Creative Director

Job Description:

Job Title: Creative Director
Department: Marketing

Job Purpose:

The Creative Director reports directly to the AVP of Marketing, Brand and Communications and is responsible for leading the creative vision and execution across all marketing and communications initiatives. This role oversees the strategic development of creative assets, including written content, visual design, multimedia, and brand storytelling to enhance The Community Solution Education System’s brand presence and impact across all six higher education institutions.

This individual will guide a team of writers, designers, and multimedia specialists to ensure compelling and brand-consistent storytelling across platforms. The ideal candidate is an experienced creative leader with a deep understanding of content strategy, digital trends, and audience engagement. They must be highly innovative, strategic, and capable of driving creative excellence that aligns with institutional goals.

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Creative Leadership & Vision

• Serve as the principal creative lead for the marketing department, overseeing both visual and written brand expression
• Translate organizational goals into creative strategies and campaigns that resonate with distinct audiences
• Lead the conceptual development of campaigns across digital, print, video, and experiential platforms

Team Management & Oversight

• Manage a growing creative team including designers, writers, and creative contractors
• Provide day-to-day creative direction, mentorship, and professional development
• Promote collaboration and alignment between content, design, social, advertising, and web teams

Creative Operations & Quality Control

• Establish and manage end-to-end creative workflows, intake prioritization, and QA processes
• Oversee brand consistency, visual identity integrity, and voice alignment across all assets
• Lead creative reviews and ensure work is delivered on time, on strategy, and to a high standard of excellence

Innovation & Platform Adaptation

• Identify opportunities for new creative formats, technologies, and storytelling techniques
• Encourage creative experimentation and audience-first content approaches
• Stay current with industry and platform trends to guide adaptive creative practices

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence

• Work with AVPs, institutional marketing partners, and enrollment leadership to ensure creative alignment with key initiatives
• Partner with analytics and advertising teams to evaluate creative performance and inform iteration
• Represent the creative function in strategic planning, brand development, and executive presentations

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge and Skills

• 8+ years of experience in creative direction, design, brand storytelling, or related roles
• Demonstrated success leading multi-disciplinary creative teams across platforms and formats
• Strong portfolio that showcases integrated campaign development, visual systems, and messaging architecture
• Advanced understanding of brand strategy, narrative design, and visual communication
• Familiarity with higher education or mission-driven marketing strongly preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and collaboration skills with experience working with executive-level stakeholders
• Fluency in creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Figma, etc.) and working knowledge of digital production processes

Compensation & Benefits

This opportunity is budgeted at $120,000 - 125,000 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

https://www.tcsedsystem.edu/careers/

The Community Solution is an Equal Opportunity Employer.