Senior Designer (NYC)

Born Social•New York, NY

6d•$105,000 - $115,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are Born Social, a social-first creative agency that brings brand building into the social era. We have a track record of delivering transformation for iconic brands like Guinness, Ford, and Barclays, led by our team of social natives and brand experts, underpinned by technology. Backed by the strength of a brilliant business that's proudly B-Corp certified, we're consistently recognised as one of the best places to work. We're powered by Croud, a leading performance marketing agency. As agencies, we work closely to help brands bring creative and performance together. As a result you’ll benefit from being part of the Croud Group, office and team. We're looking for our first Senior Designer in the US to lead design output across projects, delivering award-worthy, innovative work and representing design craft and expertise to build trusted client relationships. You'll work closely with our established Design team of 20+ people in the UK to deliver for clients, benefitting from their skills, experience and creative firepower.

Requirements

You're a talented Senior designer, comfortable with motion and static with 4+ years of experience (agency or in-house)
You live and breathe social, know how to create social-first assets, and want to work on a variety of different brands across all sectors
You're capable of taking strategy and executing it in social-first, show-stopping ways, with a keen eye for detail and intrigue.
You're craft-obsessed and have an advanced technical understanding of the principles and how to apply them to the latest trends and innovations, as well as skills in editing and crafting narrative-driven work
Adobe Suite is your bread and butter (particularly After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator).
You’re a self-driven problem solver with initiative, and you are proactive in navigating challenges and taking pride and ownership in your work, quality, and delivery.
You’re an excellent communicator who can manage expectations and flag or anticipate potential challenges early on.
You're comfortable managing multiple tasks within a fast-paced environment where deadlines land simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Red Giant and Cinema 4D or equivalent are a bonus!

Responsibilities

You'll lead the design process across multiple briefs, ensuring creative excellence and strategic alignment.
Delivering industry-leading, crafted design assets that deliver on brief, ensuring consistency with brand and campaign direction and that demonstrate the highest level of attention to detail and social-first platform expertise.
You'll act as a client-facing design lead, articulating creative rationale confidently.
You'll collaborate with Creative, Strategy, and Production to deliver integrated, visually consistent social-first campaigns and client satisfaction
As we scale you'll eventually lead, coach and mentor junior and midweight designers in developing strong delivery skills, modelling best practice, and contributing to a positive, inclusive team environment