MONO
Design Director
MONO, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
About Us
MONO is an advertising and branding agency formed to create magnetic brands that draw people in. We aim to create legendary work that works for our clients and provide a working environment that is optimistic, collaborative, and team-based. We are a values-driven company, supporting people personally and professionally.
Overview
MONO is looking for a Design Director, a dynamic creative leader who is a problem-solver, conceptual thinker and imaginative storyteller with a strong graphic design background and sensibility. Our ideal candidate will have an outstanding portfolio of work and ability to direct teams through industry-leading design-centric projects, creating brand experiences, from print to digital to fully integrated campaigns. As a discipline leader, the Design Director will be responsible for promoting a shared mission that will achieve ambitious agency goals for the design department. You are a people leader who creates synergy and inspires our talented design team. Lastly, we're looking for candidates who view design, not as an application, but as a means to solving complex problems.
Responsibilities
This position requires a strong foundation in design principles, strong conceptual and strategic skills, management and mentoring abilities, and proven communication and presentation expertise. It's imperative to be confident presenting to clients and building client relationships in this director-level role.
The core responsibilities for this exciting, new role will include:Creating strong and effective internal partnerships, leading collaboration across integrated teamsWorking closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, creating strategic concepts, and following through to meticulous executionPresenting ideas and working with internal teams, senior creative leadership, and clientsPartnering across disciplines to develop the strategic intent of projects while considering the audience/customer and the intended goalsActively coaching and mentoring creative talent, helping develop their skills and creative outputActing as a working designer on assignments as needed
Candidates should have a design degree or equivalent industry experience and 8+ years of experience in an agency, design firm or studio setting. The candidate should be capable of creating and producing innovative, award-winning work across mediums; an integrated thinker who thrives in a media-agnostic world (digital, video, print, experiential). Finally, the role requires two or more years of experience effectively managing other designers.
Qualifications
This is a locally-based role, where relocation will be required for candidates living outside of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. We work onsite every Tuesday and Wednesday for Work From MONO (WFM) days, in addition to moments that matter outside of those designated days, with the purpose of fostering agency connection and aiding collaboration.
Benefits
Our company offers flexible paid time off, medical, dental, vision and well-being benefits, HSA, FSAs, pre-tax commuter benefits, 401k with match, and upgraded parental leave policies. MONO is a dynamic design-driven advertising and branding agency that uniquely blends strategy and design to create and elevate brands and businesses in meaningful ways that connect with consumers. We are a values-driven company, supporting people personally and professionally.
MONO is an advertising and branding agency formed to create magnetic brands that draw people in. We aim to create legendary work that works for our clients and provide a working environment that is optimistic, collaborative, and team-based. We are a values-driven company, supporting people personally and professionally.
Overview
MONO is looking for a Design Director, a dynamic creative leader who is a problem-solver, conceptual thinker and imaginative storyteller with a strong graphic design background and sensibility. Our ideal candidate will have an outstanding portfolio of work and ability to direct teams through industry-leading design-centric projects, creating brand experiences, from print to digital to fully integrated campaigns. As a discipline leader, the Design Director will be responsible for promoting a shared mission that will achieve ambitious agency goals for the design department. You are a people leader who creates synergy and inspires our talented design team. Lastly, we're looking for candidates who view design, not as an application, but as a means to solving complex problems.
Responsibilities
This position requires a strong foundation in design principles, strong conceptual and strategic skills, management and mentoring abilities, and proven communication and presentation expertise. It's imperative to be confident presenting to clients and building client relationships in this director-level role.
The core responsibilities for this exciting, new role will include:Creating strong and effective internal partnerships, leading collaboration across integrated teamsWorking closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, creating strategic concepts, and following through to meticulous executionPresenting ideas and working with internal teams, senior creative leadership, and clientsPartnering across disciplines to develop the strategic intent of projects while considering the audience/customer and the intended goalsActively coaching and mentoring creative talent, helping develop their skills and creative outputActing as a working designer on assignments as needed
Candidates should have a design degree or equivalent industry experience and 8+ years of experience in an agency, design firm or studio setting. The candidate should be capable of creating and producing innovative, award-winning work across mediums; an integrated thinker who thrives in a media-agnostic world (digital, video, print, experiential). Finally, the role requires two or more years of experience effectively managing other designers.
Qualifications
This is a locally-based role, where relocation will be required for candidates living outside of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. We work onsite every Tuesday and Wednesday for Work From MONO (WFM) days, in addition to moments that matter outside of those designated days, with the purpose of fostering agency connection and aiding collaboration.
Benefits
Our company offers flexible paid time off, medical, dental, vision and well-being benefits, HSA, FSAs, pre-tax commuter benefits, 401k with match, and upgraded parental leave policies. MONO is a dynamic design-driven advertising and branding agency that uniquely blends strategy and design to create and elevate brands and businesses in meaningful ways that connect with consumers. We are a values-driven company, supporting people personally and professionally.