Senior Creative Designer

Overview Description

The Senior Creative Designer is Clyde Companies' visual design expert, responsible for developing and executing high-quality creative solutions that support business objectives, strengthen brand consistency, and elevate visual communications across Clyde Companies and its subsidiary brands. Partnering with marketing leadership, Brand Managers, and business stakeholders, this role owns creative work across multiple brands from concept through final production, ensuring every deliverable reflects the integrity of each brand while aligning with enterprise standards.

• Lead the design and production of creative assets across print, digital, web, events, environmental graphics, and presentations, translating marketing strategies and businessobjectivesinto compelling visual communications

• Manage projects from concept through final production, delivering on time and toestablishedquality standards while balancing competing priorities with strong attention to detail

• Serve as the department's visual design expert, ensuring all work aligns with Clyde Companies' brand standards and visual identity

• Recommend creative approaches that strengthen brand recognition, customer experience, and marketing effectiveness

• Partner with the Director of Marketing & Communications to maintain visual consistency across enterprise and subsidiary brands and support future brand evolution

• Develop and maintain brand templates, design systems, asset libraries, and workflows that increase consistency, efficiency, and scalability

• Provide design consultation and present concepts with clear rationale that builds stakeholder confidence and alignment

• Collaborate with external vendors, printers, photographers, and creative partners, and support sourcing and managing freelance creatives as needed

• Maintain organized file structures and production-ready assets that support long-term team efficiency

• Maintain brand portals with up-to-date, accessible resources, including style guides, logos, and collateral

• Evaluate emerging design trends, tools, and technologies, and recommend improvements that enhance creative quality and effectiveness

• Advancedproficiencyin Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, with familiarity in motion graphics, presentation design, and AI-powered creative tools

• Expertise in branding, typography, layout, visual storytelling, and design systems, supported by a strong portfolio

• Knowledgeoffile preparation for print production, signage, environmental graphics, and large-format applications

• Ability to develop creative concepts and execute integrated marketing campaigns across multiple media

• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders while consistently delivering high-quality work on deadline.

• Strong communication, collaboration, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Familiarity with project management and workflow systems (preferred)

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, Advertising, or a related field preferred

• 5+ years of professional experience in graphic design, visual communications, creative services, or a related discipline

• Experience supporting multiple brands within a corporate, agency, or shared-services environment (preferred)

• Occasional standing, walking, bending, and reaching in office, event, or production environments

• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds (e.g., printed materials, signage, event or display assets, equipment)

• Occasional travel to events, print vendors, photo shoots, or subsidiary locations as needed