Overview
Senior Designer (Branding & Creative Lead) Jobs in United States at Lustre
About The Company
Lustre is a remote creative agency specializing in branding, packaging, and eCommerce website design. Our clients include premium fashion and CPG brands such as Monday Swimwear, Illy Coffee, Saratoga Water, Bodega, Higherdose, Gorgie, Daily Drills, and more. Working at Lustre is like the best of Monday mornings and Friday afternoons combined – productive, inspiring, kind of chill, and there’s always something to look forward to. We believe in flexibility, normal working hours, and a supportive, collaborative work environment. And we have excellent relationships with our clients. See what we’ve made at Lustre.nyc.
About The Role
We’re looking for a Senior Designer to lead branding and creative retainer projects end-to-end, from concept through delivery. In this role, you’ll partner directly with clients to create elevated, strategically grounded brand identities, visual systems and creative deliverables. You’ll shape mood boards, develop concepts, design logos, define typography and color palettes, create packaging mock ups, advertising / social media / email assets, and designs for eCommerce websites.
You’ll have the support of Creative Director and other designers on your projects but will be responsible for setting the creative vision, ensuring quality, and maintaining clear communication with clients. This role is ideal for a designer who thrives on building and refining brand worlds, can move fluidly between creative exploration and polished execution, and loves collaborating with both clients and teammates.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design of branding projects and creative retainers from planning and research through final deliverables.
- Collaborate with the Creative Director and other designers to establish mood boards, concepts, and design directions.
- Lead communications and presentations of work with clients.
- Design brand identities including logos, color palettes, typography systems, packaging, and digital applications.
- Design as needed creative deliverables within retainers such as advertising / social media / email / website assets and other designs.
- Designs eCommerce websites following standard UX best practices; anything complex will have directional support from a fellow designer.
- Communicate directly with clients through calls, presentations, Slack, and Asana, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout projects.
- Support other designers as needed, providing feedback and guidance to elevate the work.
- Maintain accuracy, consistency, and excellence across all design outputs.
- Have fun, bring creativity, and speak up when you need support, we love collaboration.
We’re Looking For Someone Who
- Is a graphic designer passionate about creating elevated, strategically thoughtful brands and other creative deliverables.
- Has 5+ years of professional design experience, ideally within an agency environment.
- Is proficient in Figma, Adobe Illustrator, and comfortable with Adobe Creative Suite.
- Has a portfolio that demonstrates strong capabilities in brand identity design, visual strategy, and layout systems.
- Pays close attention to detail, is proactive, and balances creativity with organization.
- Is confident leading client presentations and guiding conversations with clarity.
- Enjoys working remotely; if based near NYC or Connecticut, occasional in-person meetings are possible.
About The People
The Lustre team is friendly, thoughtful, and passionate about design. Our extended partner network includes top-tier photographers, strategists, web developers and copywriters, and we take great care of our clients who, in turn, appreciate great design as much as we do!
Title: Senior Designer (Branding & Creative Lead)
Company: Lustre
Location: United States
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