Creative Director, Marketing

The Creative Director, Marketing at Bentley Mills defines and drives the organization’s brand creative strategy, ensuring marketing campaigns remain consistent, contemporary, and responsive to market needs. This onsite role in City of Industry, CA leads a cross-functional creative team and partners across departments to translate industry trends into effective marketing initiatives.

Creative Strategy and Brand Direction

• Define the creative direction for the marketing department, maintaining aesthetic appeal, innovation, and alignment with market demands.
• Develop and execute creative strategies for brand positioning, advertising campaigns, and marketing communications across multiple channels, including print, digital, social media, and industry events.
• Stay current on interior design trends, architectural developments, and industry innovations, incorporating new ideas into product strategies.

Campaign Leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a cross-functional creative team, including designers, graphic artists, copywriters, and other specialists, as well as external agencies.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and product development teams to align creative campaigns and product innovations with business objectives and client needs.
• Present creative concepts, brand initiatives, and new collection messaging campaigns to internal stakeholders, executive leadership, and external clients.

Project Oversight and Creative Quality Control

• Oversee creative projects from concept through completion, managing timelines, budgets, and resources effectively.
• Review and approve creative materials, including lookbooks, product mockups, campaign visuals, and website content, to ensure brand standards and quality are met.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Fine Arts, or a related field.
• An advanced degree is a plus.
• At least 7-10 years of progressive experience in a creative leadership role, with experience in the commercial building materials, interior design, or textile industries preferred.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative vision, brand strategy, and impactful design work.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Expertise in design software, including Adobe Creative Suite.
• Deep understanding of branding, visual communication, and strategic marketing.
• Excellent project management and organizational abilities.
• Knowledge of digital platforms, web design, and print production processes.
• Highly creative, analytical, and detail-oriented with a proactive and innovative mindset.

Compensation and Location

• Location: City of Industry, CA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 120,000 per year

Technology Stack

• Adobe Creative Suite