Principal Multimedia Designer, Creative Strategy & Enablement

designIQ is a full-service creative, design, and pre-media group supporting internal and external partners across print, digital, social, video, branding, campaign creative, imaging, and ad production services. Our work ranges from high-volume production to agency-level creative solutions. That includes print and digital advertising, social media creative, short-form video, logos, brand identity systems, company stationery, branded materials, direct mail, billboards, packaging, product design, glossy and newsprint products, campaign assets, and custom creative solutions. We're looking for a senior creative leader who can operate beyond execution. This person will serve as creative counsel to the Sr. Director of Creative Operations, support sales and partner conversations, help shape creative standards, and assist with training and enablement across the creative operation. This role is ideal for someone who can think like an agency creative, work like a production expert, communicate like a client-facing partner, and help move a large creative operation forward. Role Summary: The Principal Multimedia Designer, Creative Strategy & Enablement is a highly experienced creative professional responsible for supporting elevated creative work, client-facing creative conversations, internal training, sales enablement, and quality improvement across designIQ. This role sits at the intersection of creative strategy, multimedia design, production excellence, client consultation, and operational enablement. The person in this position should be able to understand a business need, translate it into a creative approach, guide others toward stronger work, and produce high-quality creative when needed. The role will regularly partner with the Sr. Director of Creative Operations to help shape creative direction, review strategic opportunities, support new business conversations, advise on creative capabilities, and strengthen the overall quality and consistency of designIQ's work. This person may attend internal meetings, external partner meetings, sales calls, discovery calls, client-facing creative discussions, and training sessions. They should be comfortable speaking with sales teams, customers, creative teams, production teams, leadership, and external partners. The ideal candidate brings agency-level design experience, strong multimedia capability, polished communication skills, and the ability to teach, coach, and influence without needing direct authority in every situation. Key Responsibilities: Serve as creative counsel and strategic design partner to the Sr. Director of Creative Operations. Support sales calls, discovery calls, partner meetings, and client-facing conversations where creative expertise is needed. Help translate client goals, sales objectives, and business challenges into clear creative recommendations. Provide creative direction and guidance on complex, high-value, or strategically important work. Create, review, or advise on agency-level creative across print, digital, social, video, branding, direct mail, billboards, packaging, product design, glossy publications, newsprint products, and campaign-based deliverables. Assist in shaping creative approaches for new business opportunities, partner onboarding, premium creative services, and custom creative requests. Help determine whether a creative request belongs in standard production, premium creative, Studio-level work, or a custom scope. Support the development of creative briefs, intake standards, client discovery questions, and creative readiness requirements. Join internal planning meetings to represent creative quality, design feasibility, production needs, and client experience. Partner with sales and customer-facing teams to explain design recommendations, creative limitations, available solutions, and best-fit options. Present and explain creative work, design direction, and creative recommendations to internal and external stakeholders. Create polished finish