Job Description
We are seeking a highly experienced, concept-driven Creative Director/Senior Graphic Designer to lead the evolution and execution of the firm’s visual brand across all client-facing and internal communications. This role sits at the intersection of design, marketing, and investment communications, translating complex financial concepts into clear, compelling, and visually sophisticated design solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Creative Leadership & Brand Stewardship: Serve as the steward of the firm’s visual identity, ensuring consistency, quality, and differentiation across all touchpoints. Refine and maintain the brand system (typography, color, imagery, layout) for a sophisticated institutional and UHNW audience. Establish and enforce design standards, templates, and guidelines across digital and print channels.
- Design Execution & Content Development: Lead the design of high-impact materials, including investment commentaries, white papers, thought leadership pieces, client presentations, pitchbooks, quarterly reports, websites, email campaigns, digital experiences, event and video assets. Translate complex investment concepts, data, and narratives into visually clear, engaging, and analytically sound designs. Develop and oversee data visualization approaches (charts, infographics) that balance precision with clarity.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Marketing, Investments, Sales, and Compliance teams to ensure content is both visually compelling and contextually accurate. Collaborate with content strategists and subject matter experts to shape visual storytelling from concept through delivery. Provide creative direction and feedback to internal stakeholders and external partners (agencies, freelancers, production vendors).
- Operational Excellence & Production Management: Manage end-to-end creative workflows aligned with quarterly production cycles and campaign timelines. Support the development and maintenance of scalable design templates and systems (e.g., for presentations, fact sheets, reports). Ensure all deliverables meet the firm’s standards for accuracy, timeliness, and production quality.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Stay current on leading design practices, tools, and trends, focusing on applicability within investment and professional services contexts. Introduce enhancements to elevate the firm’s visual storytelling, including motion, interactive, and digital-first capabilities.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 10+ years progressive experience in graphic design with a portfolio demonstrating conceptual strength and technical rigor.
- Prior experience in investment management, wealth advisory, or professional services strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop); strong command of PowerPoint and presentation design in a corporate/client environment. Experience with Seismic, EventCreate, Canva, Figma and other digital design tools.
- Deep expertise in typography, layout systems, color theory, and brand systems.
Core Capabilities
- Exceptional ability to translate complex, data-driven content into clear and compelling visual narratives.
- Strong understanding of data visualization principles with attention to accuracy and clarity.
- Highly refined aesthetic judgment with a disciplined, editorial mindset.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong communication skills, articulating design rationale to creative and non‑creative stakeholders.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with motion graphics, animation, video editing.
- Familiarity with website design and digital user experience principles.
- Experience building scalable design systems and templates within a marketing organization.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary $90,000 – $115,000 plus applicable bonuses and incentives, variable based on education, experience, skills, location, internal equity, and market data.
- Flexible hybrid work: three days in office, two days remote.
- Competitive pay.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (starting day1).
- Life and Disability Insurance.
- Health Savings Account with company match.
- Flexible Spending Accounts—including Dependent Care—wellness program.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- 24‑Hour Employee Assistance Program.
- Adoption Assistance, Paid Family Care Time, Paid Volunteer Days.
Employment Eligibility
Position requires U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency (Green Card holder). No visa sponsorship available.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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