Job Description
Description SUMMARY DI exists to relieve the world of mediocre experiences and to create remarkable ones. Our people make the remarkable possible through an unwavering display of uncommon commitment each day.
Reporting to the assigned Executive Creative Director, the Associate Creative Director requires demonstrated qualifications and skill set to contribute to and highly impact a project’s successful design solution including project-based leadership accountabilities and responsibilities.
Responsibilities ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/FUNCTIONS may include but are not limited to:
- Lead, support and contribute to the project team's executed design solution and deliverable for assigned projects
- Defines and holds assigned project teams accountable for executing and delivering quality solutions within designated timeframes, ensuring all project leadership and feedback is considered and incorporated as agreed upon
- Leads client presentations and communications
- Hand sketch, digitally render or illustrate solutions throughout a variety of Design phases: Conceptual, Schematic, Design Development and Construction Documentation
- Provide leadership to assigned project teams, sets project-based expectation and requirements around design fidelity as it pertains to the Design phases: Conceptual, Schematic, Design Development and Construction Documentation
- Collaborate with internal team of producers, solutions engineers and software developers through development, testing and install of projects
- Consistently ensures deadlines are being met and the work is within client expectations
- Interface directly with outside team counterparts and internal departments to lead, identify issues, track those issues and collectively develop solutions
- Consistently and proactively exudes a “go where needed’ attitude and outlook on role
- Work with project Leadership Team to develop project plans while considering available resources and project budgets
- Ability to maintain a flexible travel schedule and travel on short notice based on client and project need
- Steward and manages process improvements and best practices within the Creative Studio
- Articulates and shares information and knowledge as a DI subject matter expert
- Champions, mentors, and supports the success of our Creative Studio team members
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities - Demonstrate a strong proficiency in design programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), research skills (for storytelling) and digital design utilizing Figma (including prototyping)
- Ability to learn new skills and software quickly and to teach those skills to support staff
- Ability to give direction and constructive critique and document as needed
- Knowledge of technologies such as touchscreens, AR, VR, and gesture triggered experiences
- High-level understanding of software development
- Consistently and proactively exemplifies the desire to be team player
- Consistently provides leadership in the midst of adversity
- Consistently demonstrates and influences progress with quality and design solution technique
- Consistently demonstrates development of personal time management and multi-tasking skills
- Consistently maintains quality control for design documents
- Independent thinking/solutions and autonomy
- Possess a knowledge of material and fabrication methods relevant to design
- Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management, including managing and mentoring multiple project teams
- Willingness to learn business development, estimating, writing proposals and creative briefs
- Actively represents Creative Studio team members and identifies potential issues/ solutions
- Champion and contribute to the Creative Studio vision
Education/Certifications/Experience - Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.F.A) in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Interaction Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture or related field
- Understanding of UX, UI, Interaction Design and Motion Design
- 7-10 years proven design and leadership experience required
- Excellent time management skills
- Critical attention to detail at all times
- Sound judgement, business sensibility, and discretion required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, or crawl
- The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
- Employee must be able to talk and hear
WORK ENVIRONMENT Due to our onsite Fabrication process, the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions.
INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM? Permission to play at DI starts with the ability to be a team player, possess a positive attitude while under a tight deadline and demonstrate an uncommon commitment to your work. Please visit our website ( to see some of the amazing work we do!
This is a salary (exempt) position. DI offers a full benefit package including Medical, Dental and Vision insurance along with Short and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and Supplemental Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity. Additionally, we offer a 401(k) with a match, Health Savings Account match, Paid Time Off (PTO), 7 paid holidays plus an employee chosen Floating Holiday annually, and paid Parental Leave.
In 2018, DI incorporated the Great Game of Business principles into the way we do things. The program is designed to create a business of business people, provide transparency into company performance and directly tie daily behavior to impact DIs performance. GGOB allows for the potential of quarterly bonuses as company goals are achieved.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, portfolio and salary requirements. No phone calls please. For more information about working at DI and a full list of available opportunities, please visit .
Candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and hold a valid drivers license. Dimensional Innovations is an Equal Opportunity Employer and depends on diversity of ideas, skills and perspectives to solve the world's toughest creative challenges, encouraging and amplifying every voice so we can create remarkable experiences for all.
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