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HarperCollins Publishers · 1 day ago

Creative Director (remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$90K/yr - $125K/yr

8+ years exp

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. They are seeking a Creative Director to lead the Direct-to-Consumer creative team, manage resources, and execute creative strategies for marketing channels. The role involves collaboration with various teams to develop visual communications and ensure high-quality creative output.

BooksEducationPrintingPublishing

Responsibilities

Leads creative function for Direct-to-Consumer brands and channels, working as both an individual contributor, as well as a manager of internal and external resources

Ensures a high standard and quality of work, delivering on consistency in brand look, feel, and experience, regardless of assigned resource; provide creative quality control over concepts and execution

Assigns requested work to the appropriate resource based on project needs, and inspires excellence in outcome by providing direction and constructive feedback, while meeting the needs of the requesting partners

Lead the creation, execution, and continual evolution of brand guidelines

Identify opportunities to improve creative output and process, and provide recommendations to develop the creative team to meet future demands

Helps the team balance creative vision with business objectives and priorities

Works closely with the Brand and Platform teams to develop and interpret a clear creative vision

Attends meetings, handle cross-team interaction, pitch concepts in a compelling manner; communicate and monitor project progress

Stays up to date with new innovations and industry trends

Trains and support team members in developing and deepening their technical skills

Contributes to organizational learnings and process improvement

Leads with passion, guide & coach the team on career direction, development, growth and performance

Qualification

Graphic designE-commerce designAdobe Creative SuiteAI creative toolsPerformance marketingStakeholder influenceUI/UX best practicesCollaborative approach

Required

Portfolio demonstrating performance-driven digital and e-commerce creative required

8+ years experience in graphic design and/or interactive design with at least 3 years of experience working with a focus on an e-commerce and/or performance marketing design

3+ years experience managing both internal and external resources to hit quality, budget and timeline requirements

Expertise with Adobe and Canva's full suite of creative tools (or similar)

Expertise with (and enthusiasm for) leveraging AI creative tools (e.g. Sora, Nano Banana) for concepting and refining designs

Proven ability to influence stakeholders and align creative strategy with business goals

Understanding best practices for performance-focused digital marketing creative

Staying up on industry trends around best UI and UX practices and what drives design performance (e.g., CTR, CVR, ROAS) in a direct-to-consumer environment

Empathy for our end consumer, always thinking about design as a visual medium for communication

Ability to both create and evaluate design and copy

Solutions-oriented and collaborative approach