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About the Role
The Design Director leads the creative vision and design delivery for key client engagements, shaping brand programs, directing multidisciplinary teams, and presenting work with strategic clarity and conviction.
Responsibilities
- Own the creative vision and overall design quality for assigned clients and brand programs, ensuring the work is strategically grounded, distinctive, and effective across touchpoints.
- Translate research, strategy, and business objectives into strong creative briefs, brand platforms, design systems, and clear directions for the team.
- Lead kickoffs, ideation sessions, critiques, and design reviews; provide timely, actionable feedback and determine when work is ready for client presentation.
- Direct and manage designers and project teams, setting clear roles, priorities, timelines, and expectations while balancing creative quality, resources, and deliverables.
- Build senior client relationships as a trusted brand advisor; present work with confidence, explain the rationale behind recommendations, and guide productive decision-making.
- Partner with client services and strategy on scopes, staffing, schedules, and budgets; monitor hours and deliverables to support efficient, profitable project delivery.
- Coach and develop design talent through ongoing feedback, career guidance, performance input, and opportunities that strengthen individual and team capabilities.
Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive experience in brand design, with significant experience leading creative work in a branding, design, or integrated agency environment.
- A portfolio demonstrating exceptional concept development, brand identity, design systems, storytelling, and execution across multiple channels and touchpoints.
- Proven ability to connect brand strategy, category and competitive insights, audience needs, and business goals to clear creative direction.
- Experience leading, mentoring, and reviewing the work of designers at different levels while managing multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong client-facing and presentation skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders, navigate feedback, and defend a point of view constructively.
- Excellent judgment, communication, and organizational skills, with working knowledge of agency scoping, resourcing, budgets, and project economics.
Skills
- Brand design
- Creative leadership
- Brand strategy
- Design systems
- Storytelling
- Client relationship management
- Team management
- Presentation skills
- Project management
- Budget management
Experience Level
- 8+ years of progressive experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in design or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
About the Company
- CBX is a brand and design agency built around the belief that meaningful connections drive business growth.
- We combine strategy, creativity, and industry expertise to create distinctive brands, experiences, and solutions that perform in the marketplace.
- Our culture values curiosity, collaboration, straight talk, hands-on problem solving, and work that makes a measurable difference.