Associate Creative Director, Design

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the Role As an Associate Creative Director of Design, you’ll help shape and execute world-class digital experiences for a Portland-based global sports wear company. You’ll sit at the intersection of creative thinking and exceptional design craft, translating brand ideas and business objectives into compelling digital experiences across campaigns, platforms, products, content, and commerce.

You’ll be a hands-on design leader—equally comfortable establishing a visual direction, building in Figma, directing designers, collaborating with multidisciplinary creative teams, and presenting work to clients. We are looking for someone with exceptional digital craft, strong conceptual thinking, and a curiosity for how emerging technologies and AI can push both the creative process and the work itself forward.

Responsibilities:

Shape and execute creative and design direction across digital campaigns, platforms, content ecosystems, commerce, and interactive experiences.

Design at a high level in Figma, creating and refining key screens, components, prototypes and user journeys.

Translate brand strategy, creative concepts, and business objectives into compelling digital experiences that balance storytelling, functionality, and user needs.

Develop design approaches that leverage brand standards and systems to deliver new digital experiences and consumer touchpoints.

Partner with Creative Directors, Design Directors, copywriters, strategists, UX designers and account managers to develop creative.

Lead design work from early concept and exploration through detailed execution, production, and launch, protecting the integrity of the idea throughout the process.

Direct and mentor designers, providing clear feedback and hands-on guidance that strengthens both the work and individual craft.

Use AI fluently throughout the creative process for ideation, visual exploration, prototyping, and rapid experimentation.

Explore emerging creative technologies, automations and workflows that enable teams to prototype faster, expand creative possibilities, and elevate the quality of the work.

Build prototypes and proof-of-concepts using Figma, AI tools, rapid-build environments, and other modern design technologies.

Collaborate closely with UX and strategy to ensure visual design and creative ambition translate into intuitive, feasible, and beautifully executed journeys.

Present creative and design thinking to client stakeholders, clearly articulating the rationale behind design decisions and building confidence in the work.

Balance ambitious creative thinking with the realities of usability, accessibility, scalability, performance, timelines, localisation, translation  and technical requirements.

Review work throughout the design and production process to maintain a consistently high standard of craft through final delivery.

Stay connected to developments in digital design, AI, technology, sport, fashion, entertainment, youth culture, and the broader visual landscape.

About You The essentials:8+ years of experience in digital design, visual design, or creative roles within an agency, studio, or sophisticated in-house creative environment.

A portfolio of exceptional craft made both inside and out brand standards, complex design systems, and component libraries,…