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Who Are We?

Built on more than 100 years of innovation, relationships, trust and integrity, The Toro Company is recognized as a leading outdoor solutions company. With strong divisional growth, the Residential and Landscape Contractor (RLC) division is seeking a design master, idea communicator and highly skilled multitasker to lead the Toro RLC Creative Services team as the Manager of Creative Design. In this role, you will influence changes in consumer behavior through ideas, creativity and execution, making a difference in advertising, marketing and communications while inspiring the best experience for our segment/category brands. The Manager provides clear artistic direction, timely and helpful feedback to improve creative executions and pushes boundaries, while being respectful to budget and schedule. The Manager of Creative Design guides all projects and is responsible for the overall quality and governance of work produced by the creative services department.   

What Will You Do?  

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:  

• Plays an active role in brainstorming and idea generation with senior members of the marketing team to conceptualize transformational ideas that deliver successful, measurable outcomes

• Translates business and marketing objectives into clear creative strategies

• Manages the creative process from concept to completion

• Works closely with multidisciplinary project teams

• Coaches and mentors creative services team

• Guides key internal and external agency partners

• Ensures visual communication and brand standards are met

• Manges pitches and proposals – internal and external

• Prioritizes workstream and project manages work from concept to execution

• Navigates and lead conversations across a variety of groups and leadership levels

• Produces creative as appropriate as a working manager of the creative services team

• Oversees copywriters to ensure messaging is on brand/identity

• Oversees deliverables, timelines and budgets – consistently delivers on time and in scope

• Reviews work, troubleshoots and provides feedback to creative team

• Provides art direction while demonstrating compelling, creative storytelling

What Do You Need?  

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• 8+ years of design experience demonstrating increased responsibilities

• A robust background in leadership in an agency and/or corporate environment

• Recognized expertise in advertising, retail merchandising, packaging, collateral, identity, interactive design, concepting, film/video, social content

• Thought leadership: A strong point of view; ability to contribute to the strategic development of an assignment; creative ideas and the ability to promote concepts

• Champion for ideas and responsibly disruptive

• Able to articulately communicate ideas – both verbally and visually

• Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs

• Timelines, budgets, and availability change – we need someone who can ”roll with it”

• Fast-moving, over-motivated, deadline-oriented multitasker

• Fluent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Google Suite

• Proven (and provable) expertise in Creative Cloud and other relevant/essential software

• Ability to solve problems using keen instincts and organizational experience

• Good written and verbal communication skills internally and with clients

• Travel expectation: 10-20% mainly to photo shoot locations, retail events or similar

What Can We Give You?     

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competit