Associate Design Director, CDMX (Mexico City, Remote)

🏢 Matteprojects · 📍 Mexico City · 💼 remote

⚡ Direct Talent Broker Referral

Why apply through CandidatesReach?

✔ Tailored Executive Endorsement Letter: Highlight your real strengths and verified background directly to hiring leads.

✔ Your Preferred Screening Terms: Choose between a 1-minute quick phone screen or scheduled email calendar.

✔ $500 Cash Hiring Bonus: Receive $500 direct cash reward after 30 days of active employment.

Position Summary & Responsibilities

Who are we?

MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, to provoke long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same. Our studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, all the way through full-scale production and execution.

Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Employment Type: Full-Time Contract
Work Model: Remote

Role Overview

MATTE is seeking an Associate Design Director to join our Mexico City creative team on a full-time contract basis. This role is ideal for a highly conceptual, visually sophisticated designer who can lead projects while remaining actively involved in the work.

The Associate Design Director will help translate creative strategy into compelling visual systems and oversee design across brand identities, campaigns, digital experiences, content, and experiential projects. They will partner closely with creative leadership, designers, strategists, producers, and account teams to ensure the work is conceptually strong, beautifully executed, and consistent across every touchpoint.

This is a remote position for candidates based in Mexico. The individual must be available to collaborate during working hours aligned with MATTE’s New York and Mexico City teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the visual development and execution of integrated creative projects from concept through delivery.
Develop brand identities, design systems, campaign toolkits, presentations, digital experiences, and experiential applications.
Translate creative concepts and strategic insights into clear, compelling visual directions.
Remain hands-on throughout the design process while providing direction, feedback, and mentorship to other designers.
Oversee multiple projects and workst

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Matteprojects Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Scrutinizing elite aesthetic taste, relentless execution under chaotic creative timelines, and the ability to balance high art with commercial viability.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Pretentiousness that hinders collaboration or practical project delivery
2. Inability to manage budgets, timelines, or operational logistics while chasing perfection
3. Out-of-touch aesthetic sensibilities misaligned with the agency's modern, sophisticated brand identity

✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I obsess over visual excellence while bringing the operational rigor needed to bring ambitious creative visions to life flawlessly.

🔒 Free Candidate Preparation Access

Unlock Preparation Priorities & Alignment Hook

🤝 Talent Broker Referral · $500 Bonus Included

Apply for Associate Design Director, CDMX (Mexico City, Remote)

Setup your contact terms & referral note to get recommended directly to the hiring lead at Matteprojects.

⚡ Continue with Google (Instant Setup)

or with email

Already have an account? Sign in here