Design Director, Marketing

Job Description

The Daily Beast is looking for a skilled Design Director to lead visuals on the Marketing team with the creation, conception, and execution of design assets across brand marketing initiatives and advertiser campaigns. The ideal candidate should:

• Have the skills, perspective, and confidence to lead Design – including building internal relationships, collaborating with non-design peers, developing and defending a strong design aesthetic
• Think in systems – make design choices that are scalable across diverse expressions of the Daily Beast brand
• Think user-first, have a bold design perspective, and look for the best approach to tell a story.
• Love digging into typography and trying new things, while keeping with the design principles of the brand.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy receiving feedback, and understand the media landscape.

This role sits on the Marketing team and reports to the VP of Marketing. Please include a link to an online or PDF portfolio with your application.

 Responsibilities:

• Manage, mentor, and collaborate with junior designers
• Assign work and ensure timely delivery across design team. Create timelines to manage expectations with stakeholders on larger projects.
• Grow and enforce consistent Daily Beast design principles across many expressions of the brand, including presentation decks, subscription comms, podcast promotions, editorial franchises, newsletters, social media, events, and more
• Develop flexible templates for use by non-design staff; manage our library of resources to ensure they’re effective, comprehensive, on-brand, and fresh
• Create mocks and decks for advertiser and marketing presentations
• Strategize and facilitate the execution of the visual elements within pre-sale, post-sale, internal marketing, and external marketing materials
• Art direct cross-platform advertiser campaigns through design, photo-editing, data visualization, and quality management
• Confidently manage projects from start to finish, incorporating stakeholder feedback
• Develop and enforce brand style guide and best practices across all materials
• Effectively communicate with internal teams and occasionally external clients

Required Skills/Experience:

• 5+ years of design experience
• Degree in graphic design or other related major or equivalent experience
• Proficient in Keynote and Adobe Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, XD
• A portfolio showcasing sound design aesthetic with a solid understanding of typography, composition, and grids.
• Experience designing logos, brand guidelines, and creating other visual identity assets
• Able to provide clear rationale for design choices to educate non-design stakeholders
• Experience leading multi-platform design projects
• Able to identify and seize upon opportunities for advancing the visual identity of a brand
• Self-learning, able to learn new tools quickly and work in a fast-paced, autonomous work environment

 Ideal candidates have experience:

• People managing
• Motion Graphics
• Social Media Design
• Working with Ceros or an alternate interactive content platform
• Navigating and managing Asana to track and assign projects
• Understanding the media landscape and show a passion for news, technology, and content

What else?

Currently and for the foreseeable future, this role is hybrid, with an expectation of 1-2 days per week in our NYC HQ. The pay range for this position is: $75,000 - $95,000 per year. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and other factors. The range listed is just one component of The Daily Beast’s total compensation package. The Daily Beast is a globally recognized publication at IAC HQ in New York City. As a part of IAC, we are able to offer best-in-class benefits.

• Flexible vacation & sick leave (for exempt and non-guild employees)
• Hybrid working model with flexibility for remote work
• Comprehensive, employer-subsidized insurance plans
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• 401(k) matching
• Tuition reimbursement
• Stocked kitchens with snacks and drinks
• Free Daily Beast subscription

Your well-being is our priority:

• Teledoc and One Medical memberships
• Free subscription to Headspace
• A vibrant, collaborative, and supportive culture (we celebrate and have fun!)

We support our parents at all points on their journeys:

• Generous paid parental leave
• Free, premium, unlimited access to com for your ongoing care needs: children, seniors, pets, home, and more
• Care@Work Backup Care for Children: Access to subsidized, in-home (or in-center) care for your children up to 10 days per year

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement listed here? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet each and every qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re interested in joining the Beast but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with this job description, we encourage you to give it a shot all the same. It might turn out that you're just the right candidate for this or other roles. See more about our commitment to diversity at https://www.thedailybeast.com/company/diversity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.