Creative Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$142K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Own and elevate creative work across two CPG brands, guiding a multidisciplinary team from concept through execution, and partnering with senior leadership to shape campaigns, packaging, e-commerce, and shoots while maintaining brand storytelling and craft.

  • Lead art direction and creative direction for multi-channel brand work.
  • Mentor and develop a cross-functional creative team while collaborating with strategy, production, and accounts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with the SVP, Group Creative Director to help shape, develop, and elevate creative across two dynamic CPG brands in food, beauty, and home.
  • Help lead and guide a team of Art Directors, Copywriters, and Designers, providing creative direction, thoughtful feedback, and hands-on support to push ideas and execution further.
  • Contribute to concept development and visual storytelling for new product launches, integrated campaigns, and high-impact marketing initiatives, translating strategic objectives into compelling brand experiences.
  • Help oversee creative development across key brand touchpoints that may include packaging, e-commerce PDPs, digital, social, retail, and integrated marketing materials, ensuring consistency, quality, and a strong visual point of view.
  • Partner with the creative team to develop art direction for photo and video shoots, helping shape visual concepts, shot lists, mood boards, styling, and on-set execution to ensure content aligns with the brand vision and creative objectives.
  • Review and refine creative deliverables throughout the development process, identifying opportunities to strengthen concepts, elevate design, and maintain a high standard of craft.
  • Guide the development of engaging, on-brand e-commerce PDP experiences that bring product benefits and brand storytelling to life while supporting consumer engagement and conversion.
  • Build and present compelling creative concepts and recommendations to clients, clearly articulating the thinking behind the work and bringing ideas to life through persuasive visual storytelling.
  • Collaborate with account, strategy, production, and other cross-functional partners to keep projects moving forward, balance competing priorities, and deliver high-quality work within established timelines.
  • Foster a collaborative, creatively ambitious environment that encourages fresh thinking, supports team development, and continually raises the bar for the work.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in art direction, design, or creative development, with a strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft, conceptual thinking, and brand storytelling.
  • A strong art and design background, with a sophisticated eye for typography, composition, color, imagery, layout, and visual identity.
  • Proven experience developing and evolving consumer-facing brands across multiple touchpoints, ideally within CPG, food, beauty, personal care, home, or lifestyle categories.
  • Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, with the ability to work hands-on in design files and refine creative execution.
  • Experience developing and overseeing e-commerce Product Detail Pages (PDPs), with an understanding of digital merchandising, product storytelling, content hierarchy, and conversion-minded design.
  • Experience art directing and overseeing photo and video production, including familiarity with photography, styling, lighting, shot planning, and translating creative concepts into compelling visual content.
  • Working knowledge of Figma and its application in collaborative design development and digital creative workflows.
  • Strong PowerPoint skills, with the ability to create polished, visually engaging client presentations that communicate creative concepts and tell a compelling story.
  • Experience presenting creative work to clients and stakeholders, articulating creative rationale, and building confidence in ideas through clear, thoughtful communication.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and support creative talent, offer constructive feedback, and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

  • Generous Medical, Dental, Vision And Other Great Benefits
  • Paid parental and medical leave programs
  • 401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
  • 15 days of paid time off plus company holidays
  • Hybrid work model
  • Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
  • Inclusive employee resource groups
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tms

tms unites technology and marketing and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With 1200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions — from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery. Headquartered in Chicago with 10 offices worldwide, we are responsible for some of the world’s most successful and iconic long-term marketing platforms, including McDonald’s Happy Meal and MONOPOLY programs. Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for clients including McDonald’s, adidas, T-Mobile, Starbucks, Vue and O2.

Founded in 1986
Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.8K employees (420 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$142K/yr – $150K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Creative median pay in the United States

$110K/yr

Most pay falls between $83K and $155K. Based on 2,627 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
213 (8% of company)
Median Tenure
4.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
24.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.9%
Direct
50.4%
Referral
7.9%
Social
5.3%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.8K
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Creative Director

tms · Chicago, IL · Hybrid