Design Director (Advertising) @ Day Job

<p><strong>Employment type:</strong> Fulltime</p><p><strong>Level:</strong> Director-level</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> LA/NY</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Day Job:</strong> Website, Instagram.</p><p>Day Job is a creative (branding, advertising, web) studio headquartered in Los Angeles and NYC with around 20 full-time employees. We conceptualize brands from the beginning, and launch them into the world. We have rigor in design, but lead with concept and feeling first. We work largely in consumer spaces, branding or rebranding for companies like David, Recess, Fly By Jing, Grindr, A24, and The BBC.</p><p><strong>Who you are</strong></p><p>You have real, meaningful experience presenting agency work directly to clients. You’re nice. You’re confident. People like you. You care about the work. You care about the people you work with. Please don't apply if you haven't worked at an agency similar to ours. If you currently hold this job at an agency similar to ours, we want to talk to you.</p><p><strong>About the Role </strong></p><p>We’re looking for a Design Director to lead brand thinking and creative execution.This role is responsible for setting the vision and guiding teams in developing brand systems that are both strategically grounded and executed with exceptional craft. </p><p>You have deep branding experience and a strong point of view. You’re comfortable leading teams, presenting work directly to clients, and managing several projects at once without losing focus on the details. You’ll drive the thinking, set the tone, and ensure the studio’s work consistently hits the highest standard of craft. You don’t always hew to a personal style. You want each project to be the most unique and committed version of itself. You want to solve problems, not build a portfolio.</p><p>This role plays an important leadership function within the studio. You’ll help mentor the design team, contribute to hiring and performance reviews, and help maintain the creative standards that define the studio’s work. </p><p> </p><p><strong>TLDR</strong></p><p>Clients must trust you with their companies’ success in the real world. Our team must trust your taste. You are nice.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Experience</strong></p><ul><li>6-10+ years of agency experience in brand design.</li><li>Proficiency in figma and adobe. Fluency in design software and prototyping tools, with awareness of print and packaging production requirements</li><li>Strong portfolio demonstrating brand work across CPG, digital, and web.</li><li>Proven ability to lead creative teams. </li><li>Exceptional client presentation and storytelling skills.</li></ul><p><br></p>

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