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Salary: 75,000Designer/Art DirectorLocation: Manhattan (25th & Broadway) - Hybrid required Tues-Thurs in officeExperience Level: Mid-level (3-5 years)Salary: $70,000-$75,000 commensurate with experienceAbout the RoleWe're looking for a versatile designer who can move between luxury brand work and playful executions without missing a beat. You'll work on everything from TV campaigns and social content to experiential activations and motion design conceptsoften in the same week. If you thrive on variety and want to build skills across multiple disciplines, this is it.You'll report directly to our Creative Director and work alongside a full team of creative specialists. The breadth of our projects means constant opportunities to learn, grow, and work on things you haven't tackled before.What Youll DoDesign across channels and formats: TV, video, social, digital, print, and experientialShift your visual approach to match different brandsfrom high-end luxury to big, energetic, crowd-pleasersCollaborate with cross-functional teams to develop concepts and bring them to lifeIllustrate experiential ideas and storyboards to clearly communicate the visionStay current with design trends and emerging tools (including AI in the creative process)Juggle multiple projects without dropping the quality bar or the deadlineWhat You Bring35 years of design experience with a portfolio that shows range and tasteStrong fundamentals: typography, layout, composition, and colorAbility to work across both luxury/premium brands and more playful, expressive brandsProficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and FigmaFamiliarity with current AI tools and how they can support your workflowIllustration skills for concepting experiential ideas and storyboardsUnderstanding of motion design principles (you dont have to animate, but you know how to think in motion)Curiosity about new tools and ways of workingYour vocal, can manage up, have strong collaboration and communication skills, and an ability to read the roomYoure cool working on more than one thing at a timeYoure willing to share ideas before theyre perfect and build on feedbackA life and a personality outside of work that you can tap into for interesting creative ideasWhy wellcomThis is not a reskin the same banner for six months kind of role. Our clients span industries, our work spans channels, and our team spans disciplines. Youll have access to CG artists, animators, developers, strategists, and other specialists who can help you push ideas further and make things that most agencies cant pull off (at least not without a ton of friction).We're a creative agency built for speed and scale, but we never compromise on quality. We use technology and automation where it actually helps, and we care about creative that works in the real worldnot just in a case study deck.The culture piece is legit and when we say zero egos we mean it. This is a supportive, mentorship-driven environment where leadership is invested in your growth and even when we disagree its always with kindness. Your work gets recognized. Your teammates are talented, down-to-earth people youll actually want to grab lunch with. We hire for craft and personality, and the result is a team of friendly, interesting people who want each other to win.If youre looking for a place where you can do great work, keep learning, and be supportive backlets talk.
Salary : $70,000 - $75,000