Lead Designer

About the Role

We are in search of an experienced Lead Designer to take full responsibility for the creative output across our digital agency's diverse client projects. This position involves shaping the design standards and delivering superior visual solutions that align with client goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete design lifecycle from concept inception through to final delivery for multiple client accounts.
• Convert general or broad visual directions into several unique and compelling creative proposals, facilitating client engagement and selection.
• Develop high-quality, brand-level creative work suitable for national clients, adhering to standards akin to large agencies.
• Oversee all outgoing design work, ensuring quality control by reviewing and enhancing contributions from other designers.
• Guarantee consistency and precision in all design elements, including text, specifications, calls to action, and adherence to brand guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with the technical lead to ensure smooth transition of projects from design through development or production stages.

Requirements and Qualifications

• A compelling portfolio that displays a broad conceptual range and polished deliverables, especially projects with substantial brand impact.
• Advanced conceptual skills with the confidence to start creatively from scratch, producing multiple design options from initial ideas or loose directions.
• Ability to deliver consistent, strong initial drafts rapidly that require minimal refinement rather than full redesigns.
• Proficiency and genuine fluency in leveraging AI creative tools with a clear workflow to generate, assess, and refine concepts into completed work.
• Excellent client communication skills, with experience presenting and defending creative strategies to senior marketing stakeholders, and adapting when necessary.

Technical Skills and Tools

• Mandatory expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
• Confirmed working fluency with contemporary AI creative tools and an established process to use them effectively.
• Preferable experience with Figma for UI/UX design and collaboration with development teams.
• Additional skills in motion graphics, animation, video production, and familiarity with email design/build are advantageous but not required.