Tag · 1 day ago
Design Director
White Plains, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$100K/yr - $125K/yr
7+ years expTag is seeking a Design Director to lead their creative team in producing innovative visual content. The role involves guiding design direction, ensuring creative excellence, and collaborating with clients while managing a team of designers.
AdvertisingMarketingMedia and Entertainment
Hiring Manager
Leah W.
Responsibilities
Champion Creative Excellence: Set and enforce high standards for design quality, inspiring the team to deliver innovative, world-class creative work
Ensure Creative Continuity: Review and refine all creative outputs to maintain consistency in tone, style, and storytelling across brands and channels
Integrate Creative Technology: Advocate for and embed creative technologists within the team, fostering a mindset that embraces emerging tools, automation, and AI-driven design solutions
Channel Expertise: Drive deep understanding of print and digital ecosystems, ensuring creative is optimized for each medium while maintaining a unified brand experience
Lead and Inspire: Mentor designers and cross-functional partners, cultivating a collaborative environment that encourages experimentation and bold ideas
Client Partnership: Collaborate with creative studio director to serve as a trusted creative advisor, confidently presenting concepts and guiding clients through ideation, reviews, and approvals
Guide Designers Through Project Delivery: Assign work and provide direction throughout the creative process to ensure successful outcomes
Review and Approve Creative Work: Maintain quality and consistency by reviewing all projects and ensuring alignment with brand standards
Provide Design Leadership Across Channels: Deliver guidance across brands and mediums, including both digital and print, to ensure cohesive creative execution and platform expertise
Drive Innovation in Design: Leverage deep expertise in visual design and development to inspire innovative solutions from ideation through execution and delivery
Implement Scalable Design Systems: Develop modular frameworks to improve efficiency and maintain consistency across projects
Manage Talent and Resources: Oversee internal design teams and freelancers, fostering collaboration and maintaining high standards
Collaborate Globally: Work across design and production groups worldwide to uphold best practices and deliver exceptional creative quality
Document and Share Best Practices: Contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives to elevate design standards across the organization
Lead project status meetings with creative teams
Lead creative brainstorms and team development meetings
Manage projects from concept to completion in both a creative and technical capacity
Work with project managers on resource scheduling
Assist project management team in delegating work within team and to remote outsource partners to fulfill project goals
Drive the design orientated creative vision for the projects
Inspire team to do great work
Communicate with the client and Producer, Account Manager to articulate our creative/technical responses to manage expectations
Manages the day-to-day operation of more junior designer roles, focusing on visual design elements, to successfully incorporate design with messaging
Understand the client and brands aesthetic and apply to the different project briefs
Assist in building and implementing new approaches to design work
Lead clients through all stages of project/production, including briefings, ideation, reviews
Maintain collaborative relationships with all internal and external stakeholders; be seen as a trusted creative partner within the agency
Qualification
Required
A degree in Art or Animation. A combination of education and work experience can be substituted
7+ years' experience managing a design team
Demonstrated experience driving design direction for a team
Demonstrated experience in project management
Excellent ability to collaborate with others and present creative ideas for successful adoption
Conceptual thinker who can brainstorm to solve problems and identify priorities for design execution against strict quality or brand standards
Confident and professional communicator at all levels of an organization
Excellent attention to detail in deadline driven, pressured environment
Advanced designer, able to define visual characteristics and understand the client's identity to create innovative visual design elements
Understanding of digital design best practices for email, websites, and channel platforms
Understanding of design within motion and animation, as well as channel best practices
Understanding of print design and production
Aware of new technologies/AI
Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of design
Proficient use of Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat (plus an understanding of After Effects and Premiere)
Proficient use of Figma
Must be able to work with others in a highly creative and collaborative environment
Must be able to critique other's work and receive criticism from others
Must be an enthusiastic and inspiring team leader, as well as able to work on your own
Confidence and great communication skills (written and verbal) at all operational and organizational levels
Able to meet tight deadlines under pressure and problem solver
Company
Tag
Tag is an end-to-end production company, making ideas land for every brand.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Magenta Partners
2023-03-07Acquired
2008-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
JT Pierce
General Manager and Chief Client Officer, Americas
Recent News
2023-03-10
2023-03-08
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