Position: Design Lead (Marketing team)
Company: Star
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**The Opportunity**
Our company is on the verge of a significant visual update that will differentiate us from all competitors and bring a bold and fresh voice to the table. And you'll be the person involved at the beginning of this journey and influence decisions that will affect the brand later. Our team and business are constantly growing, and challenges become increasingly significant – that's a great environment to scale yourself. We value quality over quantity, and our projects and decisions are heavily design-driven, and your voice will be one of the most influential. 

The design team already consists of 5 designers and case-by-case contractors with no junior designers. That's an excellent foundation to build and implement solid processes and lead and grow our small community. Finally, we offer many employee benefits to make this experience even smoother and sweeter.

**You:**
**Qualifications & experience:**

- You have a design portfolio demonstrating wider strategic design thinking;
- A teamwork mindset - you achieve your goals by working collaboratively with your colleagues and clients;
- Commercial experience, including work with sales and marketing, and how to seek value through design;
- Exceptional eye for detail and a precise, accurate approach to creating design work;
- Experience of collaboration with motion designers, photographers, illustrators and other external design contractors;
- Strong presentation skills;
- Strong, confident communicator;
- Equally talented in analytics and creativity;
- Capable of looking at the big picture and diving into details;
- 2+ years experience in brand design direction; 
- Advanced English skills.

**Would be a plus:**
- Motion design skills.

**Responsibilities:**
- Accountable for all aspects of brand management and marketing deliverables;
- Work with stakeholders, briefing and advising them with regards to design style, format, production and timescales;
- Manage the quality, creativity and delivery of the design team;
- Work on strategic tasks as a lead designer;
- Mentor team members and help them grow;
- Setup and maintain design processes inside the team;
- Conduct feedback sessions with the management team on a regular basis; 
- Advocate our brand identity across the company and spread knowledge within other teams and support them with assets to keep our brand consistent.

**Additional things to include in application:**
- Describe, in your opinion, the key design challenges Star faces right now;
- Your strongest skill;
- Three design studios to keep your eye on right now.

**Compensations and Benefits**
We offer a rewarding compensation and benefits package, intellectually and creatively stimulating environment, professional flexibility and unique international travel opportunities.

Star is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are key to our ability to provide our clients and crew members with unique business and career outcomes. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability have no effect on our hiring decisions. If you have a special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.