Design / Art Direction Jobs

One of our clients, a top insurance company, is looking for a Presentation Designer for a + month contract. The primary responsibility is to develop compelling messaging in visual mediums. Primarily, this involves the development of presentations that incorporates a design that continually reinforces brand and info graphics designed to address client preferences/concerns as well as highlight critical data and/or information in a consumable, simple way. This will be achieved by working closely with executive leaders to execute their presentations and messaging on an ongoing, on-demand basis. The ability to work within very tight deadlines and adapt to the different personalities of project teams is an important skill. The goal of the Presentation Designer is to translate executive vision and messaging in a beautiful and easy to understand format. This person understands supporting different personalities and styles and is agile, flexible in nature and is easy to work with.   RESPONSIBILITIES: Participate in the collaborative development of presentation materials, marketing, or other business document sources and conveys them in a thoughtful and well-organized manner. Develops material for PowerPoint presentations that distills key ideas from input supplied by stakeholders and other experts. Utilizes superior communication skills, including the ability to work with diverse teams across multiple time zones. Employs meticulous writing and editing skills and a commitment to exceptional quality Has a track record of success in a fast-paced team environment working under very tight deadlines Demonstrates strong project and time management skills as shown by the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously. Able to apply editorial skills to develop content that supports the strategy in collaboration with executive stakeholders and business partners. Proficient use of the current versions of commonly-used graphics software. Edit text/colors to ensure presentation conveys consistent theme and voice. Ability to graphically convey analyses of data elements in a straight-forward, concise manner for PowerPoint presentations. Self-starter with ability to manage multiple projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines. Ability to work as a team-player, accept suggestions openly, work well under pressure. Create a library of graphic elements that could be re-used across presentations SKILLS + EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications or international equivalent. Strong verbal and written English language skills Advanced graphic design skills to facilitate the design and development of specific infographics Experience with the planning and development of executive presentations. ​Does this sound like you? Apply today!

Our client is looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to come on board immediately for a short term contracted position. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will work on a variety of design projects ranging from ad campaigns and print ads. Skill Set: Design skills across print and digital media Ability to design with a mobile-first mindset Exceptional communication skills Desire to continue learning and stay on the cutting edge of design concepts Requirements: 3-5+ years of design experience at an ad agency or in-house Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or art Up-to-date resume and portfolio Mastery of the latest design software Sound like you? Let's get in touch!

Our client, a Consumer Products Company, is seeking a freelance Designer/Illustrator to join the team. Responsibilities: Design original artwork and assets for projects for consumer products Create mood and point of view boards against new film releases, kids Franchises, seasonal trend boards to share with our Licensees and business counterparts Work on illustrator and photoshop to mock up products to use on our inspirational boards to share out with our Licensees and business counterparts Assist in the day-to-day responsibilities under our larger Accessories Product Development Team to complete design projects within tight deadlines Requirements: BA/BS preferred 2-5 years of experience working in consumer products and/or licensing Strong in Photoshop and Illustrator, comfortable working on MAC Collaborative team member able to work with various teams and departments, working on various rounds of revisions Multitasker, please! ​Does this sound like you? Apply today! 

Our client, a content and design studio, is looking for an Motion Designer to join the team for a project. You will report to the Associate Creative Director and be responsible for working on a motion graphics project for a sport tv client doing design and animation. Musts: 5-7 years experience with motion graphics and animation ideally in an agency setting Must be hands on, leading design by example. Must have worked as a member of a creative team as a designer with great storytellers and copywriters. Expert in photoshop, illustrator, motion and visual presentation platforms. Proficient in html, video editing platforms. ​Does this sound like you? Apply today!

Our client, a branding consultancy, is looking to bring on a presentation designer for a freelance opportunity. You will be responsible for designing presentations in PowerPoint and Keynote. We need a true designer for this position not just a PowerPoint production artist, it will be your job to design templates for presentations infographics and a variety of other graphics specifically for presentations. This role starts as soon as possible onsite in NYC! Requirements: Must have high level proficiency in PowerPoint and Keynote with the relevant samples that show it. Must also be proficient in the creative suite. Ideal candidate has experience creating custom infographics. Speed and efficiency are key. Must be able to take direction and work autonomously on execution. Must have agency experience Interested? Please apply now!

Our client, an entertainment creative agency, is seeking a Social Content Creator to join their team. You will report to the Executive Producer and work on an entertainment client's social media content promoting tv series for streaming networks. Concepting amongst a team various campaign strategies Hands-on Adobe Creative Suite designing, animating in 2D, and doing light editing. Able to support in revisions as needed and attending project kickoffs, brainstorms and status meetings. Musts: 3-5 years experience in a creative agency or in-house brand Strong entertainment background with portfolio of social campaign work for tv brands or current lifestyle brands. Expert in AfterEffects, Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere Seeking a nice, positive, collaborative member to join the team ​Does this sound like you? Apply today!

Our client, a premium streaming content provider, is seeking a freelance Graphic Designer to join the Marketing team. You will be responsible to: Helps steward the Brand and creates marketing materials for our rapidly growing library of licensed and original content, and ad-sales partners. Focus on B2B efforts, directly supporting internal teams, from Ad Sales to Content to Research to build beautiful, and engaging communications materials. Develop compelling and provocative visual presentation design that gets attention Synthesize on-trend design thinking with data driven communications Develop presentation strategy and design for high-profile events such as Comic-Con, CES, industry trade shows Support our Ad Sales business with creating systematized design materials Work with teams across the organization to ensure presentation resources exist to support teams Help shape the visual toolkit and materials for B2B communications Musts: 4-6 years experience within graphic design with portfolio of entertainment marketing project Seeking designer with a proactive attitude, solid design foundations, visual problem-solving skills, strong interpersonal skills and a dedicated work ethic Must have an eye for detail grounded in strategic brand thinking Experience working with researchers, interaction designers, product developers and senior executives Passion for Entertainment Marketing and Design is a plus! ​Does this sound like you? Apply today!

Onward Search is looking for an experienced Instructional Designer to join our client in the Education space! This year long contract needs someone who is ideas-driven to design and develop effective learning and practicing experiences, comes from a training background, and is experienced developing systems and workflow training. Other responsibilities include developing objectives, rewriting and reshaping content, and developing assessments. A successful Instructional Designer should have a firm grasp of how people learn, and excellent web design, writing, communication and collaboration skills. Ideally, the perfect candidate should also have experience in managing projects and a working knowledge of basic graphic design. You will… Ensure content matches established objectives Reshape content for changing needs Structure content and activities for optimizing learning Creating student guides, training manuals and facilitator guides Create engaging learning activities and compelling course content Set instructional end goals and create content that matches them Visualize instructional graphics, the user interface and the finished product Analyze and apply trends and best practices in learning technologies and instructional design Provide exercises and activities that enhance the learning process Decide on the criteria used to judge learner’s performance and develop assessment instruments Create supporting material/media (audio, video, simulations, role plays, games etc.) Devise modes of assessment, such as tests or quizzes, to measure the effectiveness of the course Maintain project documentation and course folders You need… BS or MA degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology or similar relevant field 3-6 years working experience in Instructional Design required Proven working experience in instructional design and with instructional technology Lesson and curriculum planning skills In-depth knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models Solid knowledge of course development software and at least one Learning Management System Visual design skills (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator) and ability to storyboard Basic HTML and Flash programming knowledge Ability to write effective copy, instructional text, audio and video scripts​ ​Does this sound like you? Apply today!

Our client, a premium streaming content provider, is seeking a freelance Production Artist to join their team. You will report to the Design Lead and be responsible for: Adapting and uploading artwork that is specifically created for our innovative product UI. You will be creating, organizing, and uploading assets that work beautifully in our cinematic, adaptive UI. Create sports match-up related art. Adapt key art to various size and layout requirements for UI. Upload artwork into our Content Portal. Follow design standards, process rules and deadlines for creative assets as they move through the production pipeline, ensuring timely delivery. Help with layout of digital banners and other production-related assets for Marketing campaigns. Be receptive to feedback and an iterative design process. Work with varying productivity tools on a regular basis including on Airtable & Slack. Musts: 2-3 years production background a must (agency/network experience preferred). Expert in Photoshop and Illustrator. Sketch is a plus! Must be well-organized, detail-oriented, and have the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, highly visible environment. Ability to maintain files in an organized manner. Team player that brings a can-do attitude to the job. Experienced working with: CMS, Excel, Google Drive, Box, MAC OS and internal digital asset management. Ability to communicate effectively, both in person and in writing. Ideal candidates loves TV and sports! ​Does this sound like you? Apply today!

Onward Search is looking for a Design Research Strategist for one of our Pharmaceutical Clients on a long term contract sitting in NYC.   Primary Responsibilities In collaboration with the design team, Pharma is developing a customer-centered design process that embeds design thinking into the end-to-end drug product development process. The goal is to fully integrate patient and customer insights into the development process and create an inter-connected ecosystem of accessible knowledge, data, insight models and synthesis tools. Your primary responsibility will be to develop this model and its supporting tools. In your role, you will: Form and refine the knowledge ecosystem (piloting a preliminary model, then refining) Develop synthesis and sensemaking tools that make insights accessible and bring them into the development process Collaborate with our in-house Digital Experience Design team in the design of a digital portal that houses the knowledge, processes and tools   Qualifications   Bachelor's Degree in Design, Design Research and Strategy or a related field is required A minimum of 10 years of experience in design research and strategy and systems change Pharma insights experience preferred but not required Ability to manage complexity and develop intuitive systems Ability to translate unfamiliar processes and methodologies into accessible frameworks and tools Persistent and diligent attention to detail Demonstrated strong visual, written and verbal communications skills Above all else Friendly, thoughtful and perpetually curious Humble to your core with a sharp emotional intelligence Able to build trust, even when communicating a dissenting point of view Does this sound like you? Apply today!