Apply on company website Anywhere, REMOTE, United States Remote (Country) Full-time USD 120,000 – 125,000 / year

Her Campus Media is hiring a Senior Design Director

The Senior Design Director will be a pivotal creative leader responsible for elevating design excellence, creative direction, and leading and growing the Design team across the HCM portfolio of brands and communities. This role oversees the design process from concept to execution, ensuring every project reflects and evolves our brand voice across both physical and digital experiences. This role sits at the intersection of creativity and business, responsible for shaping compelling brand experiences while ensuring design operations run efficiently and effectively to deliver best in class results for our clients and communities. This role will balance big-picture thinking with hands-on execution—translating business goals and client needs into exceptional visual storytelling across both digital and physical platforms. As a seasoned manager and skilled practitioner, you will define and evolve our creative direction, oversee end-to-end execution, and support our high-performing, collaborative design team. Team Leadership & Operations - Team Management: Supervise and manage mid-to-senior level designers, providing consistent feedback to foster a collaborative environment of creative excellence. - Resourcing & Delegation: Lead design team resourcing for in-house and campaign projects; delegate work effectively to promote individual career growth. - Agile Project Management: Utilize Asana to champion project delivery and continuous improvement initiatives across the team. - Stakeholder Management: Represent the design team in high-profile and cross-departmental discussions, translating business and user needs into actionable workflows. Creative Strategy & Vision - Oversee Creative Direction: Lead the day-to-day quality and execution of all creative assets, ensuring they meet the highest standards of craft and attention to detail. - Brand Evolution: Implement and monitor creative platforms and design systems that advance the HCM voice across digital, social, and experiential verticals. - Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Account Managers, Editors, Event Leads and Sales leads to develop actionable insights and scalable creative recommendations that align with company and client goals. - Innovation: Evaluate new formats, technologies, and workflows to unlock growth and scale production efficiency. Exploration and interest in integrating AI within our day-to-day design tools. Execution & Craft - Hands-on Design: Lead by example by creating high-quality graphics, motion assets, and visual concepts for digital, social, newsletters, experiential, and more. - Creative Ideation: Initiate regular story- and project-specific visual brainstorms with art and editorial teams. - Process Development: Maintain materials for design processes and product education to ensure team-wide alignment.
Job Details
Location Anywhere, REMOTE, United States
Work mode Remote (Country)
Employment Full-time
Salary USD 120,000 – 125,000 / year
Posted 5 months ago
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Her Campus Media
Her Campus Media is the ultimate community-powered Gen Z media and marketing ecosystem, with a portfolio of the largest and most-loved Gen Z media brands and creator communities: Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, InfluenceHer Collective, Campus Trendsetters, Zfluence, HC Athletic Club, and Generation Hired. Through our community of 100,000+ members, footprint across 2,300+ colleges, and social reach of well over 1 billion, we're unlocking opportunities for the next generation while serving as the one-stop-shop Gen Z marketing partner for the world's leading brands, who come to us to ensure their Gen Z relevancy and devise and power award-winning end-to-end Gen Z marketing strategies and campaigns. About our team: Her Campus Media is made up of passionate, entrepreneurial, ambitious doers who are fired up about cultivating the next generation of leaders and change makers. We are a small (~100 employees) but mighty team of individuals, committed to building a dynamic, inclusive organization where we want to work. Visit our Careers page to learn more about our culture and what makes us tick at hercampusmedia.com/careers! Job Description: Job Overview:Works independently (as primary point of contact or as secondary support) to produce and execute integrated marketing programs on behalf of HCM clients Interface with internal teams, including (but not limited to) Sr. Leadership, Business Development/Sales Directors, Planning, Pre-Sale Marketing, Branded Editorial, Design, Campus & Influencer, Community, Social, Editorial, Legal, as well as external vendors, client agencies, advertisers, and media partners to ensure program elements are executed per requirements, scope of project, timelines, and budgetResponsibilities:Foster, educate, and promote best-in-class service expertise for HCM clients post-sale Manage key programs (with an emphasis on experiential) end-to-end, from campaign brief development through execution and reporting, ensuring they meet brand objectives and deliver best-in-class client service.Responsible for creating and maintaining all program documentation during post-sale (including client status agendas, sold scope-of-work, and additional campaign trackers)Own on-site execution of experiential programs, serving as the primary client point of contact; manage run of show, coordinate teams, and troubleshoot in real time to ensure seamless deliveryCollaborate with schools/universities, third-party production partners, and venue spaces to research, negotiate, and secure location logistics in accordance to sold experiential scope of workSource and manage third-party vendors, including fabrication, AV, staffing, production, and content capture partnersWork closely with internal creative teams to execute custom deliverables, including custom signage, branded articles, social media posts, influencer content creation, and sampling opportunities. Use project management software (Asana) to manage sold campaigns & deliverables - ensuring all assets stay on scheduleDemonstrate resourcefulness in problem-solving. Leverage existing relationships, build new ones quickly, and find creative solutions to deliver results within tight timelines or budget constraints.Lead and moderate end of campaign debrief process, driving discussion, sharing learnings and best practices across internal teamsResponsible for the management of the entire post-sale production budgets and ensuring all program expenses are tracked and fit within program margin. Qualifications: BA or equivalent3-5 years experience in event production, experiential marketing, or sponsorship activationStrong track record in client service and managing sponsor activations at live events, conferences, festivals, or sporting eventsExperience within various marketing verticals such as experiential, branded content (video, articles, social, influencer) and digital media execution experience essentialProactive, resourceful problem solver with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude; able to think on their feet and quickly resolve event related challenges in fast paced environmentsStrong attention to detailHighly organized and the ability to multitaskProficiency in Asana (or similar project management platforms) for workflow management, timeline tracking, and cross functional collaboration Additional Information: Salary Range: $70-75k + Bonus Eligible Benefits & Perks:Eligibility for performance bonusesChoice among six health insurance plansDental and vision insurance401k retirement savings plan with company matchingFlexible PTO and work remotelyExtremely generous company holiday policy, with 22 + paid holidays, including 2 floating holidays for 2026Parent-friendly culture, including 15 full weeks of parental leave plus flexible return-to-workSummer FridaysFSA and HSA offeredLife insuranceOptional short-term and long-term disability insuranceFree One Medical membership offering same-day primary care over video or in personFree Health Advocate services to help navigate the healthcare systemTalkSpace and ClassPass BenefitsLocation: Remote, within the United StatesWe welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. Please note, however, that we are unable to sponsor visas at this time. All information will be held in strict confidence and will adhere to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines.
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