Design Lead

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing and supporting a team of graphic designers to bring concepts, presentations, and prototypes to life. Collaborate on the ideation and development of innovative marketing campaigns.
• Participate in the execution of the entire creative process within an allotted time frame and budget.
• Ensure that schedules are accurate and realistic, and deadlines met.
• Effectively communicate a creative vision.
• Provide support to Business Managers on high-priority projects as needed.
• Contribute ideas in brainstorming meetings for pitches and quarterly campaigns.
• Collaborate with managers, designers, writers, other team members to ensure the appropriate concepts, themes, and messages are represented effectively and consistently for the business objective(s) and audience(s).
• Strong conceptual, graphic design, type, and page layout skills for projects
• Stay on top of the latest standards, processes, and trends in the visual design field.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, fine arts, or related field.
• Four or more years of hands-on experience with logo design, typography, colour, web layout design, print production, image selection, and package design; proficient use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, or other visual design and wireframing tools; demonstratable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio.
• Ability to present creative work internally and to clients.
• Ability to collaborate with copywriters and graphic designers.
• Ability to collect and interpret feedback.
• A well-rounded portfolio of client work, demonstrating a strong understanding of client objectives.
• Ability to motivate and inspire top performance against assigned projects.
• Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences.
• Must understand design in multiple mediums — print, digital, and mobile.