Creative Director

Denver, CO (On-site)

$80K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the creative vision and lead a design team to deliver brand, campaigns, and experiences for KSE across channels.

  • Lead and manage a team of designers and motion graphics artists to produce innovative and high-quality creative work.
  • Must-have: 7+ years experience in field with a compelling portfolio.
  • Standout: Budget ownership and cross-functional collaboration with Marketing and Studios.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide overarching creative vision for all team-related content, branding, marketing campaigns, in-arena experiences, and digital media.
  • Lead, inspire, and manage a team of designers and motion graphics artists to produce innovative and high-quality creative work.
  • Establish and maintain creative standards, brand guidelines, and storytelling strategies that reflect the organization’s values and vision.
  • Guide the development of visual identity assets, including logos and look and feel.
  • Oversee all stages of creative development, from conceptualization through execution and delivery, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met.
  • Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and innovative visual storytelling techniques to keep the organization’s creative output fresh and competitive.
  • Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Present concepts, campaign proposals, and final creative work to internal stakeholders, senior leadership, and partners.
  • Manage the creative budget and allocate resources effectively across projects.
  • Work closely with Marketing and Studios teams and collaborate with other KSE departments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Advertising, or a related field.
  • 7+ years experience in field
  • Applicant must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
  • Proven ability to lead and inspire creative teams, with a compelling portfolio demonstrating innovative visual storytelling.
  • Mastery of Adobe Suite
  • Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint software applications.

Preferred

  • passion for basketball and sports branding

Benefits

  • 12 Paid Company Holidays
  • Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • PTO
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-term Disability
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending plans (FSAs)
  • 401K/Employer Match
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Ball Arena

Ball Arena is a company based out of 1000 Chopper Cir, Denver, Colorado, United States.

Denver, Colorado, USA
10 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
98.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.3%
Direct
42.7%
Referral
10.5%
Social
2.2%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (10% of company)