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Our spaces are intentionally elevated, our standards uncompromising, and our expectations high. We attract people who take pride in excellence, care deeply about quality, and want to be part of something that feels different the moment you walk through the door.\nWe are builders, operators, and innovators who believe great environments and meaningful human connection change lives. Diversity, belonging, and ownership aren’t slogans here, they’re how we work. At Equinox, colleagues don’t just support the business; they shape the future of wellness. Because for us, it’s not fitness. It’s life.\nWHAT WE DO\nWe create premium, immersive experiences where performance, hospitality, design, and human connection converge-and every detail matters. This is not a traditional fitness environment. It is a place where high standards, accountability, and pride in craft define the work.\nFueled by an entrepreneurial mindset, we trust our people with real responsibility and real impact. Growth is earned through action, learning is hands-on, and careers are built by those who want to operate at the highest level. At Equinox, we don’t just offer opportunities-we offer long-term pathways for people who want to do meaningful work in an environment that expects more and delivers more.\n Equinox is currently seeking a highly conceptual Senior Designer to join the creative team, reporting into the Creative Director. [1] [2] This role will play a crucial part in elevating Equinox’s design language, upholding the brand’s legacy of creative excellence through innovation, problem-solving and impeccable taste. The ideal candidate is a design leader, someone who sets the visual standard for the team, owns and evolves our design systems, and steers other designers toward consistently elevated work. The ideal candidate is both a strong designer and a proven art director with hands-on shoot experience, comfortable serving as the lead creative on set and seeing imagery through from shot list to final retouch.\nResponsibilities & Requirements\nIncluding but not limited to the following:\nDesign Leadership & Systems\nHelp evolve the team's design systems across all brand campaigns and owned channels (email, web, app, organic social, as well as paid media), translating the brand's visual identity into scalable, flexible systems that ensure exceptional craft and consistency across all marketing communications.\nSet the visual direction for design projects and ensure work from across the team ladders up to a cohesive brand expression.\nBuild, maintain, and govern design templates, component libraries, and asset toolkits, driving adoption of design standards across the team to ensure consistency without compromising originality.\nExplore how tools like gen-AI can be built into design systems and workflows to scale iterative work, such as growth asset variations.\nIdentify opportunities to refine and advance the brand's visual language, balancing innovation with a strong, recognizable identity.\nServe as a senior creative resource and mentor, raising the standard of design thinking, execution, and craftsmanship across the team.\nAudit work to spot inconsistencies and refine the system over time.\nBrand Stewardship & Creative Excellence\nAct as a key guardian of the Equinox brand, maintaining an uncompromising standard of visual integrity, consistency, and creative excellence across campaigns, digital, social, print, environmental, experiential, and internal brand communications.\nApproach design conceptually, with the ability to back up an idea with visually arresting moodboards and strategic rationale.\nInterpret and evolve brand guidelines with intelligence and creative ambition, ensuring Equinox remains culturally relevant, visually progressive, and distinctly premium.\nPartner with creative leadership to shape the brand's visual future, proactively bringing new ideas, perspectives, and creative solutions.\nReview and elevate creative work across the team, ensuring every execution reflects the brand's aesthetic standards and strategic intent.\n[1]@ I would suggest that they report into design director.\n_Assigned to _\n[2]We won't have a design director and I don't think we can afford one :(\n 5-7 years of experience in graphic design or a hybrid creative role, ideally within luxury, fashion, lifestyle, wellness, or premium consumer brands.\nDemonstrated experience leading design for a team - setting direction, giving feedback and mentoring other designers.\nProven track record building and maintaining design systems, templates and brand guidelines at scale.\nAdvanced knowledge of Figma, including components, variables and shared libraries\nAdvanced knowledge of core Adobe programs - InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.\nSolid motion & editing capabilities (Premiere, After Effects)\nStrong knowledge of digital design and best practices across web & app\nOn-set art direction experience across stills and video\nSolid understanding of print production\nWorking knowledge of and/or interest in gen-AI and how it can scale design workflows\nExtraordinary understanding of typography and layout\nStrong communication and presentation skills - able to articulate design rationale and give constructive feedback - with a collaborative ‘can-do’ attitude\nExceptional time-management\nAble to travel for on-location shoots and club walkthroughs as needed\nPay Transparency: $105k-$125k\n AS A MEMBER OF THE EQUINOX TEAM YOU WILL RECEIVE:\nWe offer competitive salary, benefits, and industry leading commission opportunities for club employees\nComplimentary Club membership\nPerks and incentives with our products and services including Personal Training, Pilates, Spa and Shop\nThis job description is intended to describe the general requirements for the position. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Other duties not listed here may be assigned as necessary to ensure the proper operations of the department.\nEquinox is an equal opportunity employer. For more information regarding our career opportunities, please visit one of our clubs or our website athttps://careers.equinox.com/\nAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 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