Senior Designer

Full-Time • New York, NY • Reports to: Director, Creative

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Senior Designer is responsible for developing and delivering creative marketing and promotional assets that support Jazz at Lincoln Center's performances, fundraising initiatives, and institutional priorities. Working across print, digital, social, environmental, and motion graphics platforms, this role translates creative briefs and strategic objectives into compelling visual communications that strengthen the Jazz at Lincoln Center brand, engage audiences, and advance institutional, programmatic, and fundraising goals.

The Senior Designer takes ownership of projects from concept through final delivery, including developing design concepts, establishing visual direction, managing production, and ensuring that final creative meets both brand and project objectives. This role works closely with teams across the organization and serves as a creative lead, bringing design expertise and art direction to a range of signature programs and events.

The Senior Designer leads and collaborates on creative development for signature programs and initiatives, including Essentially Ellington, the annual Gala, and season photo shoots, as well as other institutional, marketing, and fundraising campaigns. In addition, the Senior Designer provides production oversight, manages freelance graphic designers and other creative collaborators, and works directly with third-party partners to bring projects from initial concept through final execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and Creative Development

• Design and produce marketing and promotional materials across print, digital, environmental, and experiential platforms.
• Develop creative concepts and visual direction for signature programs and initiatives.
• Maintain brand consistency across all creative assets.

Collaboration and Production Oversight

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver effective visual communications.
• Art direct and oversee the work of freelance designers, photographers, illustrators, and other creative partners.
• Supervise print production and installation.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• BA in Graphic Design or equivalent professional experience.
• Min. 5+ years of professional design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Expertise in Adobe CC including inDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects
• Strong typography, layout, branding, and visual communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate across teams.

PREFERRED

• Experience in the arts, cultural, nonprofit, or live events industry.
• Knowledge of UX/UI, motion graphics, photography retouching, and video editing.
• Familiarity with accessibility and digital best practices.
• Experience mentoring designers or leading creative projects.

WORKING AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER

The music is present here, literally and philosophically, and the people who thrive are the ones who feel that and lean into it. They are Fans, Advocates, Musicians, and Educators who know that you cannot shape what comes next without first honoring what came before - who ask why something is the way it is before they presume to know what it should become. They find their own work more meaningful because of its proximity to something larger, and they understand that excellence in any role, regardless of function, is connected to what happens on stage and in classrooms and communities around the world. The passion that runs through this organization can be felt on your first day, and it is the thing people miss most when they leave.

We are a live-events organization, and our schedule reflects that energy: we expect full presence when the work and the art call for it. Within that, we strive to create real flexibility for our people. Flex Mondays give staff the freedom to work from wherever suits them best, and Tuesday through Friday our teams come together in person, with the understanding that the work and the art will sometimes ask for more. We trust our people to know the difference, and we build around that trust.

Benefits reflect the same investment in our people: comprehensive health, retirement, and a seat inside the life of this organization. Staff have access to the breadth of JALC programming-from live performances to access at Dizzy's Club to world-class jazz education through Swing University and beyond-because we believe the people who do this work deserve to experience it, not just support it.

HOW TO APPLY

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