Design Lead

About LoopLoop is an award-winning, fast-growing creative studio that specializes in bringing brands to life through impactful stunts, campaigns and social media. Recognized by Ad Age as the 2024 Small Agency Newcomer of the Year and AdWeek's Innovator 50, Loop partners with some of the most innovative brands in the world including DoorDash, Paramount Pictures, Anthropic, Warner Bros., Amazon Studios, A24, Duolingo and more.The RoleWe're looking for a Design Lead to join our NYC team in-office. This is a senior leadership role on Loop's creative team that will partner closely with our CEO and Head of Marketing. You'll lead the design function at Loop. Setting the visual bar for everything we make. That means not only owning Loop's brand but also building the social systems and templates that scale across client work, designing the decks, and making sure every visual touchpoint reflects the level of craft we bring to the work itself. This is a role with art director scope and ownership, even though you'll be operating as an individual contributor. If the prospect of being the design backbone of a fast-growing agency sounds fun, you're in the right place. Please note all Loop roles require mandatory 4 days in office per week, working out of our DUMBO office in Brooklyn.What You'll OwnOur Figma!!! Owning the file structure, component libraries, and how the team actually works inside itBrand social systems for client work. Templates, layouts, and visual frameworks that scale across feed, stories, carousels, Reels, and emerging formatsVisual consistency across client campaign ecosystems, ensuring all outputs ladder back to a unified creative visionDeck and presentation design across pitches, proposals, case studies, and active project decks. Translating strategy and creative thinking into clear, compelling visual narratives that win business and keep clients impressedDesign templates and systems that make it easier for the broader team to produce on-brand work independentlyMoodboards, styleframes, and visual references that set the tone early in a projectSocial-first asset libraries and design documentation that let clients and their teams keep the work consistent after handoffWhat You'll LeadThe visual standard for all Loop-facing and client-facing designed materials. Effectively acting as the in-house art director for everything Loop producesCollaboration with leads, strategists, and account teams to ensure design is serving the storyThe translation of strategic briefs into visual systems that are both beautiful and buildable in a fast-moving environmentFuture design hires. As Loop grows, you'll be the foundation we build the design team on top ofQualifications5-8+ years of brand design experience at an agency, studio, or in-house creative team. Social-first experience is essentialMemelord energy. A native sense of internet culture and memesA portfolio that demonstrates strong social design systems, templates that scale, brand work, and presentation designFamiliarity with TikTok, Instagram, platform creative trendsAdvanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and FigmaFluency in Google Slides and the ability to build polished, templated decks within its constraintsA deep understanding of typography, grid systems, color theory, and what makes a brand feel cohesive across touchpointsWorking knowledge of platform-native social specs, format quirks, and how design holds up at scroll speedExperience creating design documentation and templates that others can actually useComfort being the senior design voice in the room and operating without a design team backing you upExperience in defending visual direction to clients and internal stakeholdersComfort working across multiple projects and clients simultaneously without losing attention to detailBonus: Genuine experience with emerging AI techBonus: Motion designBonus: WebflowCompensation & PerksSalary starting at $105,000 (scalable by experience)Comprehensive benefits package including premium healthcare, dental, vision, One Medical membership, 401k, optional HSA, Citibike contribution & moreFree breakfast Mondays, free lunch Tuesdays, and lots of office treats