Associate Creative Director

The Creative Manager will help manage the graphic design / creative team, which is responsible for conceptualization, design and execution of retail in store signage components. This role will provide thought leadership and excel in aligning personnel across creative, traffic, proofreading and project management in the on-time and accurate delivery of creative services projects. He/she must have experience in communications design including business strategy, design, typography, production and prepress skills. He/she must have the ability to work creatively within a corporate brand and a fast-paced environment. They will manage all creative resources to provide quality products and services, on schedule, within budgeted cost parameters.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the creative management team, design team, traffic, proofreading and project management to identify project needs and design finished product to support the businesses and marketing objectives of client’s brand strategy and maintain the creative concept of the work, keeping it on strategy, meaningful and visually impactful

• Works to mentor and coach graphic design team members

• Develops creative and graphic concepts (for print) in collaboration with assigned team

• Provides production support to produce technically correct, print ready mechanicals for release

• Solves business challenges through marketing and smart creative design

• Takes ownership, leads initiatives and successfully executes through all stages of creative development on target, on time and on budget

• Maintain and enhance the Firm’s identity by working creatively within the corporate Brand.

• Manage the execution of the work, ensuring that creative projects are completed meeting budget and schedule targets.

• Understands the client’s design needs and methodology

• Effective communication with peers, senior management and clients across all topics from business to creative.

• Leads creative teams and will have direct reports.