Creative Director

Greenville, SC (On-site)

$22/hr – $30/hrSenior LevelPart time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the creative vision and execution across branding, digital design, and multimedia, leading a team to deliver consistent, on-brand campaigns and experiences that boost brand awareness and engagement.

  • Creative leadership: steer design strategy, art direction, and storytelling across digital and print channels.
  • Team leadership: mentor designers, illustrators, photographers, and video producers to foster experimentation and quality.
  • Brand execution: ensure consistency in color, typography, and visual standards across projects.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the conceptualization and execution of innovative digital designs, marketing campaigns, and branding initiatives that align with strategic goals.
  • Oversee the development of layout design, art direction, and visual storytelling across digital and print media using tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Collaborate closely with marketing teams to craft compelling visual content that enhances brand awareness and engagement.
  • Manage and mentor a team of designers, illustrators, photographers, and video producers to foster a creative environment that encourages experimentation and excellence.
  • Ensure consistency in branding, color theory application, typography, and overall visual design standards across all projects.
  • Review and approve all creative assets including web design prototypes in InVision or similar platforms, ensuring they meet quality standards before deployment.
  • Stay current with industry trends in digital design, web development (HTML & CSS), video production & editing, print advertising, and emerging technologies to keep our creative output innovative and competitive.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading creative teams within digital design, marketing or advertising agencies or corporate environments.
  • Extensive proficiency in graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Sketch, InVision, along with strong skills in layout design and art direction.
  • Deep understanding of branding principles, color theory, typography, and visual storytelling techniques.
  • Experience managing web design projects including familiarity with HTML & CSS; knowledge of video production & editing is a plus.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire teams while managing multiple projects under tight deadlines.
  • Excellent communication skills to articulate creative concepts clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
  • A portfolio demonstrating expertise in digital design, branding campaigns, illustration, photography integration, and multimedia content creation is essential.