Freelance Creative Director, Design

The role

A strategic creative director will develop and execute high-impact visual concepts for integrated campaigns. This role involves leading creative processes, managing teams, and collaborating with various departments to deliver on creative briefs.

What you will do

• Develops and executes high-impact, visually compelling concepts for integrated campaigns
• Establishes and maintains overall art direction
• Guides teams through ideation, design, and execution
• Works with copywriters, designers, strategists, project managers and production teams
• Leads brainstorming sessions and provides constructive feedback
• Acts as a liaison between the creative team and internal stakeholders
• Engages in client content to translate vision and business goals into deliverables
• Presents creative concepts and campaigns to clients and internal teams
• Represents the creative team in new business presentations and pitches
• Coordinates across teams to ensure deliverables meet deadlines and quality standards

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in design
• Strong command of design principles, typography, layout, and color theory
• Robust portfolio of integrated campaign work spanning print, digital, and experiential for B2b and B2C brands
• 3+ years of managing teams
• Ability to synthesize client briefs, strategic objectives, and market insights
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• Familiarity with Slack, Google Suite and Workamajig

About the company

VSA is a strategy and design agency that blends consumer insights and data with human-centered design. They offer integrated capabilities including branding, advertising, data science and technology.