Creative Director

This role uses its extensive background to direct the vision of the project across a creative team to produce content incorporating innovative design along with targeted messaging. This role is a hands-on professional with the ability to apply his/her knowledge of the client’s market, organizational goals and strategies to execute on story and/or design through appropriate technology.

Williams Lea is hiring for a Hybrid Creative Director for our Columbus, OH office to work Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Schedule: Hybrid (2 days onsite, 3 days remote per week)

Pay: $100k - 103k.

Benefits:  

• Various health insurance options & wellness plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug) 

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan Including Employer Match 

• Paid Time Off (PTO) 

• Life Insurance 

• Paid Parental Leave 

• Short-term & Long-term Disability 

• Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts 

• Domestic Partner Coverage 

• Commuter Benefits 

• Legal Assistance 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

• Company Provided Parking

• Additional Employee Perks and Discounts 
   

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field. A combination of education and/or work experience may be substituted
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience
• Proven mastery driving creative direction by orchestrating creative vision across proper technologies and team members
• Demonstrated experience in project management or ability to identify, organize and self-direct across overlapping tasks
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others
• Conceptual thinker who can brainstorm to define creative vision, solve problems and identify priorities for execution against strict creative, quality and brand standards
• Excellent communicator at all levels of an organization
• Excellent attention to detail in deadline driven, pressured environment
• Demonstrated success working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Able to inspire and motivate peers and team members to achieve results
• Hardware and Software expertise (MS Office, Adobe CS)

SUPERVISION

• Three Designers
   

JOB RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: This position works closely with designers, Art Directors, Copywriters, Account and/or Studio Managers, Account Executives
• External: Clients, Agency Creative teams and Directors
   

JOB DUTIES

(* denotes an “essential function”)

• * Articulates aesthetic requisites by translating client ideas across appropriate teams toward a successful product
• * Creatively and technically manages full lifecycle of in scope projects across appropriate studio or creative team members to successfully meet client needs
• * Partners with the client throughout the lifecycle of each project to ensure an end-result that meets brand integrity and marketing objectives
• * Leverages advanced, specialized experience in creative design (technical and market knowledge) to review work for final quality control and brand adherence, ensuring the client’s creative vision has been appropriately translated to the end product.
• Contributes to client relationship by being keenly aware of client’s business objectives
• Solves problems through proactive involvement with the client against project goals
• Ensures service that maintains and develops client relationships
• Creates best practices through experience, documentation and knowledge sharing
• Maintains a forward thinking approach to industry trends that may impact client needs
• Recommends the commitment of financial and other resources as related to business objectives in line with budgets.
• Mentors colleagues as appropriate
   

WORKING CONDITIONS

Office environment

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