Senior Designer/Art Director

Senior Designer/Art Director

Bully Pulpit International (BPI) is seeking a full time Senior Designer/Art Director to join our growing Creative team in Washington DC. In this position, you will design and lead the development of high-end persuasion advertising, social and digital content across multiple clients, ranging from corporations to campaigns to issue-based advocacy groups.

We are looking for someone who is imaginative, innovative, and driven by a passion for finding creative solutions to big problems. You're just as comfortable designing a social media campaign or rebrand as you are a motion graphic or data visualization.

The perfect candidate is someone who is not afraid to challenge themselves and push the envelope, setting big goals and finding new ways to take advantage of the ever-expanding digital space and tools.

Approaches every project with a critical thinking mindset, beyond the scope of design (considering audience, timelines, past work, and overarching project goals). This person should have meticulous attention to detail and understand how to keep the bigger picture in scope.

Strong experience as a designer, and able to communicate with both creatives and non-creatives.

Regularly attends internal client meetings, and is expected to represent the creative team in selected external client meetings.

Expert proficiency in design programs (Figma, Adobe Products, AI tools) and master of design principles.

Can translate client challenges and goals into solutions through design.

Thrives in the ideation stages – enjoys experimenting with design ideas, and collaborating with designers and art/creative directors to see each project through.

Is comfortable pushing designers to grow skills and improve work. This person should be comfortable understanding each designer's strength, and help the team match the right tasks to the right designers.

Design high quality graphics, utilizing our clients' branding and executing our content strategy.

Identify creative campaign solutions and have the ability to develop them from start to finish, helping other designers to execute the project and owning the quality the entire team produces.

Collaborate with our client services teams and media team to provide the best solutions to the solve client's problems.

Coordinate with other designers to ensure deliverables meet campaign goals, brand standards, and firm quality expectations.