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About the Role

Highwire’s creative team leads the strategy, design, and execution of impactful ideas that drive business impact for clients. We combine insights, creativity, and strategic storytelling to help clients stand out. We believe in matching creative delivery with strategic motivation.

Responsibilities

• Develop cohesive creative storytelling across different mediums, keeping creative strategy at the core.
• Produce motion work, including short-form social animation, brand video support, and template-based motion assets.
• Balance brand integrity with experimentation, demonstrating adherence to brand systems and original creative exploration.
• Differentiate between social-first and brand-first creative, tailoring content accordingly.
• Ensure consistency in static and motion projects for a unified brand experience.
• Work within established brand systems and design guidelines, flagging when client brand standards need updating.
• Proactively solve process challenges to streamline workflows across integrated teams.
• Take a 360-degree approach, considering all potential customer touchpoints and brand interactions.
• Ask clarifying questions about client goals during briefing and translate them into specific creative decisions.
• Brainstorm and develop creative concepts independently and in collaboration with account and creative teams.
• Identify opportunities to enhance creativity within existing client workflows, researching and presenting new ideas.
• Present design work internally and externally, communicating creative vision and strategic rationale.
• Provide peer-level creative feedback to interns and junior designers.
• Help non-creative collaborators understand the reasoning behind design decisions.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of professional design experience (agency or in-house tech company experience preferred).
• Visual, graphic, or motion design degree or equivalent experience.
• A compelling portfolio showcasing a range of professional work in visual design and motion design.
• Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD).
• Intermediate proficiency in Figma and Adobe After Effects.
• Ability to leverage drag-and-drop platforms to hand off self-serve toolkits through Canva and/or Adobe Express.
• Strong understanding of motion graphic principles and their role in brand identity development.
• Experience working within established brand systems and guidelines, with the ability to apply and extend them.
• Experience with storyboarding, pacing, color theory, and visual hierarchy.
• Excellent communication skills to provide project guidance, collaborate with teams, and present work effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to manage 3 or more concurrent projects independently while meeting deadlines.
• Familiarity with project management tools to streamline workflows.
• Attention to detail and a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to manage time independently, prioritize multiple projects, meet deadlines, and proactively flag conflicts.
• A finger on the pulse of the latest design, social, and digital trends.
• A keen understanding of UX design principles, including familiarity with accessibility standards and best practices.
• Genuine curiosity about how AI tools are reshaping creative workflows, with a willingness to experiment and learn.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools is a plus.
• Ability to work within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Skills

• Brand design
• Brand transformations
• Content design
• Motion design
• Brand systems
• Creative strategy
• Visual design
• Graphic design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Figma
• Adobe After Effects
• Canva
• Adobe Express
• Storyboarding
• Pacing
• Color theory
• Visual hierarchy
• UX design principles
• Accessibility standards
• AI-assisted design tools

Location

• New York, NY (Hybrid)
• San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
• Remote (California)
• Remote (Colorado)
• Remote (Connecticut)
• Remote (Florida)
• Remote (Georgia)
• Remote (Illinois)
• Remote (Iowa)
• Remote (Kansas)
• Remote (Maryland)
• Remote (Massachusetts)
• Remote (Michigan)
• Remote (New Hampshire)
• Remote (New Jersey)
• Remote (New York)
• Remote (North Carolina)
• Remote (Ohio)
• Remote (Oregon)
• Remote (Pennsylvania)
• Remote (Rhode Island)
• Remote (South Carolina)
• Remote (Tennessee)
• Remote (Texas)
• Remote (Utah)
• Remote (Virginia)
• Remote (Washington)
• Remote (Washington, D.C.)

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Remote
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3-5 years of professional design experience

Education Level

• Visual, graphic, or motion design degree or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

• $72,000 to $90,000

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Generous paid time off
• Extended summer breaks
• Extended winter breaks
• Early log-off on Fridays (Empower Hours)
• FSA options
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Annual Growth Mindset stipend
• Monthly technology reimbursement
• Wellness benefit program
• 501c3 donation matching program
• Mentorship opportunities
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Monthly recognition and team celebrations
• Employee referral bonuses
• New business referral bonuses
• Quarterly Highwire events and team gatherings
• Dog-friendly office environment

About the Company

• Highwire is a strategic marketing communications agency at the intersection of innovation and industry.
• We partner with ambitious companies and established brands to navigate complexity, lead markets, and grow with purpose.
• We have integrated expertise in strategic marketing and communications, corporate reputation, creative, and insights.
• We cut through the noise to deliver bold ideas and measurable impact across B2B technology, healthcare, cybersecurity, energy, professional and financial services, and more.
• We believe that storytelling fuels transformation.
• We know that the most impactful stories represent all voices and perspectives.
• As a values-driven agency, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone can feel safe, celebrated and worthy.
• Our people-first culture is driven by four core values: Team Empowerment, Growth Mindset, Inclusion Always, Fierce Distinction.
• We’re looking for individuals with big ideas, strong opinions, and the energy to bring them to life.
• We offer a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative workplace where you can grow and do your best work.

Equal Opportunity

• We foster an inclusive environment where everyone—regardless of age, race/ethnicity, size, shape, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and different abilities–can feel safe, celebrated and worthy.
• Our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging is foundational and embedded in our business and culture.
• We aspire to change our industry and build a better future for all.