Associate Design Director

The job overview for the Associate Design Director position at Hook is that they are seeking a hands-on design expert and experienced leader who will be responsible for exceeding client goals and producing industry-leading advertising content. They will work closely with creative teams, provide mentorship, and demonstrate a mastery of visual design across various disciplines. The Associate Design Director will also be responsible for leading projects, maintaining industry standards, and managing a team to ensure client-ready work.

• Demonstrate a mastery of visual design across several design disciplines
• Execute and manage original, persuasive, conceptual and visually compelling design work in line with agency and brand standards
• Apply design rigor to provide mentorship to cross-functional teams with the goal of accelerating skill progression
• Inspire, oversee and provide mentorship to design staff with the goal of accelerating skill progression through a culture of collaboration, experimentation and knowledge sharing
• Fluently speak the language of design with both clients and creatives enabling effective feedback and direction
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence in all meetings and communications
• Work closely with creative staff to ensure design work goes above and beyond the expected
• Maintain and promote an internal awareness of industry design references and standards with a strong focus on processes and tools
• Model a sense of ownership that elevates the standards and quality of all work achieved by the designers
• Demonstrate an ability to work on multiple projects at the same time while maintaining clear vision of priorities
• Lead projects and oversee a team to ensure that work is client-ready at all phases of their projects
• Manage direct reports to help shape and grow their careers as it relates to their hard and soft skill development

• Mastery of visual design across several design disciplines
• Ability to execute and manage original, persuasive, conceptual, and visually compelling design work
• Knowledge and application of design rigor to provide mentorship and accelerate skill progression in cross-functional teams
• Ability to inspire, oversee, and provide mentorship to design staff through collaboration, experimentation, and knowledge sharing
• Fluent in the language of design to effectively communicate with clients and creatives for feedback and direction
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence in meetings and communications
• Close collaboration with creative staff to ensure design work exceeds expectations
• Awareness of industry design references and standards, with a focus on processes and tools
• Sense of ownership to elevate standards and quality of work achieved by designers
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining clear priorities
• Leadership skills to lead projects and oversee a team to ensure client-ready work at all project phases
• Management skills to shape and grow the careers of direct reports in both hard and soft skill development.

• Health and dental benefits
• Matching 401k
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Wellness stipends/continuing education subsidies
• Full-time position with hybrid or remote work options
• Close-knit team
• Opportunity to create phenomenal work
• Emphasis on diversity and inclusion