Senior Creative Director

Location: (Remote, United States)

SweetRush has an exciting opportunity for a talented professional to join our Talent Solutions team!

Who We Are

At SweetRush, we believe that when you put people at the center of business, magic happens. As a global leader in learning and development, we blend high-end storytelling, emerging tech like AI and VR, and deep psychological insights to help organizations—from iconic global brands to essential nonprofits—flourish. We are a remote-first, tight-knit community built on a foundation of radical empathy and creative excellence. Our work isn’t just about the awards we win with incredible partners such as Hilton, Google, Bridgestone, Adidas, SHRM, and numerous others; it’s about balancing profit with a genuine desire to spread good in the world. If you are a caring innovator who believes work should be life-centered and impactful, then this is where you come in…

About the Opportunity
SweetRush is seeking a Senior Creative Director to lead the visual redesign of our client’s customer-facing website and elevate the overall digital brand experience. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role with our American Technology client, operating at the intersection of executive strategy and hands-on creative leadership.

The Senior Creative Director will serve as the primary creative authority, working directly with the client's C-Suite leadership to translate their vision into a compelling, world-class web presence. You will own the end-to-end creative direction — from initial concept and brand narrative through final production — while leading and mentoring a distributed team of designers and UI/UX developers.  

Location: United States / Remote
Contract Type: W2 Hourly Contract with benefits and 401 k eligible after 6-months
Project Duration: 12 months
Project Capacity: 40 hours per week
Start Date: ASAP

SweetRush is a remote organization, and as such, all resources must be technically savvy, have access to a strong internet signal, be comfortable with virtual/instant messaging and conferencing tools, and generally be available during established working hours.

Hourly Range - Negotiable 

Your Impact and Responsibilities 

1. Executive Creative Leadership

• Serve as the top creative voice for our client’s Global Education web redesign initiative.
• Partner directly with C-Suite stakeholders to capture, interpret, and execute their strategic vision through compelling visual design.
• Present creative concepts, design systems, and brand strategies to senior leadership with clarity and confidence.
• Define and safeguard the overall creative direction to ensure consistency, quality, and brand alignment across all deliverables.

2. Website & Digital Design Direction

• Lead the conceptualization and execution of a redesigned, customer-facing education website that is visually distinctive, conversion-optimized, and on-brand.
• Translate complex business and educational narratives into clear, engaging digital experiences.
• Ensure all web design decisions support user experience, accessibility (WCAG 2.1+), and go-to-market objectives.
• Oversee the creation of high-fidelity prototypes, interaction models, and responsive design frameworks using Figma and Adobe CC.

3. Brand, Marketing & Go-to-Market

• Define and evolve the client’s education visual brand identity for digital and marketing channels.
• Develop corporate identity assets, promotional materials, and marketing collateral aligned with the go-to-market strategy.
• Collaborate with marketing stakeholders to ensure creative output supports campaigns, product launches, and customer acquisition goals.
• Apply data visualization capabilities to communicate complex information clearly across the site and supporting materials.

4. Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team, including a Costa Rican-based Jr. Graphic Designer and Sr. UI/UX Developer.
• Provide structured, actionable creative direction and critique to elevate team output and craft.
• Set clear visual standards and production workflows to ensure quality and consistency across distributed team environments.
• Manage creative timelines and deliverables in coordination with project stakeholders.

5. Quality Control & Production Oversight

• Serve as the final creative checkpoint before all design assets go into development.
• Ensure visual consistency in spacing, typography, layout, component usage, and interaction patterns.
• Verify accessibility compliance, including color contrast, click targets (min 44x44px), and logical focus order.
• Maintain clean, organized, development-ready Figma file structures, including variants, auto-layout, and component libraries.

What You Bring - Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience in Creative Direction, UI/UX Design, or a related senior design discipline.
• Expert-level portfolio demonstrating commercial website design, digital brand identity, and high-impact visual storytelling — Please share your portfolio link when you apply.
• Proven experience presenting to and collaborating with C-Suite or executive-level stakeholders.
• Expert proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.).
• Strong understanding of web design principles, responsive design, and front-end development constraints.
• Deep knowledge of WCAG 2.1+ accessibility standards and their application in web design.
• Experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed design teams.
• Strong grasp of go-to-market strategy, digital marketing, and customer-facing product design.
• Excellent business communication skills. 
• Ability to balance high-level creative vision with hands-on design execution when needed. 

Bonus Skills  

• Experience in ed-tech, B2B, or enterprise digital product environments.
• Background in motion design, interactive media, or video production for web.
• Familiarity with CMS platforms (e.g., Contentful, Sitecore, Adobe Experience Manager) and web development workflows.
• Certifications in UX, accessibility, or design leadership (e.g., NN/g, IAAP CPACC, Figma Advanced, Adobe CC).
• Experience conducting or overseeing usability testing and integrating findings into design iteration.
• Background in designing for multichannel ecosystems (web, email, social, print, video).
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Graphic Design, UX Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.

SweetRush Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief; national, social, or ethnic origin; sex (including pregnancy); age; physical, mental, or sensory disability; HIV status; sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; family medical history or genetic information; family or parental status; or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. SweetRush will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Call to Action: Submit Your Resume!

Team chemistry is everything to us, so our ultimate goal is to find the right fit. If the above describes your interests and experience, and you believe this will be a dream job, please submit your resume. We are excited to hear from you!

Please note: We're all about remote work and have collaborators based all around the world; however, SweetRush is a US-based company, and English is our primary language. If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume in English.

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