[Hiring] Senior Art Director @SweetRush

Role Description

SweetRush has an exciting opportunity for a talented professional to join our Client Solutions team as a Senior Art Director! This is a remote hourly employment opportunity for 6 months, 35-40 hours per week.

The Senior Art Director is a high-impact creative role within SweetRush’s Client Solutions team—our sales team that drives business development and shapes the visual vision for new client offerings.

• Collaborate on Proposals: Partner with the Client Solutions team to create and present memorable, engaging proposal and presentation decks.
• Conceptualize Visual Solutions: Think creatively to conceptualize and ideate visual solutions that clearly communicate complex ideas, stories, and proposed learning ecosystems.
• Develop Custom UI/UX Mock-ups and prototypes: Create custom UI/UX mock-ups and prototypes for eLearning, gamification and apps across desktop, tablet, and mobile delivery.
• Source and Create Graphic Assets: Identify, source, and create graphic assets—such as photos, infographics, icons, illustrations, videos, and gifs—to build polished, professional end deliverables.
• Apply Client Branding: Research and define brand style guidelines for potential clients, applying and innovating on client branding for pitch materials.
• Maintain SweetRush Brand & Design System: Maintain, apply, and reinforce the SweetRush brand identity and UI style system across internal and external sales communication needs.
• Execute Marketing-Minded Sales Assets: Combine creativity, technical UI expertise, and graphic design skills to execute powerful pitch materials and visual assets that surprise and delight prospective clients.
• Ideate Digital Solutions: Optimize existing user interface designs and ideate new digital/interactive experiences and landing pages.
• Uphold Inclusive Design Standards: Apply DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) values by maintaining accessible and inclusive design standards throughout all visual outputs.
• Manage Sales Templates & Assets: Maintain and manage business development templates and organize design assets so they are easily leveraged for future sales opportunities.
• Direct Creative Team Members: Onboard graphic designers to projects, provide design direction, review deliverables, and offer constructive feedback to ensure quality and format standards are met.
• Provide Transition Materials: Deliver transition design concepts, mock-ups, prototypes, and visual direction to project production teams when a deal is won.
• Lead Visual Ideation: Participate in and lead internal brainstorming sessions and build mood boards to collaborate with cross-functional sales and solution teams.
• Integrate Emerging Technologies: Research modern UI/UX design, new technologies, and design trends to keep SweetRush client proposals innovative.
• Leverage Generative AI Tools: Incorporate modern AI tools—such as Higgsfield AI, Claude Design, Gemini Nano, Photoshop Generative AI features, and others—into the day-to-day creative flow of work for visual ideation, prototyping, mockup development, and asset generation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of graphic design and UI/UX design experience.
• Demonstrated experience conceptualizing and creating pitch decks, sales proposals, landing pages, and interactive digital solutions.
• Practical experience using AI tools (e.g., Higgsfield AI, Claude Design, Gemini Nano, Photoshop AI tools, etc.) within the creative flow of work for developing mockups, prototypes, and generative visual assets.
• Proficiency with design and presentation tools: Figma, Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), and Google Suite (specifically Google Slides).
• Proven experience creating, maintaining, and applying brand guidelines and design systems.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills with proactive leadership capabilities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively in a fully remote team environment.

Requirements

• Submission of a portfolio showcasing high-level conceptual graphic design, UI/UX mockups, pitch decks/proposals, and landing page designs.
• Examples demonstrating the integration of generative AI tools in creative ideation or asset creation, as well as Webflow builds, are highly encouraged.

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity.
• Flexible hours (35-40 hours/week).
• 6-month contract duration.