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Today we are hiring a Remote Design Director for our client in Algona, WA.

Skills you should have on your resume to be considered: Design Director, Advertising, Creative Agency, Creative Leadership, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Asana, Web Design, External Agencies, Slack

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Experience level: Mid-senior
Experience required: 6 Years
Education level: Bachelor’s degree
Job function: Marketing and Design Experience
Industry: Financial Services
Pay rate : $90 per hour
Total position: 1
Relocation assistance: No
Visa sponsorship eligibility: No



Reporting to the Vice President of Brand & Creative, the Design Director manages and leads the day-to-day workload of the BILL design team, to deliver high-bar creative assets for marketing campaigns, collateral, email, event signage, swag, and more. They collaborate with stakeholders across Brand, Copy, Product and Growth-Marketing teams to interpret and draft creative briefs; determine the best creative approaches for achieving results within established brand guidelines and/or templates, and coordinate with project managers to outline and oversee contributions from design team members. Throughout the life of a project, they intentionally guide work to the desired creative outcome through clear and focused design feedback. The ideal candidate is a skilled designer and experienced people-manager, with a portfolio demonstrating an attention to design detail and exceptional craft.
Responsibilities:

Act autonomously to manage and guide a team of designers to develop high-bar, impactful marketing creative from brief to delivery
Coordinate and contribute to strategic creative briefs, defining a top-level creative vision and/or prompts which drive strategic design development, interpret and clarify stakeholder feedback, direct appropriate creative revisions, and oversee delivery of final creative assets
Succinctly and professionally present to senior leadership, stakeholders, and organizations.

We’d love to chat if you have:

Bachelor’s degree in related creative field (design, advertising, etc.)
6+ years minimum professional experience at an in-house team or creative agency
6+ years experience managing designers, including brand, motion, and web design
Extensive experience working with external agencies and design vendors from RFP to delivery
A strategic design portfolio that clearly demonstrates your design process from ideation to implementation, and ability to lead designers to deliver high-bar creative
A deep knowledge of visual design principles including layout, typography, color and composition.
Work shift hours: 9-5pm PT
Interview process: Multiple (1 one-to-one interview, then 1 interview panel with a few of my team members)
Team size: Working directly with a team of 5 supporting a broader team of 8 designers.

Must Haves:

Bachelor’s degree in related creative field (design, advertising, etc.)
6+ years minimum professional experience at an in-house team or creative agency.
6+ years of experience managing designers, including brand, motion, and web design.
Extensive experience working with external agencies and design vendors from RFP to delivery.
Experience in Creative Leadership, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud and Asana.