Art Director

About Reingold

Reingold is a full-service marketing and creative firm in Alexandria, VA. For more than 40 years, we’ve been driven by a simple mission: to help organizations –– whether in the government, nonprofit, or business sector –– as they strive to make the world a better place. We hire top-notch talent to develop and launch compelling, inventive communications campaigns, leveraging the latest technology and digital media strategies that enable our clients to meet their audiences where they are.

We’re proud to say we’ve built a team of curious, passionate pros — from marketers and tech wizards to designers and strategists — who love what they do and bring their A-game every day. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We believe great ideas come from collaboration, humor, and a little bit of fun along the way.

When you work at Reingold, you get more than a job, you get a community. We offer competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, a dynamic hybrid work environment, a vibrant workplace and growth opportunities in a variety of specialty areas. That means when we find great people (and they find us), they stick around for the long term.

That's where you come in. We’re looking for a Graphic Design, Art Director to join our growing team of communications strategists and creative specialists. In this role, you will serve as a lead creative supporting work for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, with a focus on telehealth marketing and training on projects such as videos, outreach materials, and presentation decks. You will shepherd design consistency, mentor junior designers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables.

This role may be fully remote or involve a flexible hybrid work model that accommodates virtual and in-office collaboration.

Note: Please add a link, or attach any work samples/collections from your portfolio that demonstrate your skills.

Essential Functions

Here’s the work you’ll do:

• Lead creative development on creative deliverables, ensuring brand consistency and quality.
• Develop creative concepts that drive action and help bring important causes to life.
• Distill research and background into empathy-driven, meaningful design executions.
• Apply and build your technical creative expertise and design thinking skills to support effective user experience and branding.
• Work with digital advertiser colleagues to develop effective online campaigns.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to manage timelines and resources.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, providing feedback and design direction.
• Collaborate with the instructional design team to ensure alignment and avoid version control issues.
• Prepare production files for digital and print media.
• Use active listening to incorporate feedback and manage concept revisions.
• Collaborate with social media, video, web, and marketing staff to develop integrated approaches.
• Communicate with Senior Art Director to identify trends and opportunities for creative and collaborative improvement.
  
  

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time.

This role is a good fit for someone with these qualifications, experience and skills:

Required Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in the field.
• At least 10 years of graphic design experience with branding and digital marketing campaigns.
• Proven ability to execute quickly on short-form animations for digital ads.
• Diverse portfolio of digital and print design work that showcases skill in typography, layout, and iterating on a theme.
• Experience in managing various teams and workstreams.
• Excellence with using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat).
• Passion for staying on top of the latest trends and best practices in the field.
• Innate tendencies to solve problems creatively, take initiative, and spread positivity.
• Strong quality control (QC) skills with a brain for big ideas.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (and we mean excellent).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Skills in Section 508 compliance
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities: This is a leadership position that may oversee one or more supervisors and/or individual contributors.

Work environment and physical requirements: Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds

Reingold is dedicated to providing equal opportunity for individuals of all abilities. If you require assistance or need accommodation at any stage of the application process because of a disability or medical condition, please feel free to email [email protected] or contact a member of the People & Experience team at 202-333-0400.

Reingold has a policy of maintaining a workplace free of drugs and alcohol. For access to the full policy, which is part of the Reingold Employee Handbook, email [email protected]. Reingold ensures a safe, healthy, and productive work environment for its employees and others. All applicants are advised that full compliance with this policy is a condition of employment at Reingold.

Applicants must have authorization to work for any employer in the United States. We are currently unable to sponsor or to take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Reingold is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite applications from all interested individuals including veterans and persons with disabilities.