Senior Designer

This position is a hybrid role and must be within driving distance of our Toledo, Detroit or Columbus offices and open to working in-person Tuesday-Thursday weekly (optional work from home on Monday and Friday).

THE ORGANIZATION 

Hart is a full-service, independent brand transformation agency that creates growth for middle-market companies in the new experience economy. For over 60 years, Hart has been a valued strategic and creative partner to brands aiming to reach higher. Our promise of Every Day Greater™ is an outgrowth of our distinctive capability to move audiences from apathy to advocacy by designing and deploying empowering, unified brand experiences. Join us in our never-ending quest to move brands to better places for a better world. 

SUMMARY

This job is for someone who loves what they do. Hart has a diverse client roster, and you’ll have opportunities galore to showcase your skills and build your portfolio. You can play a meaningful role in a growing agency by bringing the things great designers have that can be hard to put into words. Taste. An eye. Instincts. 

Senior Designers transform concepts into compelling, conceptually driven design solutions across clients, channels, and formats. They bring exceptional craft and a sharp design sensibility to every project and are trusted to own significant design responsibilities with confidence. Beyond strong execution, Senior Designers bring creative thinking to the work and actively support the team around them.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and produce high-quality creative assets across branding, traditional media, social, web, and digital.
• Translate creative direction into effective, well-crafted visual solutions.
• Contribute to ideation and bring creative thinking to projects beyond pure execution.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters, and other team members throughout the creative process.
• Support Designers through day-to-day collaboration and feedback.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines with reliability and strong attention to craft and detail.
• Stay current on design trends, tools, and emerging platforms to bring fresh perspectives to the team.

INDICATORS OF SUCCESS

• Consistently delivering polished, on-brand design work across a range of formats and clients that push ideas and brands forward.
• Demonstrating continued growth in craft, creative confidence, and independent thinking over time.
• Taking direction well and incorporating feedback to strengthen the work.
• Being a reliable, collaborative presence that contributes to the team and the work around you.

PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTER TRAITS 

• You enjoy the creative atmosphere and energy a modern agency provides.  
• You have strong attention to detail and are process-oriented.
• You balance multiple projects and priorities, communicating expectations and meeting deadlines.
• You are an inclusive and supportive team player who can work in cross-functional teams with people of different backgrounds. 
• You have a penchant for results and an entrepreneurial mindset; you bring a can-do mentality to everything you touch. 
• You can work fast and independently with great precision and accuracy. 

WHAT WE OFFER  

• An exciting and intellectually challenging job within a leading, independent brand transformation agency that honors and lives its values
• A fruitful salary and benefits package.
• Perks such as paid parental leave, summer flex Fridays and volunteer time off. 
• A hybrid work environment. 
• Generous amount of paid time off annually + paid holidays. 
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care.  
• Health Savings Account option with employer contribution.  
• Paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.  
• Daily snacks, beverages, and full access to our on-site tavern and lounge. 
• An employee experience that fosters and provides deeper connections, vital flexibility, personal growth, holistic well-being, and shared purpose. 

We employ great people from an ever-widening variety of backgrounds – not just because it’s the right thing to do but also because we believe that diverse perspectives make our agency stronger and more innovative. If you share our values, come find your place in our community. Meet us on @_hartinc and hartinc.com/careers to learn more. 

Hart is an equal opportunities employer and continually seeks to advance the concepts of equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. As such, Hart does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, or status as a protected veteran. This policy applies to all personnel activities and conditions of employment.