Design Director

dentsu•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dentsu is seeking a Design Director to join our growing Marketing & Growth team. The Design Director is an integral part of the entire business development team. You will do hands on concepting, campaign development and design, as well as manage a team of designers and pitch to clients. The ideal candidate must be able to concept from scratch while collaborating with the business development design managers across a number of touch points throughout the pitch life cycle. These touch points include written materials, microsites, Keynote decks, and a variety of physical and digital deliverables. Solid design, typography, layout and technical skills are the table stakes, but what sets the ideal candidate apart is passion, speed and the ability to pivot at any given moment. This role will be a player/coach; leading from the front and coaching junior team members as needed.

Requirements

8+ years of experience as a production or presentation designer in a comparable environment
Ability to work flexible hours
In-depth knowledge of Keynote and Powerpoint as well as the Adobe Creative Suite
Very detailed-oriented with impeccable and well-organized digital files
Deep knowledge of presentation specs, resolution, incorporating video and motion files
Ability to design comps or charts needed for presentations
Ability to take a design brief and execute a functional and pleasing presentation
Ability to articulate a design POV to a large group of stakeholders
Self-starter and proactive to get the direction and content needed to meet presentation deadlines

Responsibilities

Understand design briefs and timelines
Conceptualize pitch look and feel and create templates to be applied across assets
Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
Format and design Keynote presentations and InDesign documents
Work with pitch leaders and agency teams to produce final design