.We're building the future of advertising and are looking for the minds to help us do it.Darkroom is a digital growth agency helping build the world's best ideas through the art of creative storytelling and the science of growth marketing. We've built out a talented, robust team of 10+ designers, who's work contributes to all major verticals at Darkroom: Acquisition, Retention, and Digital Products. We are looking for an experienced and talented Associate Director of Creative to join our team.The Associate Director of Creative is a player/coach designer who will ensure that UI/UX Design, Brand Design, and Marketing Design engagements are delivered on-time and to a high bar of visual quality.**Management Responsibilities**:- Manage a team of designers, starting with 2-4 direct reports and expanding as the team grows. Provide support in strategy, project management, design feedback, performance evaluation, and handling escalations.- Conduct weekly 1:1s with direct reports to assess client health, offer feedback, and oversee career development.- Ensure high-quality work output from direct reports, focusing on visual craft, UX expertise, and meeting deadlines.- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketers, strategists, developers, and clients, to develop project plans, understand business objectives, and address client issues.- Refine internal processes for client work in coordination with the Director of Creative. Provide training and feedback to enhance the skills of the design team.**Senior Individual Contributor Responsibilities**:- Lead 1-2 UI/UX engagements as needed, focusing on creating branded e-commerce websites.- Emphasize branded UI, conversion-focused UX, and clarity in design approaches.- Present design work to clients, explaining design choices based on effective reasoning and UX principles.- Manage design projects independently from discovery to hand-off, adhering to timelines and collaborating with developers to ensure feasibility.- Develop component systems and maintain design guidelines for consistency.- 3-6+ years of senior-level design experience, with at least 1 year of people management experience preferred. Must have experience in responsive web design.- Digital portfolio showcasing web design and branding skills, including color theory, hierarchy, composition, and typography.- Self-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.- Experience collaborating with developers and documenting designs for development hand-off.- Comfortable with client-facing responsibilities in English, including leading discovery calls and resolving client feedback.- Capable of providing constructive internal feedback and guiding direct reports to improve their work.- Ability to tackle ambiguous problems, understand business challenges, design solutions, and execute them effectively.- Proficiency in Figma, including features like Auto Layout, Components, and Variants, is essential