• Understand marketing and communication objectives, synthesize information and ideate, concept and execute ideas that meet business, marketing and communications requirements.
• Design and produce brand communications, identity materials, communications systems, websites, digital assets and user interfaces.
• Collaborate on multidisciplinary teams, working with internal and external designers and writers, as well as strategists, information architects, user experience designers and front-end developers.
• Assist in the development of our brand ecosystem, demonstrating systemic thinking, versatility and expertise across media/media application.
• Articulate cohesive and persuasive rationales for creative approaches.
• Manage a remote team of production designers as well as freelancers and vendors (i.e., project requirements, creativity, brand standards, deliverables, budgets and schedules, etc.).
• Monitor own work and review and approve team contributions to ensure quality and timeliness; coach and develop team as appropriate.
• Participate in and/or lead internal and external design reviews and presentations, with the ability to articulate and exchange ideas about concepts and design decisions and articulate creative ideas, solutions and systems to internal stakeholders.
• Take ownership of project-based assignments as well as assign and oversee projects to team contributors.
• Work on multiple projects and tasks of varying complexities for a range of internal clients across multiple time zones and geographies.
• Interpret complex concepts and translate them into easy-to-understand, compelling and accurate graphs, charts, and visual graphics.
• Distill clear messaging while incorporating smart visual solutions that make a difference at high-stakes meetings that affect major business decisions.
• Develop and maintain a digital library of assets (including customized templates and graphics to ensure a consistent “look and feel” for the company.

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in any discipline (Marketing, Finance, Sales, Program Management)
• Experience managing design production teams; requires managing workflow and distribution of work to meet deadlines as well as upholding brand standards and fueling creativity.
• Firm understanding and grasp of the creative process, design applications and design tools.
• Strong conceptual and design skills for digital and print brand engagements.
• Experience in branding and design execution across digital and print media.
• Solid understanding of client objectives and project deliverables and the ability to take responsibility for them.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Proactive, collaborative and team-oriented.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud (at a minimum InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator).
• Knowledge and application of best practices in UI design a plus.
• Familiarity with motion and interactive design is a plus, including working knowledge of After Effects, Adobe XD and Sketch.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work both individually and in a collaborative, team-based environment.
• Self-starter, proactive, and assertive.
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to manage multiple projects and priorities with demanding deadlines.

Creative Director Functions:

• Should have an intimate understanding of how branding works to be able to hit the ground running on day one
• Explore and conceptualize design options and solutions that maintain Lamwork’s vision and creative beliefs
• “Creating design solutions expertly crafted and solidified in a brilliant strategic foundation.”
• Create strategic design approaches across corporate identity, design systems, packaging, brand development 
• Story boarding and developing amazing and intriguing brand videos.
• Manage the creative process from concept to completion. This includes reviewing work, troubleshooting and providing feedback to creative teams.
• Work closely with other multidisciplinary teams, particularly strategy and CX
• Oversee profitability, deliverables, timelines and budgets of all projects
• Manage and cultivate the career development of staff designers

Creative Director Requirements and Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years in a creative leadership role with an emphasis on design and brand identity
• Excellent communication skills
• Comfort interacting with clients and internal staff alike
• Strong design, verbal, organizational and time management skills
• Experience with motion graphics and a working knowledge of storyboarding and storytelling also a plus.
• Must have a positive, upbeat, happy approach to work and life.

Creative Director Functions:

• Work well under pressure and manage a department of diverse teams on multiple projects to meet tight deadlines
• Ensures designs and content reflect consistently and positively the brand image and company ideas
• Mentor and encourage creative team members to foster a positive work environment
• Shoulder the responsibility of the quality and completion of all work projects assigned to members of the creative team
• Monitors and reports progress of projects at major stages of their conception, creation and execution
• Work with internal and external strategic partners to create products using the most current industry best practices
• Anticipate problems that may impede a project from completing on time and implement solutions

Creative Director Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, Business Administration, or related field preferred
• Familiarity with a variety of software programs, such as Photoshop and InDesign
• Comfortability interacting with high-profile clients and industry professionals
• Recent hands-on experience with applying design, copy, or web best practices
• Professional business skills, such as negotiation, project management, and leadership
• Knowledge of opportunities, trends, and features in both traditional and social media space
• Computer software skills including Microsoft Office, Google Suite and Mac operating systems
• Web design experience with WordPress and HTML5 a plus
• Ability to present information concisely and accurately, with keen attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Creative Director Roles and Duties:

• Work closely with founder and partner of a 20-person independent shop to build an award-winning creative culture
• Develop and deliver creative concepts and ideas, founded in Latinx insights, for the leading brands in the world
• Take a client brief and build in Latinx insights and work closely with the account team and creatives to deliver on brand building ideas that drive media coverage, buzz and social media engagement
• Lead creative role with clients, with the ability to galvanize a room and have a credible point-of-view with c-suite executives
• Lead a Social Team tasked with developing social-first content that ladders up to marketing and communications objectives
• Review content calendars including art/creative, copy before they are sent to the client
• Work hand in hand with PR and Social team leads to see creative strategies through from concept to launch, completing them on-time and on-budget
• Work with agency partners (advertising, media, activation) as part of an integrated agency team
• Work with freelancers as required while building a larger creative team 

Creative Director Education and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in Fine Arts, Advertising or Graphic Design preferred
• Relevant agency experience in concept development, social content development, art direction or copywriting within an integrated marketing, creative, advertising, or public relations agency setting
• Best in class experience and demonstrated examples of transforming the strategic opportunity into best-in-class social-first creative solutions
• Aware of the production process for initiatives of various size across multiple media platforms including social
• Ability to craft and deliver presentations that sell ideas and expand client relationships
• Ability to build and then lead a team of art directors, copywriters and designers while also effectively collaborating with other internal and external teams
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Understands the role that PR and social media play in the overall communications marketing mix

Creative Director Roles and Tasks:

• Strategize and implement all creative design campaigns (print & digital) for a wide portfolio of clients
• Maintain and strengthen current client relationships
• Pitch and secure new creative business
• Day-to-day maintenance and management of all creative design
• Manage and develop a creative team with a wide array of experience
• Work cross-functionally with all departments

Creative Director Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Minimum of 10 years working in creative marketing
• Fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite
• Detailed portfolio with both digital and traditional samples
• Detailed communication, experience in pitching
• Agency experience preferred
• Management experience preferred

Duties and Responsibilities of Creative Director:

• Strategized and produced static and video ad content for our organic social media (Facebook/Instagram) and  Facebook ads funnel
• Built a process ad creation to prioritize ideas and bring them to life 
• Streamline the workflow for email designs and templates
• Worked with our web agency on all UI/UX design enhancements 
• Helped design high-converting landing pages for our marketing funnel
• Led the efforts for new packaging designs and created amazing unboxing experiences for existing and future products
• Managed our network of design contractors and in-house designers/videographers
• Developed the brand style guide for proper usage of colors and fonts on different content mediums (web, print, packaging, video, etc) to streamline designs across the board
• Partner with the executive team and use your strong visionary leadership skills to guide the team through the creative process to launch engaging, strategic world-class marketing
• Redefine our branding, voice and tell our story through visual narratives
• Develop our content calendar alongside our marketing growth team
• Execute high quality and premium graphic design and video edits (for original assets in digital advertising, web, email, videos, packaging and more)
• Build internal and external design workflows for ideation through production/QA of assets for brand consistency
• Manage internal and external team of content agencies, designers, videographers and copywriters
• Project manage creative tasks to ensure on-time and on-brief delivery for stakeholders
• Partner with marketing and sales teams to develop high-performing assets & evolve the brand's expression in each channel, including continual learning via A/B testing of creative to improve ROI

Qualifications and Requirements of Creative Director:

• 2+ years in a leadership role in design managing agencies, contractors and in-house designers
• Experience in creative direction in agency or ecommerce business
• Excellent graphic design and video editing marketing, web and advertising assets
• Years of experience creating marketing/advertising campaigns from developing vision and the message platform to overseeing production on time and budget
• Ad copywriting skills to communicate ideas to consumers
• An ability to think about a brand’s 360º digital approach from customer acquisition through to customer retention
• Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator
• Experience with wireframing for web UI/UX and creative assets (emails, ads, landing pages), hand-on experience with software such as Figma/Sketch/InVision is a big plus
• Portfolio showcasing marketing design work and cohesive brand visuals
• Experience providing art direction for video and photoshoots
• Experience with print design (packaging and labels)
• Knowledge of social media and marketing trends and analytics and how they relate to performance and branding in design

UX Creative Director Details:

• Lead designers within your team
• Individual contributor in creation, ideation, and execution (Everyone is a “Player-Coach”)
• Partner with the design, research, engineering, and business partners to define business and customer requirements
• Audit and ensure all digital touchpoints are on-brand
• Work across stakeholders at all levels to drive awareness and to support large-scale transformational programs and initiatives
• Present and persuade senior level stakeholders

UX Creative Director Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years’ professional experience in related field UX, interaction, graphic design with proven agency and/or in-house experience
• Experience designing for complex infrastructure and site architecture
• Experience leading small teams and working across teams
• Award-winning portfolio of work
• Ability to combine business strategy, brand strategy, and customer insight to create compelling creative
• Ability to adapt to change quickly and work in both structured and changing environments
• Must be comfortable presenting ideas to senior level stakeholders, receptive of feedback, and quick to apply changes
• Must be comfortable in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and able to manage multiple priorities well
• Self-driven and able to be both strategic and execution oriented
• Superior written, verbal, and visual communication skills; must be able to edit own work

Creative Director Roles:

• Partner with marketing design, Interaction design, and engineering to lead the visual design for our unified message, video and phone experiences on desktop and mobile, translating objectives into clear creative strategies, and selling those creative strategies and proposed execution at the highest levels of the organization.
• Drive large projects from conception through delivery with a collaborative design approach
• Balance large projects with requests for rapid ideation and design exploration
• Meet with upper management to explain strategies and solutions
• Hire, manage and cultivate the career development of visual design team members in multiple geographies.
• Review work, coach, guide and grow a team.
• Drive timelines, coordinate resources and communicate constantly for alignment and transparency within a cross-functional team
• Act as key liaison with the global engineering teams responsible for the implementation of the designs
• Plan and facilitate collaboration and design activities with UX and cross-functional teams (e.g. brainstorms, design sprints, workshops)
• Communicate your ideas to broad audiences from your peers to executive leadership
• Build relationships with your UX peers, marketing, product and engineering partners
• Contribute to the growth and culture of the UX team
• Be proactive, open, honest and transparent

Creative Director Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university in a Visual Communication Design discipline
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in digital design such as apps, desktop, web, and/or digital ecosystems, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong portfolio showcasing visual design skills
• MFA or other advanced degree Visual Communication design or a related field.
• Experience as design practitioner (visual designer, interaction designer) on both consumer and enterprise applications.

Creative Director Accountabilities:

• Leading and coaching the teams to inspire breakthrough ideas through teamwork and drive the cultural spirit of creativity and leadership in all groups
• Leading, teaching and championing Design Thinking with agile methods across the entire company.
• Partnering with strategists, researchers, producers, and other groups to set expectations for deliverables.
• Package creative concepts and present to internal stakeholders in persuasive, articulate and compelling ways - charismatic story telling skills are a must
• Managing the career development of cross-discipline resources as a motivating and inspiring force in the company that gets the best performance out of people.
• A proven, subject matter expert in the field of design, information architecture, writing, strategy, or production.
• Support the Managing Directors in the overall growth and development of the Design capability across the company.
• Be a go-getter with an entrepreneurial attitude and passion for innovative solutions and brand experiences that enable progress for our customers.
• Accountability for the effective utilization of resources
• Be the voice of the customer and a champion for world-class brand experiences.

Creative Director Qualifications & Experience:

• Candidate with Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, New Media or related field
• Demonstrate a strong award-winning portfolio
• Experience designing rich interactive brand, campaign and ecommerce experiences that drive results. Offline experience is a requirement.
• Deep experience leading large teams of Design, UX, Copy, Strategy and Production resources
• Deep knowledge of the Design Thinking methodology and experience leading teams through the process of investigation, ideation and implementation
• Understanding the financials and being able to manage to a budget
• Experience in both website development and digital marketing including social marketing, video storytelling and static advertising.
• Experience in non-digital marketing (Brand and promotional TV and print) is helpful.
• Very strong understanding of interaction design, site architecture, and designing intuitive user interfaces and navigation.
• Proficient in all creative software packages (especially Adobe Creative Suite, iWork and Office)
• Proven expertise in time and project management
• Exceptional communication (written and verbal) and public speaking skills
• Proven leadership and management skills

Responsibilities of Creative Director:

• Based on business brand standards, establish the creative vision for preschool mobile products that meets the companies’ objectives.
• Be an expert in the preschool mobile market and a source of knowledge on trends and best practices.
• Through visual language and excellent content, direct creative work from ideation through to production that ensures direction is always compelling, relevant, and profitable.
• Lead creative brainstorms for the creation and development of product concepts.
• Collaborate with strategy, technical, and production to ensure the creative vision delivers user happiness and engagement.
• Oversee the product’s annual content strategies, complete with key narratives, and ensure content delivery performs as per the product’s objectives.
• Oversee the management of the product brand standards and content style guides, as well as the overall expression of the products.
• Respond to feedback, analytics, and test results in a constructive manner with logical and reasoned suggestions/solutions to improve on a creative vision.
• Shape & mould the creative path, professional growth, and inspiration of the creative staff, including conducting regular check ins
• Be proactive in providing solutions, mitigating risk and anticipate and correct creative issues.
• Maintain documentation as needed throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Have a deep love of the preschool audience and relish in creating products for them and their caregivers / parents.

Requirements of Creative Director:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience and demonstrable work in the digital industry in a design leadership role
• Experience in creating a content strategy that attracts and engages a preschool audience.
• Experience in leading, managing, and mentoring teams of designers
• Solid and demonstrable understanding of data-driven design.
• Possession of a team-oriented mind-set with a positive attitude.
• Extremely detail-oriented, with a keen eye and feel for quality in products.
• Experience in a quick moving and cross-functional focused environment.

Creative Director Functions and Responsibilities:

• Collaboratively establish the creative vision and strategy with bigger clients from concept to finish.
• Responsible for delivering creative team assets on time, on-brand, and to client standards.
• Oversee, and inspire graphic designers to push creative boundaries and deliver inspiring work.
• Lead by example. Foster an environment that promotes innovation and excellence through visual storytelling.
• Oversee internal company creative creation in partnership with the Director of Marketing to keep on brand and help achieve goals from a strategic level.
• Help to establish brand guidelines and direction for all teams internally to create successful, cohesive work.
• Help coordinate all marketing efforts in a way that lends consistency to the consumer experience with the brand.
• Provide continuous support and guidance for all members of your team via 1:1 meetings and by taking advantage of teachable moments.
• Able to collaboratively build upon the vision of the client and help push ideas forward.
• Lead multiple design projects from concept development to design and implementation.
• Help pitch new project ideas and strategies, along with other senior team members.
• Review internal work and give helpful feedback with clear rationale rooted in research, design fundamentals, best practices, strategy, etc.
• Understand and work within project parameters as set by the Director of Project Management to include:: client goals and requirements, internal goals, user experience, technical constraints, as well as budget and schedule.
• Sell creative ideas to clients. Actively participating in new business pursuits, proposal development, and project initiation.
• An active participant in the QA process of web projects to ensure the quality and design aesthetics were carried over from the static design to the built website.
• Be an active participant in educating clients on best practices and the latest industry standards when questions may arise.

Creative Director Education and Experience:

• BS/BFA in Design or a related field
• Expert knowledge of design software (i.e., Sketch, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, and InDesign)
• Proven ability to mentor and develop skills in other team members.
• Strong knowledge of the design process and technical execution.
• A willingness to roll up your sleeves and help the team when needed. While in office, light clerical duties may be required.
• Experience in an agency or design team role
• Experience in a role with a focus on team management and strategy
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in small and large groups at all levels.
• Experience in leading creative projects, including research, ideation, defining brand standards, and best practices.
• Creative, curious, optimistic, and entrepreneurial.
• Wants to solve hard problems and make an impact.
• Will have an innovative strategy mind backed by industry experience and knowledge.
• Will cultivate a work environment that's respectful and fun.
• Demonstrates strong relationship management skills, both external and internal.
• Ideal candidates will have excellent leadership, communication, and management skills.
• The ability to meet deadlines in a high-pressure ever-evolving environment
• 25% travel possible to the home office or customer sites and conventions for research and continuing education opportunities.

Creative Director Roles and Tasks:

• Developing and delivering fresh thinking, innovative creative solutions and relevant, motivating campaigns founded in insights, across all platforms for briefs and new business pitches.
• Interact with our strategy and client teams to gain a total understanding of the client’s business, marketplace, project goals and objectives to demonstrate an ability to deliver the “message” and solve the problem through conceptually sound ideas.
• Get under the skin of customers in all our client’s markets, and make sure we are always playing to the human, brand and cultural truths in those markets - be customer-obsessed.
• Concept and write campaign ideas for client projects and new business pitches.
• Be a positive champion for powerful storytelling and insight-led creativity in everything we do. Excite our client by the creative possibilities of their story.
• Work effectively with internal colleagues, creative freelancers and creative agency partners at the direction of creative leadership to concept and plan the execution of integrated campaigns and programs across a wide range of media and platforms: experience, PR, social, digital, video and content . Ensure creative projects are completed of high quality and delivered within timeframe and budget.
• Work in conjunction with account teams, planners and strategists to direct the expression of brand building ideas to drive media coverage, buzz and brand engagement for top clients in a variety of sectors.
• Contribute to the articulation of our creative ideas, communicating thought and reasoning to clients at the highest possible standard.
• Support, prepare and present new business development and presentations.
• Work in concert with a wide range of specialties including strategy, planning, accounts, digital, content, PR, experience and cultural marketing.
• Manage multiple jobs simultaneously; managing and providing direction to other team members as needed .

Creative Director Qualifications and Requirements:

• You are a creative change agent who leads through vision, and by example.
• You have accelerated brands in the food, drink, travel and lifestyle space (10+ years experience).
• Experience in influencer and or the earned space is a plus.
• Must have experience in copy and content writing, in an individual and team capacity, across all mediums. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Understands the role that PR and social media play in the overall communications marketing mix.
• You bring exciting thinking that gets people talking, but you never lose sight of the importance of strategy.
• Experience of actively growing accounts through exceptional creative.
• Team Building – you know how to foster creativity within our team, and take pride in the management of talent. You have the desire to dream up ways to keep the team sharp, and skilled.
• Astute Aesthetics – you have sound taste and an amazing portfolio of proven success across a wide range of creative projects.
• Talk-the-Talk – You have brilliant interpersonal skills. You know how to adapt your communication across teams, whether it be design, development or video. You don’t just understand the big picture, but the jargon in the details.
• Client-Focused – you know how to sell ice to Eskimos. You make clients feel heard, inspired, and transcended in your conversations.
• Growth-Mindset – the ideal candidate finds opportunity in challenge. They are up to the task of growing the agency’s brand, team and trajectory.
• Process-Guru – you have proven success in scaling and improving large, multi-faceted projects. You know how to streamline every phase of a creative project from research and ideation through refinement and delivery.
• Hidden Talents – We’re always on the look-out for those whose skills bridge the disciplines. Whether it be IT/networking experience, or augmented reality, we’re always looking for ways to push our work and processes into new territories.
• A demonstration of your experience through an online portfolio - we’ll be looking at both the quality of the work and how you talk about it.

Creative Director Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive creative thinking abilities of the creative team. 
• Create amazing videos as per the projects
• Lead, and oversee the creative team in the production of all video productions.
• Should also understand design and smart copy, and recognize fresh approaches to video production.
• Should be aware of current trends, look at new data and keep with the times. 
• Collaborate with the team to obtain knowledge of the requirements, direct and drive teams to deliver projects as per the timeline
• Review and approve videos, and art developed by the team, ensuring deliverables that effectively address marketing goals and challenges.
• Monitor results of team efforts and drive the team towards project closure

Creative Director Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience working in an agency as a creative director or in a similar creative role 
• Execute ideas personally if and when required and make sure the quality of deliverables is maintained as per brand guidelines.
• Knowledge of creating amazing product videos and video production in general. 
• Knowledge of UI/UX would be preferred
• Highly skilled with leading a team of creative talent
• Outstanding leadership and organization skills 
• Exemplary interpersonal and analytical abilities

Creative Director Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leverage and extend our existing brand architecture across digital, print, and out-of-home
• Lead strategy and art direction of all creative campaigns ensuring a consistent brand across channels
• Lead user research efforts to identify opportunities where design can play a major role in the impact of feature development
• Remain current on emerging trends in digital technology to incorporate new technologies into strategy
• Communicate cross-functionally to understand creative needs
• Manage an existing team of visual designers to facilitate efficient design production
• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to enhance the velocity of our product release cycle
• Design solutions yourself as well as direct others in the execution of concepts
• Current portfolio to be submitted with application

Creative Director Skills, Experience, Qualifications:

• Experience with the Adobe suite of design tools (InDesign + AfterEffects in particular), as well as Sketch, Figma, and other rapid prototyping tools
• Strong communicator
• Excitement about working in a fast-growing startup and comfortable with the fluidity that such a role entails
• Prior experience at a creative agency or start-up preferred

Responsibility of Creative Director:

• Conduct semi-annual performance appraisals for all direct reports in coordination with HR
  
• Provide ongoing guidance and consultation to a team of creative professionals
• Make recommendations and collaborate with HR on the training and development of all creative staff. 
• Work with HR to identify resources in line with existing and projected project needs
• Facilitates monthly creative services department meeting and ensures dissemination of company information to staff
• Organize a monthly report and presentation to President. 
• Report and track key objectives including revenue targets, resource planning, etc. 
• Monitor and report on project and staff productivity and timesheet recording
• Develops, communicates, implements and monitors policies and procedures for the creative services function
• Continue to enhance creative development process across US operation
• Direct the development of tools to promote the Company (i.e. brochures, websites, CD’s, presentation templates, etc.)
• Identify skills and tools that will continue to expand and enhance our studio and design services offerings to continue to provide competitive advantage
• Take ownership for all creative design processes and quality of deliverables for US operation
• Provides direction for the overall strategic process including research, marketing planning, promotional development and tactical execution
• Contributes to the creative process and is able to provide input and ideas relevant and appropriate to the target audience and therapeutic area
• Works closely with project managers and marketing team to fully understands project details and therapeutic area involved
• Continue to improve and expand the creative department resources and stock of library graphics, photography, animations, etc.
• Develop standard timelines for regularly produced production items and services
• Develop and present creative and company presentations, improve portfolio and case study examples of our educational programs and materials
• Work to improve internal and external briefing process to improve quality of final deliverables and improve efficiency, productivity and response time

Qualification of Creative Director:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
• Master’s degree preferred
• Ten years of experience including supervision of staff
• Advance level use of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quarkxpress, and uses these programs in tandem efficiently and appropriately