We are seeking a highly creative, strategic, and hands-on Creative Director who can bridge the gap between content, design thinking, and user experience. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team of designers, help shape the creative vision for diverse client projects, and work closely with content strategists and developers to bring that vision to life.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor UI/UX, graphic, and visual designers to execute pixel-perfect deliverables.
- Translate business and content goals into wireframes, design directions, and creative briefs.
- Contribute ideas for branding, layout, and interactivity, and be involved in early concept discussions.
- Review work and provide clear feedback aligned with content goals, usability standards, and visual storytelling.
- Guide team members in handling everything from large enterprise websites to local business sites.
- Oversee design deliverables for marketing campaigns, print collaterals, business cards, brochures, reports, and event materials.
- Collaborate with the content and marketing teams to ensure synergy between copy and design.
- Train junior designers in design thinking, concept clarity, and process workflows.
- Improve the design team’s communication and creative output, especially for those with limited English fluency.
- Bring structure and process improvements to increase design quality and delivery speed.
Desired Skills
- Strong understanding of content-driven design and ability to translate content into engaging visuals and user flows.
- Expertise in design tools like Figma, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
- Solid grasp of design thinking, user personas, wireframing, and UX principles.
- Experience in creating branding concepts, style guides, logo systems, and identity packages.
- Fluency in reviewing and suggesting improvements in both UI/UX and visual design.
- Hands-on experience with web UI design for WordPress, Elementor, or Webflow is a plus.
- Familiarity with print production processes and formats (for brochures, reports, etc.).
- Ability to guide low-English-fluent designers through clear visual and conceptual direction.
- Strong communication and team leadership skills—able to mediate between team and management.
- Good eye for aesthetics, alignment, hierarchy, and typography.
- Open to feedback, growth mindset, and hunger to elevate the team’s creative standards.
- Bonus: Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS and development constraints.
Nice to Have
- 6+ years of design experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership/creative direction role.
- Portfolio that demonstrates versatility across digital, web, UI/UX, and print design.
- Agency experience working with global clients is a strong plus.