Creative Designer

Filament is looking for a talented, team-oriented creative designer that can lead visual design strategy to ensure Filament develops “un-skippable” marketing elements to help move client business forward. 

Creative Genius

• Conceptualize visuals based on requirements, keeping agency and client’s vision, budget, and timeline in mind. 
• Develop illustrations, logos, icons, infographics, social graphics, animations, images and layouts 
• Create visual aspects of marketing materials, websites and other media 
• Leverage existing elements, created by other professionals, such as icons, photographs and other components, to create new designs 
• Study creative briefs and determine requirements, understanding goals, objectives, target audience, channel and desired customer actions 
• Work within established brand standards and move easily between brands 
• Sit in on conceptual design meetings and offer educated opinions Work with content and creative lead to produce final design 
• Prepare rough drafts, mock-ups and present ideas to visual design lead and client leads Process constructive feedback and edits, amend designs based on feedback 
• Ideally, be a skilled leader in digital campaigns 

Team Player 

• Work closely with creative design lead and copywriter in bringing big ideas to life Lead and direct the creative design team in the production of marketing materials 
• Review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to teams on creative design work 
• Actively involved in training creative design staff 
• Present ideas and work to client teams and clients Work closely with agency partners in the production of high-quality end products 

Proactive Partner 

• Meet with client leads or visual design lead to determine the scope of a project 
• Advise client leads on strategies to reach a particular audience Actively participate in idea generation/brainstorming 
• Ask appropriate questions to understand the goal of a project so the visual message can be best understood 
• Actively participate in internal marketing and business development for Filament 
• Work closely with the rest of the creative team to share learnings, insights, etc. for optimal quality and value of work 

Master of Agility and Impact 

• Work simultaneously on multiple projects based on client workload 
• Ensure adherence to tight deadlines and budget requirements 
• Advise on best practices and optimizations throughout design projects 
• Continuously evaluate how best to bring client visuals to life 
• Work collaboratively with visual design team members to develop pieces 
• Maintain appropriate client team communications to ensure project status, concerns and progress are mutually understood
• Ensure projects are carried out with the quality and value consistent with the Filament brand promise
• Ability and willingness to quickly adapt to new technologies Continuous learning to keep skills and industry knowledge current

POSITION SKILLS

• 5+ years experience - agency or comparable structure 
• Previous management experience ideal 
• Strong understanding of creative design in the digital world 
• Excellent listening and distillation skills 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills 
• Ability to articulate ideas well; be resourceful and persistent in execution 
• Problem-solving – in business and visual design domains 
• A commitment to high-quality work and building positive relationships with all 
• Ability to simplify 
• Current knowledge of the latest visual design development trends 
• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines 
• Exceptional creativity and innovation 
• Skill to create graphics for both print and electronic media 
• Accuracy and attention to detail 
• Skilled in: Adobe Creative Suite Advanced Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Full, competitive benefits package.