Senior Designer

Senior Designer

Location: New York, NY
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 1–2 days per week in the studio
Salary: $90,000–$110,000

We’re working with an exciting, strategically driven creative agency to help them find a talented Senior Designer to join their growing New York studio.

This is an opportunity for a thoughtful, highly creative designer with strong experience across CPG branding, packaging and identity
. You’ll be involved throughout the creative process, from research and idea generation through to concept development, design execution and final production.

The ideal candidate will bring strong ideas, excellent craft and a keen eye for detail, alongside a collaborative, can-do approach. You’ll work across a diverse range of projects and brands, helping to maintain a high creative standard while contributing to an inspiring and collaborative studio environment.

• Contribute across all stages of the creative process, including research, idea generation, concept exploration, design development and finalisation
• Develop strong, original ideas and translate them into thoughtful and compelling design solutions
• Act as a design guardian for client brands, ensuring colour, typography, visual equities and broader brand standards are consistently maintained
• Deliver high-quality creative work that responds effectively to client objectives and challenges
• Apply a high level of craftsmanship and attention to detail across every stage of the design process
• Work across branding, visual identity, packaging and related design systems
• Develop an understanding of projects from initial brief through to final production
• Organise and maintain design files, master assets and other project materials
• Support the team in managing external creative specialists, including illustrators and visualisers
• Collaborate closely with designers, strategists, account teams and other creative disciplines
• Contribute to a positive, inspiring and collaborative studio culture
• Over time, support and mentor more junior members of the creative team

• 4+ years’ experience working across CPG packaging, branding and identity
  , supported by a strong portfolio
• Excellent conceptual thinking and the ability to develop big ideas in response to client challenges
• Strong proficiency across Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop and In Design
• Good understanding of print processes, pre-press and production
• Exceptional typography and image-making skills
• Strong communication and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• A degree in Graphic Design, Fine Art or a related discipline
• Confident talking passionately and knowledgeably about your work and creative thinking
• A self-starting, versatile designer who enjoys collaborating with colleagues and clients
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities, deadlines and changing project requirements
• A strong understanding of the creative process from brief through to production

• Flexible and entrepreneurial working environment
• Employee events, lunches, outings and more
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Monthly employer contributions
• Employee medical reimbursement programme
• Vacation leave, increasing with tenure
• Sick leave
• Major federal holidays
• Two-week end-of-year office closure
• Summer Fridays
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) with employer match
• Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• End-of-year discretionary bonus based on overall studio profitability and individual performance
• Annual educational development reimbursement

Our client is a strategically driven creative agency with studios in New York, Los Angeles and the UK
.

They work with a broad range of global brands, with a particular focus on strategy, brand development, identity, packaging and creative design for consumer packaged goods
.

The agency works across both large and emerging CPG brands, delivering creative solutions across multiple categories, products and markets. Their work spans a diverse range of projects, offering designers the opportunity to work across different challenges while maintaining a strong focus on strategic thinking and creative craft.

$90,000–$110,000