Senior Designer, Marketing

Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City's diverse people and businesses. 

Our Mission: To create shared prosperity across New York City's five boroughs by strengthening neighborhoods and growing good jobs.

Position Overview: The Senior Designer is a visual thinker, designer, and creator who creates and executes innovative design solutions for diverse internal clients, departments, and initiatives. The Senior Designer works collaboratively with the creative director, independently creating/managing creative development and production, ensuring the successful execution of brand-aligned, conceptually-strong, content-forward digital and print communications. The Senior Designer serves as a design and brand ambassador, building relationships with internal departments, teams, and NYCEDC leadership to inform, direct and guide marketing projects, ensure brand consistency, and achieve project goals and objectives.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create innovative, comprehensive, content-aligned creative solutions that resonate with a wide range of industries and diverse audiences; flexibly translate and interpret brand strategy and business objectives into comprehensive design solutions and compelling visual concepts 
• Elevate and maintain the integrity and excellence of the NYCEDC brand in all communications; educate and champion the brand with internal/external audiences 
• Support the continued evolution of EDC's creative output to be digital-first, with an increasing focus on integrated campaigns that maximize various target touchpoints across digital, social, video, and print channels 
• Compellingly and engagingly present creative work to NYCEDC leadership, senior staff, and the Marketing team — contributing to meetings, presentations, and discussions in a clear, focused manner that educates, advocates, and fosters greater organizational knowledge of marketing/communications best practices 
• Actively build and shape a strong, positive, creative team culture and environment, exhibiting a positive attitude that represents the team and NYCEDC favorably and professionally
  
  

Requirements:

• Graduate or undergraduate degree in related art or design major 
• 3+ years of digital and print design experience 
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a diverse range of digital and print work 
• Demonstrated excellence in comprehensive digital and print projects/campaigns from inception to completion 
• Proven and varied design portfolio demonstrating successful creative outcomes across digital, social, and print communications, brand identity, environmental graphic design, business-to-business
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite; proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
• Knowledge/understanding of interactive experiences and web technology 
• Strong written communications and presentation skills — must have proven experience communicating design concepts and strategic thinking in a clear, focused, jargon-free, and engaging manner
• Excellent interpersonal skills — you are a considerate collaborator, a valued partner, and team player 
• Deep experience and thorough knowledge of production techniques across digital and print media, processes, standards, and practices 
• Keen interest in the variety and complexity of NYCEDC's work, our city, our mission, and the industries we work with and within 
• Comfort with being nimble, agile, and able to plan but also ready to react to tight timetables and shifting organizational priorities from City Hall and EDC leadership 
• New York City residence is required within 180 days of hire
  
  

Salary Range

$90,000—$93,000 USD

About Us: New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow innovative sectors, with a focus on equity; build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city's future economy

NYCEDC offers many unique advantages for an exciting and fulfilling career. As part of our team, you'll enjoy:

• The unique opportunity to make an impact on New York City
• Working on diverse, unique, and challenging projects
• Working closely with teams of creative, highly motivated, and passionate people
• Learning opportunities designed to enhance the practical skills and business knowledge of our employees
• Excellent benefits, including company-paid 401(a) defined contribution plan, 457(b) tax-advantaged retirement savings plans, medical, dental and vision benefits, generous paid family leave and paid time off, and other perks
  
  

The New York City Economic Development Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Social Responsibility Mission is to create a People First strategy by attracting, retaining, and engaging a diverse and talented workforce. Like the city of New York, NYCEDC knows our strength comes from each of our connected parts, making the fabric of our organization better and stronger because of our unique employees' talents.

To help build an inclusive workplace culture, NYCEDC supports six employee resource groups that strive to engage members and advocate for their respective communities within NYCEDC. Those groups are: Accessibility group, Elevation group (BIPOC), Mindful group, Out/EDC group (LGBTQAI+), Parents group and Women's Leadership group. NYCEDC employees work as part of a highly engaged, passionate and inclusive team where everyone's contributions are valued, respected, and have an impact on one of the best and most diverse cities in the world!

For more information, visit our website at edc.nyc.