Senior Creative Director

Summary

Join CRAFTSMAN+ as a Senior Creative Director and lead a team of creatives in a fast-paced, remote environment. You will supervise multiple projects simultaneously, provide creative direction, manage budgets, and mentor team members. This role requires extensive experience in art direction, team management, and digital advertising. You'll be a strategic thought leader, contributing new ideas and opportunities, especially in the ad tech space. The ideal candidate thrives in collaborative settings and excels at juggling diverse projects while maintaining a keen eye for detail. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Art or Creative Direction experience, with 5+ years managing teams with direct reports
• Concepting, video editing, and storyboarding experience required
• Experience providing direction on visual, creative, motion, video editing, animation, interactive content, UI/UX, and strategy for digital advertising/performance/growth marketing including the ability to articulate creative concepts and rational for client and team
• Experience creating and managing departmental budgets
• Advanced project and resource management experience
• Understanding in designing for mobile digital advertising platforms
• Mentoring and coaching
• Rigorous attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Supervise projects for several brands simultaneously, delegating tasks appropriately throughout the department
• Direct internal and external stakeholders on creative recommendations as a subject matter expert
• Provide creative direction based on performance data, industry best practices and current trends, keeping client goals in mind
• Assist in new sales pitches and proposals - presenting ideas and concepts to clients when necessary
• Ensure processes are run efficiently throughout the department - initiating new, and optimizing existing processes and workflows
• Manage multiple creative team members as direct and indirect reports
• Mentor and actively train all designers so that they can achieve their career goals
• Proactively identify and resolve issues throughout the department and assist in doing so throughout the business
• Be a strategic thought leader and assist the business in discovering new ideas and opportunities, especially in the ad tech space

Preferred Qualifications

BA/BS Design or related field

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities