Creative Design Lead

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Research, gather and synthesize scientific and policy information translating that information into understandable, audience appropriate communication products.

- Understand, interpret, identify and select appropriate and scientifically accurate and understandable images and graphics to enhance communication products on a regular basis usable by a variety of audiences.

- Provide written and oral communications to support the client in relaying clear, concise, and understandable information to various target audiences.

- Develop and edit audience-appropriate reports, news articles, technical publications, brochures, periodicals, speeches, audio-visual materials, profiles, feature stories and Q & As for online, social media and printed content.

- Write, coordinate and upload stories, videos, and pictures to government websites and social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

- Collaborate with other departments to ensure internal communications are accessible and meet corporate brand standards.

- Test to ensure accessibility solutions are effective and successful.

- Create and publish documentations, manuals, and additional forms of publications.

- Oversee complex team and department projects and processes; coach, review, and delegate work to lower level professionals.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Design clear, user-focused materials such as brochures, fact sheets, guides, flyers, and informational handouts.

- Understands client business objectives and has the skills to translate them into effective and engaging designs.

- Create illustrations, icons, and infographics to support comprehension and accessibility.

- Contribute to visual development and storyboarding for motion graphics or explainer videos.

- Apply strong typography, layout, and design principles to enhance readability and usability.

- Understand and apply design-specific accessibility standards, such as sufficient color contrast.

- Write and edit short-form content (e.g., headlines, callouts, instructions) with a focus on clarity and plain language.

- Collaborate with writers and subject matter experts to translate complex content into accessible visuals.

- Format Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint presentations using accessibility and style guidelines.

- Take concepts from the creative team into the design phase development through to final execution.

- Prepare and organize files for internal review, production, and delivery.

- Meet deadlines consistently while managing workload across multiple projects.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in related field.

- 7-10 years of relevant professional experience.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Must live within a commutable distance of the office Princeton, NJ office and regularly work on-site.

- 7+ years designing for print, video, digital and presentations.

- Experience with trust-building and credibil...