Creative Director
Job Description
Creative Director role onsite in Savage, MN where you’ll align one brand vision across six companies and lead the marketing team through campaign launches.
Responsibilities
- Set the unified brand vision for all six companies while supporting each business with its own strategy and voice
- Drive ideation to launch by developing concepts and executing planned campaigns by season, with shared themes across channels
- Build and lead the team through delegation, hands-on design when needed, and support hiring for the next social-focused role
- Own social presence across 20+ accounts, shaping strategy to highlight people and storytelling, not only project output
- Increase in-house creative and direct agency support for websites and paid advertising
- Support referral growth by reconnecting with past customers and partnering with sales at events and within the community
- Measure performance by setting output goals and targets, tracking leads in HubSpot, managing budget, and reporting results
Requirements
- 7+ years in creative, brand, or marketing roles, including 3+ years leading a team
- Strong graphic design background and expert-level Adobe Creative Cloud skills
- Portfolio of launched work (not just concepts), including social content and the results it helped drive
- Execution-oriented planning with the ability to set clear expectations, build the plan, and follow through
- Proven delegation while maintaining quality, plus comfort stepping in with hands-on work for a small in-house team
- Relationship-building strength and ease working a room
- HubSpot or similar CRM experience; comfortable visiting jobsites with a valid driver’s license
- Plus: multi-brand experience (construction experience not required; creative range matters more)
Technologies
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- HubSpot
- CRM
Compensation
- USD 115,000 - 145,000 per year
- Competitive salary starting at $115,000.00 plus bonuses
Benefits
- Health Insurance: company pays 100% of employee premium
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance (STDI)
- Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTDI)
- 401(k) with 3% company Safe Harbor contribution after 6 months (age 18+)
- 8 Paid Holidays
- UNLIMITED Responsible Paid Time Off (RPTO)
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Employee Referral Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Great culture and team dynamic
The Role
- As the first Creative Director, set one brand vision across all six Highmark companies and lead the marketing team that brings it to life
- Operate as an idea-to-launch leader: pitch big ideas, plan ahead of the calendar, and drive campaigns through launch
- Brand-new role reporting to the VP of Sales & Marketing, partnering closely with sales