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SHADOW · 1 day ago

Design Director

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$150K/yr - $180K/yr

10+ years exp

SHADOW is currently seeking to fill a Design Director position within its Creative Division. The ideal candidate will serve as a senior creative leader overseeing design excellence and guiding the design team's execution across various client and internal initiatives.

AdvertisingContentEventsMarketingPublic RelationsSocial Media Management

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Set and Drive Design Direction: In partnership with creative directors, you articulate and uphold the design vision across agency clients and internal initiatives, ensuring design work is conceptually strong, relevant, and executed at the highest level. You collaborate on the development of design systems, campaign identities, and visual languages and oversee their execution across brand, social, experiential, digital, and presentation-based projects

Lead and Oversee Design Execution: You oversee the end-to-end design production, taking concept through exploration, iteration, and delivery—across multiple workstreams. This includes brand identities, event branding, social and digital content, presentations, websites, OOH, packaging design, merch, and graphic treatments in photo/video-led projects

Collaborate Across Disciplines: You partner closely with creative directors, art directors, copywriters, strategists, producers, and account teams to bring ideas to life consistently across PR, Influencer, Event, Social campaigns and fully integrated campaigns. You help translate strategy into compelling visual narratives and ensure alignment across all creative outputs

Manage and Mentor the Design Team: You lead, mentor, and review the work of senior and junior designers, providing clear direction, feedback, and growth opportunities. You help set priorities, allocate resources, and maintain quality and consistency across all design deliverables

Client Leadership and Presentation: You play a key role in client-facing moments, including design presentations, reviews, and working sessions. You confidently articulate design thinking, respond to feedback, and guide projects toward strong, strategic outcomes

Qualification

Design VisionAdobe Creative SuiteAgency ExperienceGenerative AI DesignFigmaPeople ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience in a design, creative or advertising agency environment, preferably with consumer brands

Submission of a portfolio

Expert in typography, composition, color, and design craft

Fluent in translating briefs into compelling visual systems

Expert-level fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and PowerPoint/Google Slides

Working knowledge of Generative AI design, Figma and motion/video workflows

Experience in scaling teams and overseeing multiple designers

Articulate communicator and persuasive presenter

Ability to anticipate challenges and approach problems with a solution-oriented mindset

Benefits

Medical + dental + vision insurance

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Dedicated mental health days

Unlimited sick time

Give Back. We want SHADOWs to extend their hearts and give back to their various communities and interests, on the clock! We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually (voluntary time off)

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Pre-tax commuter and healthcare benefits

12 weeks paid leave for new parents

Individualized career mapping

Summer Fridays (early close Fridays Memorial Day - Labor Day)

Hybrid work schedule (1-3 days in office per week, depending on role)