B2B Brand Design Lead

Job Description:

ABOUT US

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

ABOUT THE ROLE

Dow Jones is looking for a digital-first, audience-centric B2B Brand Design Lead. Supporting the B2B and wealth/investing sides of our business, this hands-on role reports to the VP, Brand Creative Director and manages a team of design professionals.

As B2B Brand Design Lead, you will act as a leader-doer, maximize the talents of your team, and oversee design projects, ensuring brand consistency and high-caliber work.

We believe that an open and collaborative environment fosters the best results, so you must be an excellent communicator, open to new ideas, and an experienced leader who will contribute to our culture where creative excellence comes to life.

We work in our New York City headquarters 3 days each week.

YOU WILL

• Oversee all brand and visual design projects for B2B as well as for wealth and investing products, from conception to delivery
• Manage a team of designers and provide guidance to other creative resources, driving the delivery of projects within tight deadlines
• Review and guide the creative team's work to ensure design excellence with high quality standards as well as adherence to project and business objectives
• Develop brand architecture and conceptualize campaigns
• Design and oversee original work including visual identity, illustration, and data visualization
• Ensure brand consistency throughout all design projects
• Work with multiple stakeholders to translate business objectives into creative briefs
• Understand and define project architecture from big vision to execution, then develop project roadmaps to build coalition and guide progress
• Inspire the team with knowledge of design trends and deep interest in the creative landscape

YOU HAVE

• the willingness to work onsite in our midtown Manhattan office 3 days every week
• 10+ years of brand design experience to include at least 5 years in B2B digital design AND at least 4 years in a leadership position managing a team(s) of designers
• a portfolio demonstrating proven design ability as well as a refined sensibility for UI, color and typography
• deep experience in building and evolving visual identity systems
• keen creative sensibility and dedication to design and typographic excellence
• experience leading creative teams on complex projects from concept through execution
• expertise with Adobe Creative Suite
• intermediate skill level in Figma
• strong content awareness
• experience working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously
• experience presenting to and influencing stakeholders
• strong project management and organization skills
• a BA or MA degree in Design, Visual Communication, or a relevant field (preferred, but not required)
• fluency with the media landscape (preferred, but not required)

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OUR BENEFITS

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - CMO - Marketing

Job Category:

Creative & Design

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $135,000 - $165,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..