Responsibilities

• Creative Department Leadership & Team Development
• Lead and oversee Paravel's creative department, including design, copywriting, film and video, and related creative disciplines.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day leader of the department, providing clear direction, support, and accountability.
• Establish and maintain high standards for quality, consistency, collaboration, and execution.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, professional development, and performance feedback to team members.
• Partner with the Design Director to ensure strong visual leadership, effective design execution, and consistency across projects.
• Foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment that encourages innovation, initiative, ownership, and excellence.
• Partner with executive leadership on department structure, staffing needs, resource planning, and long-term team development.
• Establish and improve workflows, review processes, and departmental practices that support both quality and efficiency.
• Creative Vision, Strategy & Direction

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States and legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Exceptional written and spoken English proficiency, with native-level fluency, is required.
• 8+ years of professional experience in creative, advertising, marketing, branding, or campaign development, preferably within an agency environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading creative teams, departments, or multidisciplinary creative initiatives.
• Proven ability to oversee design, copywriting, and film and video, with a strong understanding of how these disciplines work together.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative direction, integrated campaign development, brand strategy, advertising, storytelling, and high-quality execution.
• Experience developing and leading campaigns from initial strategy and concept through production and launch.
• Experience providing creative direction for film, video production, television commercials, digital advertising, or branded video content.
• Strong understanding of visual storytelling, scripting, production workflows, editing, and post-production, with the ability to guide specialized production teams.
• Strong understanding of branding, art direction, design, copywriting, content strategy, advertising, and multichannel marketing.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and modern design and production workflows.
• Experience with Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, or similar collaboration and project management tools preferred.
• Experience with web development, motion graphics, or emerging creative technologies is a plus.
• Experience working with advocacy, nonprofit, education, faith-based, or mission-driven organizations is a plus.
• Cultural Alignment: Leads with confidence, humility, and a strong sense of ownership.
• Cultural Alignment: Is proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented.
• Cultural Alignment: Can inspire and develop team members while holding them accountable.
• Cultural Alignment: Thinks strategically and creatively, always keeping the bigger objective in mind.
• Cultural Alignment: Communicates clearly, professionally, and proactively.
• Cultural Alignment: Is comfortable making decisions, providing direct feedback, and navigating challenges.