REPORTS INTO: Creative Director
Position Overview:
As a Spatial Designer specializing in experiential design, you will play a pivotal role in crafting immersive brand experiences that captivate audiences and drive engagement. Your primary responsibility will be to conceptualize and design spatial environments that bring our clients' brands to life in unique and memorable ways. Working closely with cross-functional teams, including account and project managers, creatives, and production, you will lead the development and execution from concept to completion.
Our team is primarily remote but time spent face to face with the team will be essential in this role.
Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership
- Lead and supervise a cross-functional team of graphic designers, spatial designers, copywriters, art directors, associate creative directors in the strategic development of concepts, consumer journey, messaging and design development for brand experiences.
- Lead brainstorming/creative sessions to generate ideas for client projects and/or RFPs
- Manage and direct internal multidisciplinary design team including providing review and feedback on client deliverables, direction on working and presentation style
- Help build and resource internal design teams according to agency project needs and goals.
- Project Leadership
- Conceive and implement concepts, guidelines and strategies in various creative projects and oversee them to completion
- Collaborate with Account leads to understand client campaign objectives, goals, and KPI’s
- Prioritize work and resources across engagements, based on short- and long-term needs, and develop schedules by collaborating with account leads, project managers, designers, copywriters, and art directors.
- Client Relationships
- Attend client meetings and present creative concepts.
- Lead creative discussions with clients to gain a full understanding and clarity from the brief and client feedback throughout the process.
- Business Development
- Strategic development for RFPs of new and existing clients
- Support new business initiatives by working to secure additional project work and clients
- Domestic and international travel may be required.
Qualifications:
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience leading creative projects and managing people
- Proven presentation, storytelling and deck developing skills
- Ability to lead RFP creative process
- Ability to manage cross functional teams (ie. Graphic, Spatial, outside production agencies and/or partners) and change communication style based on team dynamics
- Experience in managing a team of direct and indirect reports with exposure to conflict management
- Balance of confidence and being self-aware in order to approach audiences both informally and in formal presentations.
- Strong deck design abilities
- Proficient understanding of Google Workspace (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
- Proficient understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, 3D modeling software such as Sketchup
PINCH’S CORE VALUES + YOU:
- Joy Begets Creativity: In the heat of the project, can we find moments of fun and levity? When stressed, anxious about succeeding, or frustrated with process, good ideas are hard to come by. Great ones, nearly impossible. You help contribute to a creative and positive work environment by being collaborative, open to ideas, and treating team members with respect.
- Go Beyond the Ask: At face value, many projects seem destined to produce uninspiring results. We ask ourselves, can the core goals be hijacked –hopefully with a core client as an accomplice– to ensure we can create stories that are interesting, cool, or even fun. Let’s give clients what they need, but are unable to articulate and opening them up to possibilities that they may not have imagined. You help facilitate this discovery process by pushing the work by being inquisitive, keeping yourself up-to-date with cultural trends, and expressing your point of view.
- Never Arrive: Stagnation kills creative (and companies). Brands need to grow and evolve, teams need to grow and evolve, companies need to grow and evolve. Can we push ourselves and our clients to stay ahead of the current, to realize that success always needs to evolve beyond what we know or feel comfortable with. You contribute to the growth and success of the team by holding yourself to a high standard of excellence and taking risks.
- Human
Beings Feelings: “Feel Something.” A fundamental need for human beings is to connect with something that feels magical and special. This comes through moments which move us emotionally, and separate us from daily concerns. You keep Pinch accountable to its values by keeping our “why” at the forefront of your work.
WHY JOIN PINCH:
- Opportunity to work at the forefront of experiential design, creating immersive brand experiences for leading global brands.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment where creativity is encouraged and valued.
- Competitive salary and benefits package, including opportunities for professional development and growth.