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Who We Are:
Scout Lab is a creative agency based in New York City dedicated to building brands that advance humanity forward. We bring ideas to life through brand identities, websites, integrated campaigns, and communications.
Responsibilities:
The Senior Brand Designer will conceptualize, lead, and support brand identity design, website and campaign work for both client and internal projects from end to end. This role will use many creative methods and art forms to drive project outcomes while working with the creative team to deliver effective visual solutions for client brand challenges alongside strategy.
As a Senior Designer on the Scout Lab brand team, you’ll collaborate closely with copywriters, designers, illustrators, photographers, as well as project and account managers. The Senior Brand Designer reports to the Chief Creative Officer and performs the following duties:
- Craft compelling creative concepts that leverage the latest trends and design techniques to drive client business outcomes
- Create and drive design solutions for a range of client projects and applications, including but not limited to: logos, identity systems, packaging, websites, ads, and digital design
- Develop brand identities and be proficient in clearly communicating the work product internally and externally
- Produce concepts, mock-ups, storyboards, and presentations to convey creative ideation to clients
- Work with our project manager to identify creative needs and manage client expectations, budgets, and project parameters to ensure accurate execution
- Support the mentorship of other brand team members and foster a high level of internal collaboration
- Remain current on best practices, trends, and technological developments in print and digital media
- Be proactive in suggesting improvements to internal processes and ways of working
- Participate in Scout Lab pitches, sales processes and reputation projects
- Design effective digital and website experiences
Requirements:
- 5+ years experience in graphic design, visual communications, fine art, advertising, or other related discipline
- Strong command of logo design, color implementation, and photography
- Demonstrated ability to concept and generate creative ideas with the latest versions of Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience working in Monday & Figma preferred.
- Strong command of composition, typography, visual hierarchy, and graphic creation
- Experience managing and influencing key client stakeholders, including executive team members
- High degree of organization, with ability to manage numerous projects, deliver work in a timely fashion, and meet scheduled deadlines
- Agency experience preferred
- Experience working with globally distributed teams a plus
- Experience with motion graphics is a plus
- Adaptable and effective in fast-paced and changing environments.
Job Details:
- This is a full-time position
- Position is remote, but would prefer candidates based in Portland, Oregon or New York City, New York
