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About the Role
The Creative team supports the development and enhancement of the firm’s global visual identity. This role leads the execution of high-quality design projects from concept through delivery, ensuring creative outputs are innovative, user-centered, and aligned with strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all design elements on assigned projects and tasks, from conception to final delivery.
- Manage multiple projects with strong organizational rigor, including timelines, asset tracking, and stakeholder reviews.
- Collaborate with internal teams and key stakeholders to brainstorm ideas, capture feedback and iterate on designs.
- Participate in design reviews, share feedback, and help set the bar for design quality.
- Maintain and expand existing design systems, including style guides, UI kits, and typography standards, to ensure visual brand consistency across all platforms.
- Ensure all outputs are user-friendly, technically sound, and aligned with the strategic goals of the MCD team.
- Apply current design trends and best practices to deliver modern, innovative solutions.
- Leverage new and creative technologies (e.g., AI, emerging tools) to support design workflows and the firm’s visual identity.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications after orientation.
- Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required.
- Ability to travel, as required.
- 4+ years directly applicable experience (e.g., experience in visual branding, design, advertising or any creative marketing).
- Demonstrated ability to exhibit analytical and critical thinking in day-to-day tasks.
- Proven ability to operate at an elevated level in terms of scope of responsibility, judgement and autonomy.
- Ability to work independently, demonstrate escalating ownership and mastery of assigned area.
- Become a resource and mentor to others as they progress in different roles within the department.
- Working knowledge of UI/UX design, and modular design techniques.
- Proficient in creative technologies (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, HTML/CSS or similar tools).
- Proficient in workflow technologies (e.g., Workfront).
- Prior legal industry or professional services experience.
Skills
- Entrepreneurial by nature
- Excellent attention to detail
- Approaches tasks through a lens of quality and consistency
- Approaches tasks through a digital first lens
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to organize, prioritize and coordinate multiple activities
- Takes a consultative approach to set goals, drive projects, and achieve outcomes
- Strong judgment
- Team-player with collaborative spirit
- Unwavering ability to handle and maintain confidentiality regarding firm information, projects, client data
- High level of professionalism at all times
Work Type
- full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 4+ years directly applicable experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $103,000 - $150,000
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Excellent benefits package
- Medical
- Health savings account (with applicable medical plan)
- Dental
- Vision
- Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Life insurance
- AD&D
- Long-term care coverage
- Backup care for children and/or adults
- Parental support benefits
- Firm-paid life insurance
- Firm-paid AD&D
- Firm-paid LTD
- Firm-paid short term medical benefits
- 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”)
- 10 paid holidays each year
- Generous parental leave
- Fertility benefits
About the Company
- Cooley is seeking a Senior Design Specialist to join the Marketing and Client Development team.
- Cooley offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits package and is committed to fair and equitable employment practices.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE