Acd / Design Lead Jobs

Our client is a boutique digital creative agency based in California and you will join a talented remote team consisting of 85 people spread out all over the Americas. You will work with globally celebrated brands creating digital campaigns and websites used by millions of people.

This is a remote role that can be located anywhere in the Americas, as long as you’re within 3 hours of the Pacific Time Zone. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a visa for this role.

About the role

As an Associate Creative Director (or Design Lead), you’ll be ultimately responsible for creating beautiful digital experiences from concept to final execution. You’ll oversee a team of designers and copywriters to create innovative web experiences that people love to use. You will also play a vital role in building and maintaining client relationships. This position requires a mix of hands-on work and management skills.

The work ranges from large-scale websites to smaller microsites and single pages. The agency also does plenty of CRM email, social, and display ad campaigns, plus brand identity work.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide day-to-day creative leadership to teams of senior designers and copywriters.
• Work with developers to ensure the final build reflects your team’s design vision
• Lead your team to create smart, groundbreaking interactive concepts that meet client objectives, whether that’s for websites, landing pages, email campaigns, and so on.
• When needed, roll up your sleeves and create polished designs yourself.
• Work closely with project managers to ensure your project stays on schedule and on budget.
• Provide creative oversight to ensure your team’s output is highly polished. Some of your projects will have to work within existing brand style guides, while other projects will require an entirely unique visual approach.
• Present creative work to clients.
• Help define and enforce style guidelines for the projects you work on
• Be very flexible and adaptable to client feedback.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a creative team
• Must be self-motivated to prioritize and manage workload and meet project deadlines.
• A polished interactive design portfolio that contains stunning web and mobile designs for consumer-facing brands.
• BA/BS degree in a design-related discipline (e.g., interaction design, graphic design, visual communications, product design)
• 9+ years of experience in a related field. Must have experience at either an interactive design agency or an in-house creative department for a well-respected brand.
• Proficient with industry standard design tools and practices (e.g. Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator, After Effects).
• The willingness to accept constructive creative feedback from your executive creative directors, peers, and clients, and to come up with smart solutions that address that feedback.
• High comfort level with creating presentation decks, presenting work to clients, and working with clients to address their feedback
• Deep experience with responsive design.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual performance bonus depending on individual and company performance
• A competitive salary
• 5 weeks of annual paid time off (includes sick time, vacation, national holidays, and a weeklong closure between Christmas and New Year’s)
• Equipment reimbursement of up to $1,500 (laptop, etc)
• Matching 401(K) contributions of up to 4% of annual salary, vested immediately.
• Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program
• Fully-remote work is now the normal model. If employees prefer to work at an office space in their area, the cost of a shared office space (WeWork, etc.) will be covered.

Due to the high volume of inquiries we are receiving, we can only get back to candidates who present a complete portfolio showcasing recent work samples including websites and digital marketing campaigns for consumer-facing brands in tech and lifestyle categories.