We're looking for a senior-level Lead Designer to own creative output across a digital agency's client portfolio and set the standard for all design work.
You'll translate concepts, rough visual directions, and strategic goals into multiple compelling creative options, allowing clients to react to strong ideas rather than a single safe execution. Reporting directly to the agency owner, you'll work closely with the technical lead and participate in creative reviews with senior marketing stakeholders on the agency's most demanding accounts.
This role requires strong conceptual thinking, polished execution, speed, accuracy, and confident client communication.
Responsibilities- Own design output across the client portfolio, from initial concept through final delivery.
- Translate loose direction into several distinct creative directions quickly, allowing clients to react, combine, and select ideas.
- Produce brand-caliber creative for national accounts, with a visual standard comparable to work from a large agency.
- Maintain quality control across all design work leaving the agency, including reviewing and elevating work produced by other team members.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy across copy, specifications, calls to action, and brand guidelines.
- Partner closely with the technical lead on projects that move from design into development or production.
Requirements
- A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual range, finished polish, and experience working on projects with meaningful brand stakes.
- Senior-level conceptual ability, with the confidence to begin from a blank page and generate multiple creative options from an idea or broad visual direction.
- The ability to work quickly and consistently, producing strong first drafts that require refinement rather than a complete redesign.
- Genuine fluency with AI creative tools and a demonstrable process for using them to generate concepts, evaluate outputs, and develop finished creative.
- Strong client-facing presence, with the ability to present, defend, and adjust creative work when engaging with senior marketing stakeholders.
- Ability to work during US Central Time business hours.
Tools:
- Required: Adobe Creative Suite, with real depth in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
- Required: Working fluency with current AI creative tooling and a demonstrable process for using it.
- Strongly preferred: Figma, for UI and UX work and for collaboration with development.
- A plus: Motion, animation, or video capability, and comfort with email design and build.
Skills Required
- Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual range, finished polish, and experience on brand-level projects
- Senior-level conceptual ability to start from a blank page and generate multiple creative directions
- Ability to work quickly and consistently, producing strong first drafts requiring refinement
- Genuine fluency with AI creative tools and a demonstrable process for using them
- Strong client-facing presence with ability to present, defend, and adjust creative for senior stakeholders
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, with depth in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
- Figma for UI/UX work and developer collaboration
- Motion, animation, or video capability
- Comfort with email design and build
What We Do
Hire Digital helps enterprises and high-growth startups build and enhance their digital capabilities with a world-class network of digital marketers, developers, and designers. We have enabled companies like Philips, 3M, Roche, AXA, Unilever, and many more to reduce overheads and boost efficiency. Our rigorous screening process enables us to curate top talents in as little as 48 hours with a first match success rate of 96%, helping our clients to accelerate time to market and achieve their business goals. Handpick talents and build your on-demand teams to gain control of your key priorities, plan seasonal resources, and launch pilots to success.
