Design Director jobs in New York

Design Director directs and oversees CAE technical and team capability to support product, component, or structure design. Provides expertise and technical leadershipfor benchmarking, concept design, prototype development, simulation, testing protocols, and optimization utilizing CAE design and analysis techniques and tools. Being a Design Director develops and optimizes CAE methodology, including guidelines and standards, to increase design process efficiency. Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering. Additionally, Design Director typically reports to senior management. The Design Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Design Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Design Director
  • Prophet
  • New York, NY FULL_TIME
  • ABOUT THE ROLE

    Our ideal candidate is a multifaceted individual. For the past 2 years you have served as a client facing creative manager, developing, and nurturing strong client relationships and design teams. You are fluent in ‘brand’ and excel in ‘strategy’ conversations. You are a talented creative manager and design practitioner with agency related brand design experience.



    We are looking for a Design Director who understands what it takes to design and implement award-winning creative. As a director, you lead teams through project management, the translation of strategy into creative concepts, design refinement, and final delivery. As a designer, you develop powerful and purposeful concepts that inspire others and showcase your strong craft skills. Often working under tight deadlines while overseeing multiple projects and designers, you must be an effective communicator, especially when it comes to relaying creative concepts to design teams and company stakeholders.

    At Prophet, we value open minds. As a design manager within the design discipline and the firm, you value mentoring and are excited by the opportunity to encourage young studio members to create with courage. You step up to find solutions to teaming and encourage cross collaboration between all disciplines at Prophet. You seek design inspiration from the world around you and are eager to bring your fresh ideas to inspire the NA studio and global design community.

    We are seeking a Design Director with strong creative vision and craft to join our New York studio.
    If this opportunity excites you, and you are looking to work with an award-winning team of designers, we strongly urge you to apply.

    YOUR DAY TO DAY

    • Manage design teams across multiple client engagements, driving high brand design and visual system quality deliverables
    • Work in partnership with Strategic, Account and Marketing teams to understand and manage client needs
    • Ability to define and implement innovative solutions for digital direction, visuals and experiences.
    • Participate in the business development process, including working on pitches and presentations to prospective clients and developing proposals
    • Build deep client relationships across projects
    • Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
    • Work with vendors and outside specialty resources
    • Manage deliverables, timelines and budgets of all engagements
    • Provide leadership for project teams, infusing superior design aesthetic into the work
    • Manage and cultivate the professional development of team members
    • Contribute to studio culture by inspiring others

    WHAT YOU BRING

    • 8 years of proven experience as a Senior Designer or Graphic Designer, preference to 2 years with Design Director experience
    • A portfolio of brand oriented work, reflecting innovative creative thinking and strong technical craft skills
    • Advanced skills in Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, PowerPoint and Figma, with preferred experience using tools in AI, prototyping in Sketch, UX/UI and Motion Design
    • BFA/BS/BA in Graphic Design preferred, or equivalent experience
    • Experience working and developing full visual design systems
    • Work in an office culture that supports creating with joy, experimentation, and the ability to give and grow
    • Prior experience with maintaining and developing long term client relationships
    • Comfortable with travel, when necessary, in client service business
    • Solid verbal and written presentation skills
    • Strong creative problem-solving skills
    • Successfully manages time, process, and workflow while balancing multiple projects
    • This role requires being in our New York Office to meet with team members and contribute to creative in-office culture

    Location: New York, New York
    Salary range: 140,000 - 160,000 USD

    Prophet is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All employment, promotion, and evaluation decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

  • 19 Days Ago

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Design Director
  • Landor
  • New York, NY FULL_TIME
  • Landor is looking for a Design Director to join our New York studio. Could this be you? We are Landor.​ World-leading brand specialists.​ Consulting. Design. Experience.​ Connecting business strategy ...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Design Director
  • Work & Co
  • Brooklyn, NY FULL_TIME
  • Design Director Work & Co, part of Accenture Song, is a global design and technology company with offices in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. We're known for uniting the industry’s best h...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Director of Design
  • State University Construction Fund
  • Albany, NY FULL_TIME
  • The State University Construction Fund (the "Fund") is currently seeking a Director of Design to join our Design and Construction team at our office in Albany, NY.Offering a competitive salary and exc...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Design Director
  • ustwo
  • New York, NY FULL_TIME
  • ustwo NY is looking for a Design Director to join our leadership team and to shape design strategy and operations for our studio and clients across the US. As our Design Director, you’ll be responsibl...
  • 10 Days Ago

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Design Director
  • HUSH
  • Brooklyn, NY FULL_TIME
  • Role: Design DirectorLevel: SeniorSupervisor: Creative Partner / Creative DirectorWho we are:We are a team of Proactive, Respectful, Communicative, Candid and Curious leaders seeking new team members ...
  • 10 Days Ago

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Design Director
  • Engaging Talent LLC
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Impressive New York Luxury Branding Studio is looking to add a talented packaging Design Director for spirits and beauty...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Design Director
  • Hearst
  • Chicago, IL
  • Job Description Why iCrossing For over 20 years, iCrossing has been partnering with the world's largest B2B and B2C bran...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Design Director - REMOTE
  • Perficient
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • Job Description We are seeking a talented and collaborative Design Director to join our Experience Design team, with 9+ ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Design Director
  • Northern Impact
  • San Diego, CA
  • Overview National Award-Winning Studio & Winner of Design Firm of the Year is actively seeking a Design Director for any...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Design Director
  • Work & Co
  • Portland, OR
  • Work & Co, part of Accenture Song, is a global design and technology company with offices in the United States, Europe, ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Design Director
  • Confidential Co.
  • New York, NY
  • Job description Home Textile Company based in NYC is seeking a Design Director to provide creative direction and managem...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Design Director
  • Intelliswift Software
  • Englewood Cliffs, NJ
  • Design Director Looking for an experienced Design Director to manage a team of high-performing designers working in Agil...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Design Director
  • Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc
  • San Francisco, CA
  • **Design Director** Location **San Francisco Bay Area, CA** Job Function **Design** Employment Status **Regular, Full-Ti...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Design Director jobs
$175,373 to $247,089

Design Director in San Antonio, TX
So we were going after that, how can you push this idea of modern craft, new craft, and that's where design and engineering meet and do something that's never been able to be achieved before.
January 27, 2020
Design Director in Albany, GA
My role as design director is really one of guidance.
February 01, 2020
Design Director in Olympia, WA
A design director will typically manage and direct the work being done by a team or teams of designers.
December 22, 2019