ERM’s Digital Services is seeking a highly talented and detail-oriented Managing Consultant, Art Director with an impressive portfolio to join our growing, global design team. This position is a hybrid work model in the proximity of our Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Boston, Washington D.C., Houston, or Rolling Meadows office. In this client-facing role within our Change and Transformation team, you will work under the direction of the Creative Director and collaborate with other art directors, graphic designers, project managers, and consultants, to lead design on client engagements from creative concepts through design execution of sustainability reports, change management campaigns, stakeholder engagement programs, digital data dashboards, and sustainability-focused branding systems and communications.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mid to senior design professional looking to work with an expert consulting team on interesting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) projects for a wide range of Fortune 500 and privately held clients—helping them achieve positive and tangible social, environmental, and economic impact. See Case Studies for representative client engagements.

Who We Are

At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Responsibilities

• Provide art direction to graphic designers on client sustainability communications, including reports, websites, identity systems, digital dashboards, informational graphics, video, animation, and stakeholder engagement materials.
• Consult with client teams and directly with clients on creative, engaging ways to leverage communications in the digital space.
• Build strong and trusted relationships internally and externally.
• Research and report on design trends to the design team and ERM’s Visual Communication Design technical community.
• Manage administrative tasks for small team of two to four graphic designers, including mentoring, conducting performance reviews, and setting career goals.
• Lead recruiting and onboarding efforts, including working with ERM recruiter, reviewing design résumés, conducting candidate interviews, and onboarding new designers.
• Present design work, answer questions, and provide strategic insight on client calls.
• Aid the design team in setting and managing client design project schedules.
• Oversee existing design rules and processes with design team.
• Work with Creative Director in design sales and promotion through identifying opportunities, developing design estimates, reviewing and contributing to proposals, and maintaining quality of ERM’s design portfolio and business development materials.

Requirements

Minimum Background & Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design/Visual Communications (or equivalent)
• Six or more years of professional graphic design experience
• Two or more years of experience managing a small team
• Strength in people leadership
• Exceptional portfolio showcasing print, interactive, and branding work
• Breadth of previous work in multi-page document and editorial layout design (annual/sustainability reports, books, brochures, magazines, etc.)
• Superior understanding of typography and page layout
• Extreme attention to detail and proven commitment to quality control, including maintaining file hygiene
• Strength in client communications and leading design-focused discussions
• Ability to communicate complex information to a broad audience of internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and XD), and Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Solid understanding of UX/UI design for digital experiences
• Knowledge of CSS and HTML