Design Strategist, Team Lead
About The Position
Superior Glove is seeking a strategic and collaborative Design Strategist, Team Lead to serve as the team's art director. This role will provide creative vision, champion brand standards, and inspire exceptional design across all projects. The ideal candidate is a creative leader passionate about building strong brands and developing talented designers, who thrives on turning ideas into impactful visual experiences while mentoring a high-performing team. The position requires balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, confidently presenting ideas to stakeholders, and fostering a culture of creativity, accountability, and continuous improvement. This role is based at the Global Headquarters in Acton, Ontario, with a hybrid work option, but requires regular onsite presence for collaboration, training, and oversight.
Requirements
- Postsecondary education in Graphic Design or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of experience providing art direction, creative leadership, or leading visual brand initiatives.
- Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and related applications).
- Strong knowledge of branding, typography, visual communication, digital design, and print production.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and project management platforms such as Asana or Monday.com.
- Proven ability to lead creative projects from concept through execution while managing multiple priorities.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Passion for mentoring creative professionals and building high-performing teams.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to balance strategic thinking with execution.
- A professional portfolio showcasing relevant work is required as part of the application.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing remote teams is considered an asset.
Responsibilities
- Lead creative direction across all marketing channels, including print, digital, web, social media, video, motion graphics, events, and product marketing.
- Champion and evolve Superior Glove's visual identity, brand standards, and design systems.
- Develop creative concepts and visual strategies for campaigns, product launches, and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate with the Marketing Manager and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver effective creative solutions.
- Review, approve, and provide constructive feedback on creative work produced by internal designers and external partners.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the graphic design team through regular performance conversations and career development planning.
- Manage creative workflows, establish priorities, and ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing creative culture.
- Manage relationships with external creative vendors, freelancers, photographers, illustrators, and agencies.
- Participate in leadership meetings and represent the graphic design function across the organization.
- Contribute hands-on design work when specialized expertise is required or project demands exceed team capacity.
- Ensure all final creative assets meet brand, quality, and production standards.
Benefits
- Yearly contenders and recipients of multiple prestigious awards including Canada’s Best Managed for over 10 years, Canada’s Safest Manufacturer, Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces, Canada’s Excellence Business Award and more!
- Recognition Program to gain access to fantastic rewards!
- Access to our on-site fitness lessons, equipment, “Grab and Go” bikes and more
- Community and company events, staff lunch adventures and annual barbeques!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
