on the basis of citizenship, the successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship of a work visa, or Brownstein assuming sponsorship of an existing work visa; including student visas with an OPT/CPT designation.