Merkle is a global Customer Experience Design and Management Agency and serves as the digital consulting arm of Dentsu. At Merkle, we help clients enhance their customer relationships and transform their customer experiences through combinations of technology, strategy and customer-centric storytelling and design. Our Experience Creative studios provide Service and Product transformation, Connected Commerce experiences, Systems Design, Loyalty and Promotion services, and CRM, Digital Content and Marketing programs. At the heart of it all lies our belief in the power of technology and design to create immense value for brands, transform people's lives and solve the world's biggest problems.

We are looking for a Digital Art Director with expertise in user interaction design, graphic design, motion design and experience helping clients create experiences based on modern design systems. You can work remotely and will report to the Group Creative Director. You will implement every aspect of a digital experience and will collaborate with experience strategists, experience designers, content writers, developers, data analysts, client partners and project managers to create stunning digital experiences that generates customer value and guides measurable results.

Accountabilities

• You will play an active role in new business pitches working with Studio Leadership
• You will demonstrate hands-on leadership by taking responsibility for your work and team deliverables
• You will design world-class design solutions for digital products, marketing and commerce websites and present those ideas to the clients
• You will work with other designers, experience designers, experience strategists and client partners to complete projects of quality from start to finish
• You will advocate for customer-centric ways to create value for client businesses
• You will when needed, perform client-facing workshops and presentations, collaborate in discovery research and user testing, helping turn qualitative data into applicable insights and opportunities
• You will create digital brand visual identity systems and atomic design pattern libraries
• You will design and help mentor other designers in the creation of design concepts, visual design comps, clickable prototypes and more
• You will understand our clients' target audience and look for unique opportunities to reach them through a variety of channels

• 5 years minimum experience
• Bachelor's degree; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required
• Fluency with Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft, Teams
• Fluency with Generative AI design tools
• Experience and eagerness to work with distributed creative teams
• Eagerness to take on design challenges, collaborate and grow professionally

The anticipated salary range for this position is $78,000 - $126,500. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com. #LI-SS3 #LI-Remote

About dentsu 
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com. 

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

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