Creative Director

Gordley Design Group seeks a Creative Director to lead the creative department and manage brand development, projects, and team performance from an onsite base in Tucson.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest quality standards for creative produced by the department and the firm
• Oversee department staff and resources across Designers, Copywriters, Art Directors, IT, Production, and Traffic
• Manage yearly performance reviews, including assessment of quantity and quality of work, merit raises, and disciplinary course of action
• Interview and hire designers, copywriters, IT, and production personnel; determine pay ranges for different roles
• Vet and assign work to external freelance designers, copywriters, and web designers
• Select specialty vendors such as photographers and video/audio producers
• Create and oversee procedures for workflow, accuracy, estimating, budgeting, and job tracking
• Advise and participate in brand discovery processes
• Lead brand development, including evaluation and formation of brand attributes, positioning statement, communications points, logo, tagline, and style guide
• Direct brand implementation, including templates and design for business papers and materials
• Manage brand compliance within the organization and protect brand alignment with core principles and visual standards
• Set guidelines and standards for visual imagery
• Provide leadership, creative insight, and strategies for creative projects
• Write creative briefs, define project scopes, and establish estimates and budgets
• Serve as creative lead for brainstorm sessions and to develop creative strategies and design/copy solutions
• Review design and copy solutions, provide direction, and ensure proposals match project parameters
• Assign projects, set timelines, and establish budgets
• Track deadlines and schedules across multiple projects using the traffic management system
• Coordinate deadlines and project parameters with other departments to support timely delivery
• Approve final art and QC press proofs, including bluelines
• Meet with clients to discuss project parameters, review creative, and address design-related challenges
• Present creative to clients and represent creative at marketing meetings
• Collaborate with other departments to establish marketing approach
• Complete monthly invoice reviews by writing or reviewing billing descriptions and checking invoices against budget
• Monitor and manage client and project budgets
• Contribute leadership insights and creative solutions during regular management team meetings related to company growth and personnel/management issues
• Promote company values and implement strategies to reinforce them
• Represent the company at industry and client events
• Participate in firm marketing meetings and efforts as part of a core marketing team
• Determine targeted clients and projects for creative services
• Review Creative Services RFPs, assess viability, and create proposal content
• Direct preparation of comprehensive marketing proposals and presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree of Fine Arts and 10 years of related work experience and portfolio
• Five years of project and personnel management experience
• Ability to manage multiple projects and personnel
• Ability to make sound decisions regarding department structure and methodology
• Ability to assess personnel needs and conduct performance evaluations
• Excellent communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of Adobe software: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; Microsoft Office software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.; and Mac OS
• Ability to lift equipment as needed for presentations, including easels, large post-it pads, screen, projector, laptop, etc.

Technologies

• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Office
• Mac OS

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Reporting

• Reports to: President

Job Details

• Location: Tucson, AZ (onsite)
• Work location: In person
• Job type: Full-time
• Hours: 40 hours/week and as needed
• Pay: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
• Ability to commute: Tucson, AZ 85716 (Required)
• Ability to relocate: Tucson, AZ 85716, relocate before starting work (Required)