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West Cary Group · 1 day ago

Creative Director

Richmond, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

West Cary Group is a full-service, digital marketing and technology agency based in Richmond, Virginia, seeking a dynamic Creative Director. The role involves overseeing creative teams to develop the agency’s creative product for clients, managing projects, and ensuring innovative solutions are delivered throughout the creative process.

AdvertisingInformation TechnologyMarketing

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Attend strategy meetings and partner with the account director on the goals and health of the client relationship

Interface with the client through all stages of the creative process and partner with the account director to represent the agency in client meetings

Provide creative strategy for meeting the client’s goals and objectives

Manage the creative team and process for current projects and assign new projects

Lead brainstorming sessions to develop campaigns based on client goals

Create proposals, estimate hours and help define project scope

Participate in client pitches and lead the creative team in presentations

Consistently bring innovative creative solutions and design application to inspire the team’s work

Work closely with the Executive Creative Director to achieve world-class creative execution

Qualification

Creative leadershipAdobe Creative SuiteDesign strategyGraphic designMultimedia productionMarketing knowledgeTeam collaborationFast-paced adaptability

Required

Must be able to manage the creative team from concept to completion of projects with strong leadership and creative vision

Must work with the Account Services team to make sure the client's needs are being met and the creative goals are on track

Must lead and facilitate a variety of different creative, design, multimedia, production and marketing responsibilities while staying within the overall strategic vision outlined by company executives

Must bring a strategic mindset to projects in order to produce well-designed creative that is not only beautiful, but also effective in market

Must be able to be hands-on and have full knowledge of creative suite programs and applications

7-10 years of experience in a creative role

BS/BA degree required: graphic design, marketing, advertising, communications, or related field

Ability to lead a team of creatives

Must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment, with sometimes short turn-around times

Knowledge of each step of a campaign's process to give creatives direction, work on schedule and meet client's expectations

Must be proficient in the entire Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and Microsoft applications as well as Sketch, Figma and Adobe After Effects

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment