Senior Manager, Communications- Creative Services

Company Description

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

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Adtalem believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we can work flexibly. Depending on your location, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• HYBRID – If you reside within 50 miles of Adtalem offices in Chicago, IL, Addison, IL, Columbia, MD, Minneapolis, MN, and Miramar, FL this role is hybrid, requiring office presence three days a week (Tue, Wed, Thu), with the rest of the workweek spent working from home.

Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance

The Senior Manager, Creative Services will be responsible for leading Adtalem’s creative strategy, developing innovative and differentiating cross-channel creative. The ideal candidate will come with a rich background in creative direction, project management, team leadership and be comfortable working within a fast paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. We are looking for a candidate that will generate big, bold ideas and is obsessed with infusing personality into brands to bring a true connection on a human-level. This position will translate abstract ideas into design concepts with a clear process for execution bringing a forward-thinking, world-class brand to life.

This position will report to the Director, Corporate Communications & Strategic Initiatives but work closely with the functional leaders across the Global Communications team. S/he will lead and inspire a team of creatives to enhance the company’s profile, build stakeholder engagement, and influence customer and consumer behavior. This oversight also includes creative brand photography, graphic design, and audio and video production. 

Responsibilities

• Execute the creative vision and strategy in alignment with the company’s goals

• Lead the creative direction and concepting of visual campaigns in all platforms including linear, digital, social, mobile, video, and live events

• Leads the teams that produce all creative assets including graphic design, and video production/editing

• Lead brainstorming sessions and provide creative direction to the team

• Ensure all creative outputs meet the highest standards of quality and innovation

• Oversee the planning, execution and delivery of all creative projects

• Manage project timelines, budgets and resources to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional departments and lead and develop a creative team

• Translating Global Communications objectives into clear creative strategies

• Direct the activities of creative agencies to align with enterprise objectives, strategies and scope of work

• Responsible for Adtalem brand and creative standards

• Responsible to continually refreshing creative to optimize campaign outcomes
• Responsible for audio/video production
• Ability to manage multiple projects from concept through activation

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, creative design, communications, or brand management; master’s degree preferred.
• 8-10 years’ experience in creative production, branding, or marketing including 2-3 years minimum leadership/management experience.
• Extensive digital experience across varied channels including rich media.
• A passionate, energetic, creative visionary
• Must be able to collaborate with a variety of colleagues across the organization.
• Proven success managing creative teams & agencies.
• Strong organizational, logistical and planning skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines while