Senior Brand Designer

Overview

As a Senior Brand Designer, you will be responsible for developing visual concepts and designs that align with our clients’ brands. Deliverables will span the gamut from print-based design, presentations, web, social, and more. You will collaborate with internal Strategists, Creative Directors, Animators, Production Managers, and Account Leads to ensure that your designs reflect the client’s brand, messaging, and strategy. This role is mid-level and will primarily consist of providing critical design support to several key clients.

Applicants without a portfolio link will not be considered.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work alongside a team of Creative/Art Directors, Copywriters, Strategists, Production Managers, and Account Leads to develop and deliver strong, on-brand creative
• Create strategic social media assets for digital marketing campaigns
• Aid in the development of creative briefs, presentations, style guides, and other brand documentation as needed
• Design and deliver documents that are properly organized and ready for production and/or development
• Manage multiple assignments on tight timelines

Skills and Talents

• Print-based design and layout (will require a strong understanding of Adobe software)
• Presentation design (will require experience primarily with PowerPoint, but Keynote and Google Slides are helpful)
• Digital ad design (knowledge of The Brief (formerly Creatopy), Canva, or Adobe Express is helpful)
• Illustration (will require a strong understanding of Adobe Illustrator)
• Solid understanding of typography
• A keen eye for photographic composition and photo selection

Attributes

• Passionate about creativity and craft
• Team player who is open to art direction
• Communicates well (both written and verbal) and strives to articulate meaningful rationale for creative decisions
• Strong work ethic and motivation—the deep end doesn’t scare you (but don’t worry, you won’t be without guidance)
• Well-organized and attentive to detail
• Always looking, constantly learning, and hungry to bring new ideas, trends, and techniques to the table

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts with 2+ years of hands-on experience in print and digital design
• Or, without a degree, five years of recent hands-on print and digital design experience
• Strong portfolio of work

Bonus Points:

• Animation/motion design experience
• Apparel design experience (T-shirts, totes, etc.)
• Some web/app UI design experience
• Good understanding of creating clean files, ready

Some travel may be required. Hybrid work in our Tysons, VA office.

Pay: $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vienna, VA 22182