Reports to: Associate Creative Director or Creative Director
Location and Timezone: Remote. North America or Latin America, friendly to EST
Works closely with: Creative, Production, Tech The Role
The Senior Designer role at Active Theory is for an experienced practitioner who has moved beyond core execution into a position of project ownership and creative influence. You are expected to lead design tracks with a high degree of independence, translating complex briefs into cohesive visual systems. While you work closely with Creative Directors, you are the primary driver of the visual craft on your projects, ensuring excellence from concept to final delivery. Core Responsibilities Ideation
Gathering and evaluating user requirements, in collaboration with the team
Ideation and concepting both individually and with the team
Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
Prepare concepts in static and animated forms
Demonstrate value and understanding of 2D and 3D visual communication in conceptual work
Execution
Find creative ways to solve user challenges (e.g. usability, findability)
Mockup and design digital executions according to the highest industry standards
Animate concepts, layouts, and user interface with high taste for contemporary Create designs by leading the look and feel of every experience, beginning with thorough research of the project domain, brand and client
Use animation tools to produce special effects, 2D assets and complete, immersive, experiences
Ability to integrate AI-driven tools into creative processes
Team Collaboration
Assist in knowledge transfer of good design and animation practice and to other team members including providing guidance for junior designers and fellow designers
Communicate status updates regularly with Producers and the broader project team(s)
Collaborate within small-to-medium sized teams to resolve issues and dependencies to deliver to client expectations
Participate in knowledge sharing and lessons learned sessions from project experiences