Senior Designer – Art Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Bring the CodeAI brand to life through innovative design, visual direction, and creative concepts across all channels.

• Oversee the visual representation of the brand and collaborate with the copywriter on integrated marketing campaigns.

• Establish the visual direction for campaigns and channel initiatives, designing essential elements for key visuals, social media, email, web, and paid assets.

• Implement typography, layout, composition, and color in final production-ready files.

• Create designs suitable for motion and platform-specific formats, including vertical video and content tailored for social media.

• Produce accessible work that adheres to WCAG standards across digital platforms.

• Leverage AI tools within the design process and promote their use among the team.

• Develop integrated campaigns from initial brief to final execution, translating concepts into cross-channel visual systems.

• Generate new ideas to engage audiences and address brand challenges.

• Oversee the art direction of photo and video shoots from the shot list to post-production.

• Provide quality-focused feedback to contract designers and creatives.

• Maintain and advance CodeAI's visual brand guidelines.

• Guide internal teams and external partners on the application of brand guidelines.

• Present work to leadership and stakeholders, utilizing strategic reasoning, audience insights, and performance metrics.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8 to 10 years of experience in graphic design and art direction, including a senior-level role.

• A portfolio showcasing both hands-on design expertise and integrated campaign work, with your specific contributions noted for each project.

• Advanced skills in typography, layout, and composition, with the versatility to adapt across various visual styles.

• Experience collaborating with copywriters on concept development, with a portfolio of produced campaign work.

• Proficient in art directing photo or video shoots through to post-production.

• Demonstrated experience in creating or evolving brand guidelines and assisting other teams in their application.

• Background in directing the work of other creatives.

• Familiarity with using AI tools in a creative workflow.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.

• Experience in an agency or design studio setting (preferred).

• Background with education, nonprofit, or mission-driven brands (preferred).

• Skills in motion design or video editing (preferred).

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.

• Must work within the continental United States.

• Must pass a pre-employment background check.

• Willingness to travel at least twice a year for team events.

🏝️ Benefits

• Technology subsidy aligned with our Bring Your Own Device policy.

• A flexible, engaging, and remote work environment.

• Paid time off: 5 weeks total, including 3 weeks of annual vacation, a 2-week winter office closure (covering Christmas and New Year's), and sick leave.

• Full coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time positions and their dependents.

• Option to enroll in a 403b retirement plan.

• An opportunity to contribute to improving student learning and transforming the field of computer science.

• Virtual interviews conducted via Google Meet.