Associate Creative Director

Information Security Responsibilities

• Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols
• Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets
• Understand and evaluate how data is stored, processed, or transmitted, ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information

Role and Responsibilities

• Leads, inspires and motivates teams to create and deliver influential, innovative, best-in-class, customer-centric solutions that drive business goals
• Shapes and directs creative strategy and deliverables from concepts through execution for a variety of digital platforms and experiences
• Facilitates and oversees creative activities such as experience strategy development, conceptual design, copywriting and art direction, production oversight and concept for photoshoots and video production
• Ensures all creative deliverables align with brand guidelines, business and user requirements, and accessibility standards
• Ensures digital designs meet the needs of development and technical teams to ensure feasibility and digital design best practices (mobile first design, etc.)
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams and partners closely with clients to establish strategy, and align goals with tactics
• Facilitates and oversees discovery activities such as design workshops, stakeholder interviews, expert reviews, competitive reviews, etc.
• Leads and coaches direct reports to set and work towards career goals, and helps identify training and development needs
• Contributes to our culture and atmosphere, quality of work, and growth into the next generation of experience designers
• Supports project management to schedule design activities and deliverables within programs and projects
• Stays informed on design best practices, trends, and tools, and participates in the local design community
• Juggles multiple clients and projects/tracks of work simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S./B.A./B.F.A. in graphic design, digital design, visual communication, or other design-related fields
• 8+ years of experience as a creative professional, with a focus on design, user experience, and storytelling. Consulting/Agency experience is a plus.
• Background in responsive and mobile design
• Experience working on platforms like (but not limited to) WordPress, Drupal, Magento, AEM
• Experience mentoring and managing a team of direct reports
• In-depth knowledge/proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), Sketch, InVision, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience in Adobe After Effects or similar motion graphics programs a plus

Design and Communication Skills

• Experience leading engagements with a strong voice for creativity and a meticulous eye for detail
• Ability to provide creative direction as well as overall leadership for strategic and account direction
• Experience designing around data sets and reusable components/patterns
• Understanding of mobile, responsive design, accessibility, and Agile methodologies
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, interpersonal, cross-disciplinary) with all levels of management and staff to achieve desired outcomes and build strong alliances and relationships
• Experience presenting work to clients, facilitating workshops, and conducting stakeholder interviews
• Excellent listener with a passion for human-centered design
• Is proactive and has efficient time-management skills