Group Creative Director

Cincinnati, OH (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $160K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior design leadership for brand design and packaging across portfolios, turning business challenges into scalable design systems.

  • Own the creative direction and ensure production-ready execution across large packaging portfolios.
  • Must-have: 12+ years of packaging design experience with senior leadership.
  • Standout: Proven ability to scale teams, align cross-functional groups, and improve processes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Set and champion the creative vision across multiple client portfolios and categories.
  • Guide the development of brand design systems and packaging ecosystems that scale across categories, formats, and retail environments.
  • Elevate the creative ambition of the work while ensuring ideas translate into practical, production-ready solutions.
  • Ensure work is strategically grounded, creatively distinctive, and executed with exceptional craft.
  • Drive creative alignment across teams, ensuring consistency and quality across large bodies of work.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop Creative Directors and senior design talent across multiple teams.
  • Create an environment where teams feel empowered to push ideas while maintaining accountability to quality and timelines.
  • Provide clear creative direction while allowing teams the autonomy to do their best work.
  • Identify and nurture emerging leaders within the organization.
  • Partner with creative leadership and operations to build strong, balanced teams across the portfolio.

Requirements

  • Degree in Communication, Graphic, or Packaging Design (or related field).
  • 12+ years of experience in packaging design, with senior-level leadership experience.
  • Proven experience leading large teams and complex, high-volume packaging portfolios.
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating brand-led thinking, system design, and packaging excellence.
  • Deep knowledge of print production processes, regulatory requirements, and retail constraints.
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Mac OS, and presentation tools (Keynote, PowerPoint).

    Benefits

    • Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.
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    Marks

    We are Marks: The Brand Creation Platform, fusing creative, commerce, content, experience, production and digital innovation into a single tech-enabled system built for what's next. Part of the Propelis group, a global brand services ecosystem designed to deliver industry-defining creativity at scale.

    Founded in 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, USA
    955 employees (451 in marketing)

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