New York - Hybrid

Social Media Design Manager | Job #13884 | Full-time | Hybrid | NY
January 13, 2026Full-time$140,000-$170,000We’re on the lookout for a Social Media Design Manager—a proactive, detail-oriented professional who brings a passion for crafting visually compelling and luxurious content across digital and social platforms. At Artisan Creative, we thrive on connecting remarkable talent with innovative companies across the digital, creative, and marketing space.
If you’re ready to collaborate with forward-thinking teams and elevate your career within our dynamic talent network, we’d love to connect with you!
This is a full-time role, and the work setup will be hybrid (3 days onsite in New York City). Please note, we are currently considering candidates based in New York, NY.
About Our Client:
- A global professional services firm known for delivering exceptional quality across corporate, legal, and financial industries.
- Recognized for fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative work culture.
- Committed to creating impactful digital strategies that enhance brand presence and audience engagement.
Your Background & Expertise:
- Proven experience in high-level social media and digital design, with strong typography, motion, and visual storytelling skills.
- Strong communicator and collaborator, able to work across marketing, social, PR, and web teams.
- Passionate about luxury or premium digital experiences, delivering elevated design solutions that resonate with diverse audiences.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead the creation of high-quality visual content for LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
- Develop and maintain a library of branded templates to ensure consistency across all platforms.
- Produce digital assets including illustrations, infographics, iconography, motion graphics, and short-form video.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring integrated campaigns to life, ensuring brand and design standards are upheld.
- Articulate design decisions and rationale across projects, demonstrating thoughtful, strategic design thinking.
- Potentially participate in design assessments to demonstrate strengths if needed.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing quality, storytelling, and deadlines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Communications, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience designing for digital and social platforms, ideally in luxury finance, business consulting, or private equity.
- Demonstrated leadership experience, including leading initiatives, owning projects, or mentoring others, even without direct management responsibilities.
- Polished, diverse portfolio showcasing high-level social content, strong typography, visual hierarchy, motion design, storytelling, and strategic rationale behind design decisions.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), Figma, Canva, and motion graphics/video editing; familiarity with Flourish or similar data visualization tools is a plus.
- Working knowledge of email marketing platforms, digital asset management, and UI/UX principles.
- Exceptional organizational, multitasking, and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- Ability to adapt quickly and deliver excellence in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
At Artisan Creative, our purpose is simple yet profound: we build relationships that are grounded in trust. For 27 incredible years, we’ve been weaving this ethos into every step of our recruitment efforts, and the results speak for themselves. We are dedicated to propelling candidates like you toward discovering exceptional freelance and full-time opportunities that span the realms of Print, Digital, Broadcast, Marketing, and Communication.
Our reach spans diverse industries, from Entertainment, Health, and Beauty to Fashion, Finance, Technology, and more. From Advertising and Design agencies to in-house marketing teams, our relationships flourish in various verticals for freelance and full-time roles.
Proudly certified as a WBENC Women’s Business Enterprise, we champion equality, diversity, and inclusion. Join us on a journey guided by our core values: agility, accountability, communication, trust, and enthusiasm.
When applying, please include the Job # and Title in the subject and send to artisanjobs@artisancreative.com.
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Please note: We’re primarily seeking local candidates for onsite or hybrid positions. Relocation options are not available currently.
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For those applying within Los Angeles, know that we consider qualified applicants with Criminal Histories, per the Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance.
For San Francisco applicants, we consider those with arrest and conviction warrants, in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance.