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Risepoint · 1 day ago

Senior Director, Creative

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to over 100 universities and colleges. The Senior Director, Creative is responsible for leading a team of designers and content creators to develop high-impact creative strategies that drive student engagement and partner growth while ensuring a unified brand vision.

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Responsibilities

Uphold the creative vision across design and video (with a dotted line to copy), ensuring consistency across channels and campaigns

Provide strong, strategic feedback and elevate the creative standard through critiques, mentorship, and hands-on guidance

Lead the development of campaign concepts, partner-facing creative platforms, and modular systems that scale across the funnel

Collaborate with the Senior Director of Content Strategy to bring narratives and messaging frameworks to life visually and emotionally

Partner with the Senior Director of Brand Strategy to ensure creative outputs align with partner brand platforms and differentiated positioning

Work closely with the AI Enablement Lead to test and implement creative tooling that enhances efficiency, personalization, and scalability

Work closely with the Senior Director of Creative Operations and Project Managers to ensure creative resources are aligned effectively, workflows run smoothly, and the team is set up to deliver high-quality work at scale

Foster a culture of accountability, clear communication, and cross-functional transparency across all levels of the creative process

Bring a solutions-oriented mindset to creative challenges, balancing strategic goals with practical execution to keep work moving forward

Lead a centralized creative team supporting multiple university partners across full-funnel campaigns, launches, and evergreen assets

Adapt creative strategy and execution for partner-specific brand guidelines

Act as a senior creative voice in cross-functional planning — helping prioritize, scope, and align resources to business goals

Champion compelling storytelling across formats and channels — ensuring every creative asset contributes to a cohesive, student-centered narrative

Manage relationships with cross-functional stakeholders across Marketing, Paid Media, Digital Experience, Brand, Content, and Partner teams — ensuring creative alignment, clarity of expectations, and timely feedback loops

Manage and mentor a team of visual/motion designers and video producers/editors

Foster a collaborative, feedback-rich culture grounded in craft, accountability, and learning

Guide hiring, career growth, and capability development for the creative team

Perform in accordance with Risepoint Policies

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Creative DirectionVisual StorytellingTeam LeadershipPerformance MarketingAdobe Creative SuiteFeedback CultureCollaborationMentorshipProject Management

Required

Bachelor's Degree Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Marketing, Media Arts, or a related field required

Minimum of 10 years of experience in creative roles, including 3–5 years in a senior creative leadership capacity

Strong portfolio demonstrating campaign thinking, full-funnel creative, and team-based execution across design and video

Excellent ability to give clear, strategic feedback and lead team-wide critique and refinement

Comfortable balancing concept development with high-volume production workflows

Experienced working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders and deadlines

Deep understanding of performance marketing, digital channels, and visual storytelling best practices

Familiar with creative ops processes (briefing, intake, review cycles) and tools like Workfront, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite and emerging technology, including AI