Description
Job Description
Who We AreNight Market is a full-service Commerce agency that builds brands, performance programs, and shopping experiences to enable businesses in accelerating Commerce sales growth.
We opened our virtual doors in February of 2020, born in the midst of a transformation in Retail and eCommerce that has shaped and sharpened our capabilities and approach, and have been partnering with leading brands to fuel commerce ever since.
We were founded on the understanding that brands looking to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving commerce landscape need a new breed of “digitally native” partner that truly understands how to win in the new digital aisle. Created with this focus and as an integral part of Horizon Media, the largest independent media agency in the U.S., we break down the silos between media and shopping experiences to help optimize the full modern consumer path to purchase, from discovery through conversion.
At Night Market, we understand the value that different experiences, skills and perspectives can bring to both our team and our clients, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, supported and empowered. Our simple recipe for team success is to hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers) challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.
The Job:As part of our growing Commerce Experience business, we are building our in-house creative capabilities to serve our clients’ needs for quality, high-performing digital and commence creative. The Director, Design reports into the Creative Director (Group Director) and will ideate, concept and execute designs that can be developed into multi-format creative deliverables across multiple brands and campaigns.
This person will collaborate with the Creative Director and VP of Creative to ensure top notch art direction, as well as manage a small team of designers in the development of those creative deliverables, on behalf of our clients and the agency. Critical to this role is the ability to design mockups and composites that bring ideas to life, in addition to the general hard skills necessary to do design work on behalf of current clients. Additionally, this role will also support brainstorms, video/photoshoots, operational processes, internal marketing initiatives, and business development activities, all related to the design function.
As a people manager, this position will oversee and mentor designers to progress their design executions and professional growth.
Main Duties and Responsibilities55% - Design, Art Direction & Execution25% - Strategic Thinking & Concept Ideating10% - Client Relations5% - Team Growth & Mentorship5% - Business Development
• Facilitate and contribute to productive brainstorms with Creative Director, Creative Strategist and larger team (Design, Production, Experiential, etc) to develop strategic concepts across UX, video, photo, ads, email, and other formats• Oversee the creation, implementation, and maintenance of scalable design systems to ensure consistency and efficiency across all digital platforms and deliverables• Designs brand assets, within brand guidelines and with an experienced creative lens for what works and what doesn’t, for client’s app experiences, social, .com and other properties• Establishes visual tone, character, and messages that will effectively communicate with the target audience and fulfill the project objectives• Supports concepts and layouts with clear rationale and maintains ownership of work from ideation to launch• Collaborates with the team to construct innovative ideas for clients, and brings them to life in a way that helps clients to envision them in actuality• Presents new ideas, and ongoing design work to clients in a confident, concise, and thorough manner• Proactively seizes opportunity to create timely content against viral trends, and larger cultural moments• Collaborates with various members of the team to deliver a range of superior creative executions• Responsible for the design execution for multiple brands across an array of digital platforms, web and IRL• Develop unique and interesting executions within the social media landscape, overarching digital space, and IRL• Communicate to the client our creative perspective and processes, serving as the client visible leader for the design practice area• Participate in client presentations with respective teams• Manage multiple projects while inspiring & motivating both your creative teammates and clients• Is open to learning new processes and tools to help assist ideation and content creation• Develops presentation materials for business development projects as needed• Manages and mentors Design team members, including providing constructive feedback during Creative Reviews, reviewing work, and helping to develop their design and self-management skills.• Keeps creative and adjacent teams, up to date with new processes, tools and innovative executions
Knowledge and Skills Required· 10 years of direct experience in the digital design field, preferably within a creative agency, with experience as a people manager· Formal graphic design training in the form of a degree or equivalent additional working experience in the field · Proven expertise in managing, creating, and scaling design systems and UI component libraries (highly technical skillset within Figma)· Specialization in designing user-friendly interfaces (UI) across digital platforms, following best practices for accessibility and usability· Strong past work/portfolio across digital creative formats including website, app, paid media ads, and social media· High design aesthetics, innate interest in typography and design· Stellar communication and client presentation skills· Must have a solid understanding and desire to keep up to date with innovation, industry, and design trends· Expert in the Adobe suite and Figma
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations• Completes training as required for client work and their industry regulations, (such as accessibility training as needed in 2025 for UHOne). • Completes training as it relates to individual job demands, such as, for example, developing skills in or familiarizing oneself with new AI tools, management tools, design programs and/or media platforms and applications.
Physical Activity and Work Environment• Position may involve light physical activity pertaining to photo and video production. This includes lifting tripods, gear, props or assistant producing
Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Salary Range
$130,000.00 - $155,000.00
A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual’s skill sets, experience, training, education, licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.
