Associate Design Director, CDMX (Mexico City)

The role

The Associate Design Director will lead visual development and execution for integrated creative projects. They will translate creative strategy into visual systems across brand identities, campaigns, digital experiences, and experiential projects.

What you will do

• Lead the visual development and execution of integrated creative projects from concept through delivery.
• Develop brand identities, design systems, campaign toolkits, presentations, digital experiences, and experiential applications.
• Translate creative concepts and strategic insights into clear, compelling visual directions.
• Remain hands-on throughout the design process while providing direction, feedback, and mentorship to other designers.
• Oversee multiple projects and workstreams while maintaining a consistently high standard of craft.
• Create and present design concepts to internal teams, senior leadership, and clients.
• Collaborate with creative directors, art directors, copywriters, strategists, producers, developers, and external partners.
• Ensure visual consistency across digital, social, content, environmental, and physical brand touchpoints.
• Help strengthen the CDMX design team’s processes, capabilities, and creative culture.
• Stay current on developments in design, technology, culture, AI, and emerging creative tools.

Required qualifications

• Approximately 7+ years of experience in design, branding, advertising, or a related creative field.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft, conceptual thinking, and experience building cohesive design systems.
• Experience leading design across multiple channels, including brand, campaign, digital, social, content, and experiential work.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate creative decisions.
• Experience directing and mentoring designers while remaining hands-on in the work.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment.

Nice to have

• Professional fluency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with international teams or global brands is a plus.

Before you apply

• This is a remote position for candidates based in Mexico.
• The individual must be available to collaborate during working hours aligned with MATTE’s New York and Mexico City teams.
• The contractor is expected to maintain full-time availability and work as an embedded member of MATTE’s creative team for the duration of the engagement.

About the company

MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. Their studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights to full-scale production and execution.