We are Cause Lab: incubators, problem-solvers, and design thinkers. Cause marketing is not just a buzzword for us – we approach advertising with a collaborative, engaged perspective. Through innovative co-creation and experimentation, our mission is to amplify the voices of those who work for social change. We are a small, fast-growing start-up impact advertising agency. Cause Lab works with innovative and award-winning clients and campaigns such as National Sawdust, Robin Hood Foundation, and the Common Senses Festival to name only a few. Join us for our journey.Cause Lab is seeking a client-service oriented Senior Designer / Art Director who is creatively ambitious, strategically minded, intellectually curious, and highly organized. This role is ideal for a senior-level creative who can develop strong visual concepts, execute polished design and motion work, and help guide a growing creative team in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.Working directly with the Creative Director, this person will play a key role in shaping design, motion, video, and marketing work across digital, social, print, out-of-home, and campaign environments. They will also help manage design and marketing associates, ensuring that creative work is thoughtful, on-brand, on-time, and aligned with client and organizational goals.This position requires excellent attention to detail, strong creative judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and a genuine desire to make impactful, robust work. The ideal candidate is an outgoing collaborator and “people person” who enjoys working closely with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders in a creative, fast-paced environment.This is a full-time independent contractor position operating on a hybrid schedule, based in New York City.A successful applicant has:4-5 years of experience working in design, marketing, advertising, communications, or a related creative field, either at an agency or in-house.A strong portfolio demonstrating high-level graphic design, art direction, motion graphics, animation, and video content.Excellent command of Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and other industry-standard creative tools.Extensive experience creating motion graphics, animations, video edits, digital assets, campaign visuals, and social content.The ability to translate complex ideas into compelling visual concepts, campaigns, and design systems.Strong creative and strategic thinking, with the ability to connect design decisions to client goals and audience needs.Experience working across multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, client-facing role. Comfort presenting creative ideas, receiving feedback, and refining work collaboratively.Experience managing junior designers, freelancers, or creative collaborators.Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and keep projects moving.The ability to work through ambiguity, ask strong questions, take initiative, and deliver high-quality work on time.A collaborative mindset and an ability to partner effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders at all levels.Permanent work authorization in the U.S.; we are unable to sponsor visasEveryday tasks include:Developing design concepts and campaign ideas across out-of-home, print, digital, social, and advertising channelsCreating polished graphics, layouts, campaign assets, and visual systems for services, organizations, and events.Art directing and producing motion graphics, animation, video edits, and digital content for social media, marketing, and campaign useLeading the creation of video and motion content for out-of-home and digital campaignsWorking directly with the Creative Director to shape creative strategy, review work, and maintain a high standard of executionCollaborating with clients and internal teams to understand project goals, stakeholder needs, feedback, and timelinesPresenting creative work, incorporating feedback, and guiding projects from concept through final deliverySupporting client relationships and day-to-day project operations to ensure work moves smoothly and efficientlyContributing to a positive, collaborative, high-performing creative cultureAdditional duties as neededFreelance Independent Contractor, August 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027, with the option to transition to full-time employment after six months. During the initial six-month period at Cause Lab, this role will be structured as a freelance independent contractor position under the terms outlined below. Following the completion of this period, there will be an option to move into a full-time employee role.The working schedule for this position is 40 hours per week. Cause Lab operates on a hybrid schedule, with in-person work at our New York City office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and remote work on Thursdays and Fridays. Working hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each working day. This position is based in New York City and may require some travel. Candidates must be based in the United States. Compensation for the freelance contractor period is set at $7,000 per month.People of color, people with nontraditional backgrounds, immigrants, people with diverse gender identities and expressions, people of all ages and others from marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply. We are very serious about hiring people who come from the communities we serve.
