Art & Design Director

About The Role

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, you are a sharp, detail-obsessed Art & Design Director who will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of Candid Health’s marketing brand and supporting marketing campaign production as well as asset generation ranging from sales enablement materials, to product and brand videos, to onsite event experiences. This position is the first in seat hire on our design team who will have expansive ownership over our brand as we continue to see rapid growth across the company.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute national brand campaigns, integrating design, film, photography, and copy to drive brand awareness and lead generation.

• Create overarching creative concepts and campaign narratives for omnichannel brand and product campaigns as well as brand activations.

• Create and craft social campaigns that grab and hold attention through type and graphic animation.

• Develop and maintain the visual identity of Candid Health, ensuring consistency across all marketing touchpoints.

• Build design systems in both static and motion formats to be applied across web, social media, collateral, partner and influencer toolkits.

• Create unique brand identities, event themes, logos, and on-screen graphics; work closely with copywriters and other team members to develop engaging and effective content.

• Create visually stunning and user-friendly web and mobile designs that optimize the user experience.

• Translate complex concepts and data into visually appealing and easy-to-understand graphics.

• Define and clearly articulate aesthetic direction for individual marketing campaigns.

• Build and present design decks from creative sketches to final toolkits.

• Evolve and apply graphic brand standards across a wide variety of media, including digital, social, dotcom, signage, and tradeshow event display.

• Responsible for managing the design and print production of sales material.

• Organize all necessary artwork and mechanicals for release to vendors.

• Ensure all aspects of final graphics are delivered on time, on budget, and in a manner that represents the brand authentically.

• Stay informed about the latest design trends, tools, and technologies, and incorporate them into the design process.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of brand design experience; preferably within Healthtech, Fintech, or SaaS Start ups

• At least 3 years of experience in a leadership capacity either managing junior designers and/or agency support

• Strong design portfolio showcasing impeccable design craft across a variety of digital projects - including sales enablement and omni channel campaign assets

  • Video Experience either through design or direction is highly preferred

  • Supplemental skills such as motion design/animation, 3D, photography, or illustration are a plus

• Experience as a primary contributor to multiple high-impact projects, bringing comfort in art direction, setting aesthetic tone for campaigns, and creating visually compelling, cohesive work that resonates with brand identity and elevates creative standards

• In-depth knowledge of design tools including Figma (components, variables), Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator

• Proven track record of creating world-class brand experiences

• Experience collaborating with and influencing cross-functional leadership

• Demonstrated ability to push projects forward in spite of ambiguity

• Strong understanding of design principles, trends, and best practices

• A proactive, growth mindset and willingness to work in the open

Location

We are looking for employees to join our in-person culture in our New York City, San Francisco, or Denver Offices. Our weekly schedule is 4 days in-office and 1 day working remotely.

Pay Transparency

The estimated starting annual base salary range for this position is $187,000 - $235,000. The listed range is a guideline from Pave data, and the actual base salary may be modified based on factors including job-related skills, experience/qualifications, interview performance, market data, etc. Total compensation for this position may also include equity, sales incentives (for sales roles), and employee benefits. Given Candid Health’s funding and size, we heavily value the potential upside from equity in our compensation package. Further note that Candid Health has minimal hierarchy and titles, but has broad ranges of experience represented within roles.