Vice President Director, Design

Company Description

GroupeConnect is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. GroupeConnect delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, GroupeConnect serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Overview

At Groupconnect, Visual Designers create simple, bold, unmistakably on-brand work across integrated omnichannel campaigns. We believe strong ideas deserve strong craft—and that great design happens when curious, opinionated people collaborate across disciplines to make work that actually connects.

Job Responsibilities

• Set and champion visual direction across brands and campaigns
• Build and oversee brand visual systems and design standards
• Partner with clients on brand and business strategy
• Lead, mentor, and inspire design teams at every level
• Brief teams clearly and manage work against relevance, timing, and budget
• Shape concepts, guide reviews, and lead client presentations
• Collaborate with senior creative, strategy, and account leadership
• Push past “good” to deliver stand-out, unforgettable work
• Elevate Groupconnect’s creative culture and visual reputation
• Design visual assets for integrated omnichannel campaigns, spanning in-store, digital, and print
• Build mood boards, storyboards, visual explorations, layouts, and design systems that turn ideas into reality
• Help shape cohesive visual and messaging frameworks for brands
• Deliver work that’s grounded in the brief, aligned to strategy, and true to the brand
• Partner closely with copywriters to make the work sharper, smarter, and more human
• Collaborate with motion designers and animators to bring visual ideas to life
• Prep clean, production-ready files with pride in craft and organization
• Work seamlessly with production designers, producers, and animators
• Show up to brainstorms, critiques, and reviews with ideas—and opinions
• Keep quality high, even when timelines are tight
• Juggle multiple projects without dropping the ball

Qualifications

What You Bring

• 10+ years of visual design experience, with agency leadership chops
• Proven success leading brand systems and integrated campaigns
• Deep experience across design direction, photography, and execution
• Confidence presenting to clients and selling the work
• Experience managing multidisciplinary creative teams
• Strategic thinking paired with obsessive attention to craft
• A modern, curious approach to tools—including AI

Additional Information