About the position
Senior Designers at Hook are master-level designers and skilled storytellers who use design to bring ideas to life. They are driven experts with a passion for creating premium, ground-breaking work and fostering the talents of their colleagues. They are fearless in pushing creative boundaries and approach projects with a rational and innovative mindset. Senior Designers are involved in every stage of the design process, from brainstorming concepts to delivering pixel-perfect client work on time. They also inspire a positive creative culture and mentor junior design staff to accelerate their skill progression.
Responsibilities
- Execute and manage original, persuasive, conceptual and visually compelling design work in line with agency standards.
- Work with Creative and Design Directors to ensure design work exceeds client expectations.
- Maintain and promote an internal awareness of industry design trends and standards with a strong focus on processes and tools.
- Inspire a positive creative culture by projecting a sense of ownership that elevates the standards and quality of all work achieved by the Design department.
- Demonstrate an ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time while maintaining clear vision of priorities, making sure everything is pixel perfect before facing the client.
- Set an example for more junior design staff toward the goal of accelerating skill progression in a culture of collaboration, lending new ways of thinking and sharing skills and knowledge.
Requirements
- 5-7+ years of experience in cutting edge digital creative work
- Expert-level understanding of design principles and techniques
- Skilled storyteller with the ability to bring ideas to life through design
- Strong conceptual development skills, including building visual presentations, storyboards, and prototypes
- Proficient in executing and scaling design concepts
- Knowledge of industry design trends and standards
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering pixel-perfect work
- Ability to inspire and mentor junior design staff
- Familiarity with digital production processes and tools
Benefits
- Remote work opportunity
- Health and dental benefits
- Matching 401k
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Compensation transparency and equity
- Collaborative work environment
- Opportunity for skill progression
- Access to cutting-edge design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma)
- Opportunity to work with well-known brands
- Emphasis on production-led design
- Integration of creative and production
- Small, diverse, and autonomous teams
- Opportunity to work on hands-on projects at every stage
- Opportunity to develop original campaigns
- Opportunity to participate in client presentations
- Opportunity to produce functional prototypes and assets
- Opportunity to work with a collaborative and maker-centric team
- Opportunity to work in uncharted creative territories
- Opportunity to work with a mix of designers, writers, producers, animators, and technologists
- Opportunity to connect with clients and make the creative challenge your own
- Opportunity to learn and stay updated with industry design trends and standards
- Opportunity to share skills and knowledge with junior team members
- Opportunity to work in a culture of collaboration
- Opportunity to express individuality and belong to a diverse team