Associate Design Director, Snap

• Experience leading teams and have a proven track record of selling through design work in compelling and effective ways to large cross functional teams and executive stakeholders
• Proven understanding of how to build and maintain brand identities, with experience within consumer-facing industries such as fashion, lifestyle, or technology
• Expert in identifying outstanding ideas and design concepts and shaping them through clear and concise feedback
• Ability to gain a high level understanding of business problems while partnering with marketing and strategy stakeholders up to the executive level to solve them
• Partner closely with product design, marketing, program management, and production to drive brand consistency, providing strategic design guidance and influence overall design strategy
• Be highly curious and passionate about exploring new creative formats and ways of creative execution that help drive business impact
• Manage ambiguity in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to make quick, high-quality decisions based on evolving project needs and creative goals
• Work in a clear and thoughtful manner and be able to articulate the strategic thinking behind your creative process
• Have a deep understanding of design, branding and marketing processes
• Thrive in a collaborative environment, but can also work autonomously with strong time management skills
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in brand design, with a track record of creating work that's both critically acclaimed and commercially successful
• Hands-on creative with demonstrable experience working as a designer (in-house, freelance or studio)
• Experience communicating complex design concepts to non-designers
• Highly proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• Portfolio that showcases your design experience

Desirable

• We’re looking for an Associate Design Director to join Brand Maker Studio at Snap Inc
• As a member of the Brand Maker Studio team, you will be instrumental in building our brands, and crafting best-in-class marketing materials for a wide range of audiences that help celebrate our latest products, features and company developments
• You'll lead and execute on the design for our portfolio of brands, including developing brand systems, guidelines, and design solutions that serve a global audience
• Assist in leading, inspiring, and energizing a diverse team of designers and external partners to execute efficiently and effectively towards business objectives
• Help to elevate and raise the quality of design craft across all aspects of our portfolio of brands
• Lead and mentor fellow designers on the team, helping to both manage their output and develop, nurture and grow their talent
• Help to grow, develop and define the team's creative culture
• Manage and nurture collaborative working relationships with cross functional stakeholders across varying verticals, disciplines and markets