Lead Designer

What You’ll Do Lead a brand-new creative team for a global B2B technology client, establishing visual standards, creative systems, and team workflows to support a high‑volume, multi‑channel content program. Set the Creative Vision: establish and maintain the creative standard across static design, display advertising, email, HTML5 banners, motion, and digital campaigns. Lead and Inspire the Team: manage, mentor, and develop designers and motion designers through thoughtful creative direction, feedback, and coaching. Build Creative Systems That Scale: develop design systems, templates, workflows, review processes, and quality standards for consistent, high‑quality production. Direct Creative Execution: translate client brand guidelines and campaign objectives into compelling visual concepts, storyboards, and creative directions. Champion Brand Excellence: ensure creative work remains cohesive, platform‑appropriate, and aligned with brand standards while raising overall quality. Collaborate Across Disciplines: partner closely with video editors, motion designers, copywriters, creative strategists, project managers, and account teams. Work Smarter with AI: leverage AI‑assisted creative tools and scalable workflows to improve efficiency while maintaining creative judgment. What You’ll Need 6+ years of experience in art direction, digital design, or creative leadership within an agency or fast‑paced marketing environment. Experience leading, mentoring, or managing creative teams and fostering collaboration and growth. A portfolio showcasing exceptional work across digital campaigns, display advertising, design systems, email, and motion storyboards. Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with the ability to direct motion design and collaborate effectively with animation teams. Experience building scalable creative systems, templates, workflows, and production processes. Strong understanding of typography, composition, branding, visual storytelling, and digital design best practices. Ability to translate brand guidelines into elevated, platform‑specific creative that feels thoughtful and original. Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills with experience working across cross‑functional teams. A proactive, builder mindset with enthusiasm for shaping new processes, teams, and ways of working. Bonus Points If You Have Experience supporting enterprise technology, SaaS, or B2B brands. Experience leading large‑scale display advertising or HTML5 banner programs. Background in performance marketing or agency creative environments. Experience designing for SaaS platforms, digital products, or UI‑driven brands. Familiarity with AI‑powered creative tools and workflows. Some of Our Perks Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long‑Term Disability, Life/AD&D 401(k) – Employer match HSA – Employer contributes Flexible Vacation & PTO plan Paid Maternity / Paternity Paid Holidays Remote/Flex day schedule Laid back office environment The coolest team ;) Fun company events & off‑sites Salary Range: $73,000 - $85,000 (base salary based on qualification and experience). Locations: New Engen operates offices in Seattle, New York, and Northwest Arkansas. We also support a distributed team of remote employees across the country. We are hiring full‑time employees in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. #J-18808-Ljbffr