Senior Designer

Summary

Join Hook, a Creative Production Agency, as a Senior Designer and become a master-level designer and skilled storyteller, bringing ideas to life through premium, groundbreaking work. Lead projects, collaborate with teams, and present to clients, ensuring deadlines are met and exceeding expectations. You will execute and manage original design work, lead projects focused on motion design, and maintain awareness of industry trends. This fully remote role requires strong communication and presentation skills, expertise in various design software, and a passion for fostering a positive creative culture. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced agency environment and a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Hook offers a remote-first work environment and competitive benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of cutting edge digital creative work, and an expert-level understanding of design that spans typography and layout, campaign generation, brand identity, social campaigns, web and interactive design
• Experience in a fast-paced agency environment, with case studies demonstrating experience working on recognizable brands
• Expertise in communicating brand narratives through storyboards/styleframes, illustration, or a combination thereof
• Experience developing novel concepts for motion design, while possessing strong visual design capabilities, with a proven record leading animation projects alongside animators
• Experience creating novel brand identity systems, or expanding existing brand guidelines, while introducing a unique approach and point of view
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• Strong proficiency of Figma, Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as emerging interactive design trends (Knowledge of After Effects and Cinema 4d a plus)
• Active user of AI image generation tools. Enthusiastically curious about finding ways to collaborate with evolving AI tools
• A willingness to share skills and knowledge with more junior team members

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage original, persuasive, conceptual and visually compelling design work in line with agency standards
• Lead projects with a focus on storytelling through motion design
• Work with Creative Directors and Design Directors to ensure design work exceeds client expectations
• Maintain and promote an internal awareness of industry design trends and standards with a strong focus on processes and tools
• Inspire a positive creative culture by projecting a sense of ownership that elevates the standards and quality of all work achieved by the Design department
• Demonstrate an ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time while maintaining clear vision of priorities, making sure everything is pixel perfect before facing the client
• Set an example for more junior design staff toward the goal of accelerating skill progression in a culture of collaboration, lending new ways of thinking and sharing skills and knowledge

Benefits

Health, dental, matching 401k, paid vacation and holidays