Article Group is hiring a
Associate Design Director

Summary

The Associate Design Director at Article Group leads visual thinking and design development across B2B technology marketing projects. Responsibilities include leading project teams, managing creative processes, collaborating with cross-functional disciplines, and ensuring work products are useful, beautiful, and on-brief. The role requires proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite, and a contemporary portfolio reflecting specific designs and contributions.

Requirements

Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop and Illustrator). Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Slides, Figma is expected. Knowledge of After Effects and Media Encoder is nice to have

Responsibilities

• Leads project teams and manages creative processes and deliverables from conception through final delivery
• Consults with visual creatives to push their work and their craft
• Advocates for the creative team to senior clients within workshops, presentations, and problem-solving activities
• Improves internal efficiency and effectiveness by designing or refining workflows and guiding colleagues through process change
• Delegates or takes on design work directly as required
• Supports junior team members via training, feedback, and coaching for craft, communication, collaboration, and process
• Partners regularly with strategy colleagues to understand client business and audience and ensure creative work fulfills strategic intent
• Partners regularly with engagement/project management colleagues to shape design-centric scopes of work, build pragmatic schedules, and prioritize resources and attention

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated skill as an empathetic listener, communicator and collaborator
• Poise under pressure
• Resilience to accept criticism of your work

Benefits

• Works in a remote environment
• Represents PST time zones for many of the agency's clients on the West Coast. Travel for on-site events will be required
• The salary range for this role is $100,000 to $140,000. The exact compensation will depend upon skills, experience, and location