Lead Designer

Freedom Mortgage

The Lead Designer will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, with a primary focus on creating and deploying brand identities across the ecosystem in digital, print, and social activations. Responsibilities include developing strategically driven and engaging executions that are on-brand and differentiated to drive equity and awareness and, ultimately, business growth. The role is part of the In-House Agency and requires experience in the mortgage or financial industry, B2B branding, and prior agency experience.

The candidate should be a self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, possessing a strong eye for composition, grid systems, and typographic hierarchy.

• Maintain consistency and cohesiveness across all brand systems.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple brands and their systems simultaneously, ensuring that each one is executed to the highest standard.
• Translates brand strategy into creative action, using a deep understanding of the brand to inform all design decisions.
• Understands the bigger picture of how design fits into the overall business strategy and goals.
• Uses creative thinking to solve difficult challenges, coming up with innovative solutions that meet business needs while maintaining brand standards.
• Possesses the ability to develop concepts in a media-agnostic manner across a variety of business needs while adhering to brand standards.
• Ensures consistency of brand and voice across digital customer touch points.
• Has a high bar for creative excellence and the ability to push new ideas forward.
• Stays up to date with industry design best practices to maximize the impact of creative solutions and campaign work.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

This position is an individual contributor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Ability to maintain focus and effectiveness while increasing responsibilities and capacity.
• Must be detailed oriented and possess a discerning design eye.
• Has a strong work ethic, is reliable and personally accountable.
• Thrives in a team environment.
• Strong time management skills.
• Has depth and breadth of experience in brand identity.
• A firm grasp on digital design.
• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), along with Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Design Degree from a two- or four-year college or university or equivalent industry experience.
• 8-10 years of design experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the mortgage or financial industry, and/or B2B branding experience.
• Agency experience is a plus (in-house or traditional creative agency).
• Motion design experience preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None Required

Work Complexity: Problems and issues faced are numerous and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem, and experience in the financial/mortgage industry. Problems typically impact multiple departments or specialties and are solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis.

Work Environment: The work environment is an interior office setting with reasonable accommodations available. The noise level is normally moderate.

Physical Demands: The employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear; occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion,…