.We're building the future of advertising and are looking for the minds to help us do it.
Darkroom is a digital growth agency helping build the world's best ideas through the art of creative storytelling and the science of growth marketing.
We've built out a talented, robust team of 10+ designers, whose work contributes to all major verticals at Darkroom: Acquisition, Retention, and Digital Products.
We are looking for an experienced and talented Associate Director of Creative to join our team.
The Associate Director of Creative is a player/coach designer who will ensure that UI/UX Design, Brand Design, and Marketing Design engagements are delivered on-time and to a high bar of visual quality.Management Responsibilities:Manage a team of designers, starting with 2-4 direct reports and expanding as the team grows.
Provide support in strategy, project management, design feedback, performance evaluation, and handling escalations.Conduct weekly 1:1s with direct reports to assess client health, offer feedback, and oversee career development.Ensure high-quality work output from direct reports, focusing on visual craft, UX expertise, and meeting deadlines.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketers, strategists, developers, and clients, to develop project plans, understand business objectives, and address client issues.Refine internal processes for client work in coordination with the Director of Creative.
Provide training and feedback to enhance the skills of the design team.Senior Individual Contributor Responsibilities:Lead 1-2 UI/UX engagements as needed, focusing on creating branded e-commerce websites.Emphasize branded UI, conversion-focused UX, and clarity in design approaches.Present design work to clients, explaining design choices based on effective reasoning and UX principles.Manage design projects independently from discovery to hand-off, adhering to timelines and collaborating with developers to ensure feasibility.Develop component systems and maintain design guidelines for consistency.Qualifications:3-6+ years of senior-level design experience, with at least 1 year of people management experience preferred.
Must have experience in responsive web design.Digital portfolio showcasing web design and branding skills, including color theory, hierarchy, composition, and typography.Self-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.Experience collaborating with developers and documenting designs for development hand-off.Comfortable with client-facing responsibilities in English, including leading discovery calls and resolving client feedback.Capable of providing constructive internal feedback and guiding direct reports to improve their work.Ability to tackle ambiguous problems, understand business challenges, design solutions, and execute them effectively.Proficiency in Figma, including features like Auto Layout, Components, and Variants, is essential