# Associate Creative Director, Design

**Company:** [GlossGenius](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/glossgenius)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Brand Design
**Salary:** $185k – $215k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** branding, Visual Design, Figma, Design Systems, Typography, color theory, layout design, art direction, Motion Design, video, jitter, After Effects, ai-assisted design tools
**Posted:** 2026-08-04

> Leads branding, visual identity, art direction, and creative campaigns across digital and physical channels. The role requires 7+ years of experience, expert Figma skills, strong design-systems knowledge, and a sophisticated visual point of view.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead creative projects across brand marketing, web, performance, event design, photography and illustration art direction, and video.
- Create and evolve scalable, impactful brand and visual identity systems.
- Translate concepts into high-quality visual assets for digital and physical touchpoints.
- Leverage AI-powered design tools to accelerate creative workflows and explore concepts.
- Apply motion and video principles to design work.
- Collaborate with brand marketing, performance marketing, product, and events teams to deliver cohesive, brand-aligned creative.
- Maintain pixel-perfect attention to detail while moving quickly.
- Strengthen the brand through an understanding of customers and aesthetics spanning technology, health, beauty, and wellness.
- Mentor designers and contribute strategically and technically to the brand’s growth.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in branding and visual design.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating branding and visual design expertise.
- Strong cross-functional stakeholder communication skills.
- Expert proficiency in Figma.
- Current knowledge of modern design tools, trends, best practices, and AI-assisted design tools.
- Comfort integrating AI into the creative process while maintaining an editorial eye and strong brand point of view.
- Strong understanding of design systems and their application across channels.
- Exceptional eye for typography, color, layout, and overall visual craft.

## Nice-to-haves
- Brand in-house and/or agency experience.
- Proficiency in Jitter, After Effects, or similar motion tools.

## Compensation & Benefits
- New York starting base salary: **$185,000–$215,000**, plus target equity and benefits.
- Health and dental insurance effective on the first day of employment.
- Flexible PTO.
- In-office lunch twice weekly for NYC and San Francisco employees, plus late-night dinner stipends.
- Wellhub access with discounted gym memberships, fitness classes, and mental health resources.
- Annual professional development and continued-learning stipend.
- Five-year high-performer recharge stipend.
- 401(k) eligibility starting on the first day of employment.
- Dependent Care FSA.
- Paid parental leave.
- Fertility and adoption benefits.

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