The Design Director at Heartbeat leads design on projects, with an uncompromising work ethic, creative ideas, strategic critical thinking and exceptional craft skills.

The Design Director is responsible for guiding and elevating the project’s total design efforts through directly carrying out, or leading a team through detailed design projects and executions. Design Directors solve complex problems, embrace detail and give steady feedback throughout the entirety of projects. They dive deep into our creative work to ensure strength and impact. They must be hands-on and adaptable, providing resilience and responsive insight when facing ambiguity and change.  

• Act as the foundation of design on a project, being hands-on while guiding Senior Designers & Designers in shaping the design work from ideation through delivery
• Produce brilliant creative ideas and develop them into tangible design solutions across both digital, print, and video
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Senior Designers, and Designers on the creation of design approaches that are brand-relevant, distinctive, and accessible/engaging to our client audiences 
• Play an active role in the design thinking for pitches
• Present ideas and creative work to multiple stakeholders (internally and externally) with conviction, confidence, and clear rationale
• Understand communication strategy and project goals and activate both in design
• Ensure the quality of work produced meets Heartbeat standards and client expectations
• Bring a strong creative point of view to Heartbeat culture
• Inspire, mentor, and train Designers of all levels and contribute to the recruitment of Design talent

• A Challenger mindset, that seeks to push the work further, understands the core issue and trusts your judgment 
• An extensive and exciting portfolio of work showing inventive creative solutions and exceptional craft Mastery of design fundamentals: Typography, color, composition, layout 
• Multi-disciplined approach to design with knowledge of visual, interactive and motion design
• Experience working directly with clients, understanding briefs, and communicating needs
• Understanding of digital media and a desire to adapt to changing technology
• Print production/pre-press knowledge
• Experience working with vendors & specialists
• Effective verbal and written presentation skills
• Leadership experience working with direct reports
• Ability to successfully manage time, process and workflow on multiple projectsWillingness to roll up your sleeves, and aid indirectly completing design work
• 8+ years of experience working in a creative/design agency

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.