Careers

We’re seeking a talented Senior Designer to join our vibrant and growing team. At TOKY, you’ll work on diverse projects ranging from craft breweries to global architecture firms, ensuring every day is unique and stimulating.

In this role, you’ll be a key player in our creative process, leading and contributing on a variety of projects from branding to marketing. You’ll collaborate in cross-functional teams to craft strategic, thoughtful design solutions. Along the way, you’ll build relationships and facilitate client alignment through workshops and presentations, ensuring every project has a solid strategic foundation.

At TOKY, every day brings new opportunities to broaden and deepen your skillset while learning from fellow team members. Together, we create compelling work that helps our clients make a real impact on the world.

Our Perfect Match
You’ll excel at TOKY if you:

• Approach design problems creatively and strategically.
• Communicate clearly and effectively.
• Demonstrate versatility in style and approach.
• Execute compelling, relevant, and well-crafted design solutions with attention to detail.
• Proactively demonstrate curiosity to fuel learning and growth.
• Inspire teamwork and collaborate effectively to present, evaluate, and refine the work.
• Challenge assumptions and inspire others to do the same.
• Strive for excellence with dedication and hard work.
• Possess empathy and can connect with diverse perspectives.
• Maintain a light-hearted approach, valuing both seriousness and playfulness.
• Adapt easily to unexpected changes and lend a hand wherever needed.

Ready to Make an Impact?
If you’re excited about creating work that makes a difference and shaping the future of brands, we want to hear from you! Dive into the next section to explore the detailed job requirements and see how you can be a part of our mission to build resilient, impactful brands.

Your Expertise – What You Bring
Experience: 5-10 years of design experience, with a focus on branding and visual communication
Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe After Effects)
Educational Background: A college degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field of study
Portfolio: A strong portfolio demonstrating your ability to create conceptual brand systems and design solutions across various media.

Extra Points – Bonus Skills & Experience

• Experience with motion graphics or video editing
• Knowledge of UX/UI design principles and familiarity with digital design tools like Figma
• Experience with art direction or creation of photograph and/or illustration

On a day-to-day basis, you will

• Collaborate with creative directors, account managers, strategists, writers, producers, and other contributors to develop creative solutions that align with our clients’ strategic goals, schedules, and budgets
• Build brands from the ground up as well as develop creative within established brand systems
• Work on multiple clients and project types
• Craft big ideas and dive deep into the details
• Communicate creative concepts clearly and effectively to both team members and clients
• Maintain current design techniques and seek to innovate

How to Apply

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We’re an interdisciplinary branding and marketing firm with clients ranging from craft breweries to Fortune 25 companies. We develop ideas that define how brands are expressed and experienced—both foundationally and at a project level. We create transformative, top-tier work for clients in healthcare, architecture, and hospitality, including some nonprofits.

This role requires versatility and a creative, consultative mindset. You’ll help lead clients through complex brand challenges and craft narratives honed by research and industry expertise. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, as well as the experience and presence to inspire trust from clients and colleagues.

Maybe you’re a writer who shapes brand strategy or a brand strategist who makes sense of the world through words. Either way, you’re a Creative who can distill complexity into clarity and create work that connects with clients and consumers—from the presentation deck to the deliverable itself. You’re driven not just by language or logic, but by the inspiration they help you unearth. You know how to find your way through ambiguity and make things add up to more than the sum of their parts. You’re adept at short-form and long-form marketing copy, have the creative chops to tackle difficult challenges, and find satisfaction in executing all assignments well. Even the small ones.

Responsibilities:

Craft creative strategies and campaign platforms inspired by client business needs, audience insights, and market context

Develop differentiated brand strategies and messaging platforms including positioning, promise, voice, and brand narrative

Write content for a wide variety of mediums including video/audio scripts, websites, white papers, email marketing/CRM, sales presentations, collateral, and social

Co-lead brand strategy engagements from discovery through execution, collaborating closely with account service, design, and the strategy/content team

Facilitate brand and market research to shape strategic insights, including brand audits, competitive landscape analysis, stakeholder workshops, client/customer interviews, and synthesis of key findings

Present work to clients, articulating rationale and fostering alignment across teams and stakeholders

Manage multiple projects independently, meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality work

Champion creative and strategic excellence, upholding TOKY’s standards across all deliverables

Stay sharp on industry and cultural trends and best practices, applying new thinking to elevate client work and team processes

Qualifications:

• Excellent writing and conceptual/strategic thinking skills
• 5+ years of agency experience in a creative or brand strategy role with a solid understanding of marketing, branding, and communications
• Experience creating campaigns, marketing deliverables, and/or brand strategies that answer complex business challenges
• Strong presentation skills
• Experience collaborating with clients to create consensus and deliver strategic insights and compelling brand messaging
• Proven ability to build client relationships as part of a collaborative team

Bonus points for B2B or healthcare experience

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Generous paid time off
• A highly collaborative and creative environment with designers, writers, strategists, producers, developers, and client service pros who share a passion for producing exceptional work
• Hybrid working structure for St. Louis–based team members (in office Tue–Thu); fully remote option available outside the St. Louis area.
• Traditional Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, 401(k), and Short- & Long-Term Disability

How to Apply
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No phone calls, please.
Thanks! We look forward to hearing from you!