Our client, a top Am Law 100 firm based in New York City, is seeking a Senior Designer to join its Creative Services team on a temp-to-perm basis. This individual will lead the concept development, design, and execution of creative work across digital, print, motion, video, and social media while helping shape and protect the firm's global brand. The ideal candidate brings a sophisticated design portfolio, strong motion graphics and video editing experience, and the ability to translate complex business concepts into compelling visual storytelling within a professional services environment.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead concept development and execution of creative campaigns across digital, print, motion, video, and social media.
- Design marketing collateral, presentations, reports, publications, event materials, newsletters, and thought leadership pieces.
- Create and edit motion graphics and short-form videos using Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
- Utilize Adobe Creative Cloud to develop, retouch, animate, resize, and prepare creative assets for multiple platforms.
- Apply AI-assisted creative tools to support ideation, image development, video generation, and production workflows while maintaining brand standards.
- Partner with Marketing, Business Development, Communications, Recruiting, Events, and firm leadership to develop strategic creative solutions.
- Create scalable templates, design systems, and production standards to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Mentor junior designers and provide creative direction and technical guidance.
- Partner with outside vendors, photographers, and production partners to deliver high-quality creative assets.
- Ensure all work meets brand guidelines, accessibility standards, and production requirements.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Digital Media, Fine Arts, or a related field.
- 8+ years of professional graphic design experience within a law firm, professional services firm, financial services firm, agency, or sophisticated in-house creative team.
- Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- Strong motion graphics and video editing experience using After Effects and Premiere Pro.
- Excellent typography, branding, layout, and visual storytelling skills.
- Experience designing across print, digital, presentations, social media, and video platforms.
- Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills.
- Experience utilizing AI-assisted creative tools such as Adobe Firefly, Google Veo, Runway, Midjourney, or similar platforms is highly preferred.
- Online portfolio required with resume submission.
Pay: $48-$55/hour with flexibility. Temp-to-perm opportunity with a permanent salary range of $115,000-$125,000 upon conversion.
