Senior Manager, Creative - Photography

Position Summary...

Ready to bring bold ideas to life? As Senior Manager, Creative, you’ll drive the development of innovative, member-focused content across digital, print, and experiential platforms. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and agency partners to ensure every asset aligns with brand standards and delivers a seamless member experience. This role is perfect for a strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling, design, and elevating brand presence through impactful creative execution.

What you'll do...

• Lead Creative Development: Drive the creation of compelling creative assets across multiple projects, collaborating with creative leads and ensuring alignment with brand standards.
• Review Creative Briefs: Evaluate briefs from Marketing Strategy and Planning, Customer Experience, and ECommerce Category Marketing to inform creative direction and execution.
• Manage Brand Expression: Oversee visual branding across channels including digital, print, video, packaging, and training materials, ensuring consistency and advancement of brand voice.
• Execute Strategy: Implement creative strategies aligned to member experience and business needs, leveraging industry trends to drive innovation.
• Oversee Project Delivery: Manage a team of individual contributors to ensure successful execution of projects and programs, contributing to strategic planning and roadmap development.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with internal teams (e.g., Finance, Accounts Payable, Category Management) and external agencies to ensure campaign alignment and resolve complex issues.
• Coach and Develop Talent: Provide mentorship, feedback, and development opportunities to associates, fostering a team-based environment and promoting a culture of belonging.
• Manage Budgets: Conduct cost/benefit analyses and manage team budgets to support efficient and effective project execution.
• Support Company Values: Promote and uphold company policies, ethics, and integrity standards, modeling servant leadership and supporting a regenerative company mission.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Evaluate current plans and initiatives for effectiveness, solicit feedback, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and impact.
• Travel: Travel domestically to multiple facilities or work-sites, including consecutive overnight stays as needed.

  What you'll bring

• Education & Experience:
• • Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 3 years' experience in editorial content management or related field
  • OR 5 years' experience in editorial content management or related field
• Preferred Qualifications:
• • 2 years' supervisory experience
  • 2 years' experience managing copy teams in a retail creative environment
  • 3 years' experience managing large editorial content campaigns in an online creative or related digital field
  • 3 years' experience working for or with creative agencies
• Key Skills:
• • Contingency Planning
  • Creative Brief Development
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Art Direction
  • Adaptability
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Procurement
• Leadership Competencies:
• • Respect the Individual: Build inclusive, high-performing teams and foster a culture of belonging
  • Act with Integrity: Model ethical behavior and hold self and others accountable
  • Serve our Members: Apply an omni-merchant mindset to deliver value and member-first experiences
  • Strive for Excellence: Demonstrate curiosity, resi