Dunlop Sports Americas · 2 hours ago
Associate Creative Director - Design
Huntington Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
9+ years expDunlop Sports Americas is the North America branch of a globally dominant sports equipment manufacturer. The Associate Creative Director - Design will lead the in-house Global Design Team, overseeing brand visuals and campaign creative while mentoring and managing a team of designers.
Sports
Responsibilities
Own end‑to‑end design for global brand initiatives. Working alongside the Creative Team, concept, plan, and execute robust design systems across all mediums
Help build brand guidelines and set long-term brand vision for each of our ever-evolving golf brands
Ideate, craft, and launch world-wide campaigns that tell powerful brand stories and launch exciting new products
Lead and coach the Design Team: motivate, delegate, set clear briefs, and oversee in‑house and third‑party designers
Mentor and grow talent by providing guidance, training, and constructive feedback that fosters growth, autonomy, and problem‑solving
Present and defend to the Creative Director and Executive Board; field feedback, manage revisions, and align stakeholders while upholding design best practices
Qualification
Required
9+ years demonstrated leadership at an ad agency or in-house creative team with a track record of exceptional work, effective mentorship, and ongoing team development
Portfolio of brand-building and multi‑channel campaigns spanning broadcast, digital, web, print, and experiential
Hands‑on mastery across visual mediums and comfort operating a range of design tools. You're as confident directing work as you are building assets
Sharp creative judgment on brand systems and campaign visuals with the ability to articulate and defend decisions to non‑design stakeholders
A love for the game of golf and a passion for pushing boundaries with exciting, forward-thinking, award-winning creative
Global brand management experience with fluency in managing regionally distributed creative teams
Strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate/defend design decisions with stakeholders at various levels
Product marketing know-how and translating product knowledge into design choices is second nature
Company
Dunlop Sports Americas
Loving the game is what drives you to compete at your best.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jesse Sukman
Senior Patent Counsel
Roger Cleveland
Founder
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