Design Director

• Manage and mentor Designers, Art Directors, Animators, and others, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and courage
• Encourage fearless creativity through experimentation, failure, and continuous learning
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (strategy, accounts, etc) to solve challenges and remove roadblocks
• Actively participate in the recruitment process, interviewing and vetting new team members
• Lead with our values, be empathetic and accessible, and champion inclusivity and belonging
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment
• Manage the design process from conception to execution
• Own design concepts, craft, and delivery from onboarding to delivery across all of your projects
• Commit to working the process and when the process isn’t working, contributing to improving it
• Hold the team accountable to performance expectations, agency values, and client delivery
• Give clear and candid feedback often, and make hard decisions when necessary
• Ensure all projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards of quality
• Oversee and contribute to work that is strategically smart, differentiated, and best-in-class
• Push yourself, our team, partners, and clients to achieve effective, award-worthy work
• Contribute to agency brand and marketing efforts, including positioning the agency’s offering, supporting internal culture initiatives
• Contribute to agency content development, share work and perspectives on digital channels, and contribute to the recruitment of new talent
• Occasionally represent Grizzly at public events, awards, and industry activities, maintaining a strong presence and reputation in the industry
• Be a champion of our creative work and promote our best both internally and externally to increase awareness and shift perception of our brand and capabilities
• Develop strong relationships with existing clients and work actively with other agency leads to keep clients engaged, happy, and retained
• Support new business efforts with creative development, pitch presentations, and oversight/resourcing of the creative team to meet pitch expectations
• Stay ahead of industry trends and advocate for user-centric approaches
• Collaborate with clients to understand their needs and translate them into effective design solutions
• Present and sell design concepts and receive/answer feedback from clients with intention

• 7+ years experience leading a design work
• A portfolio demonstrating high proficiency in delivering best-in-class design concepts and systems
• A curious student of emerging technologies that in turn applies and drives innovation in your work
• Comfortable in being uncomfortable and thoughtful about taking risks
• A knack for collaborating with writers, designers, producers, account leads, clients, and business owners to understand what a project needs at any given moment
• Extensive experience in design concept and art direction, identity and campaign creative direction, and designing identity and campaign systems
• Must have experience with B2B and/or technology brands
• Proficiency with Adobe Design tools and experience with designing, collaborating, and prototyping in Figma
• Ability to confidently interact with and present their work to clients and internal stakeholders

Southern California or Atlanta based work preferred