Director, Creative Design Services

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$129K/yr – $223K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

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Job Summary

Lead and inspire a creative organization to drive brand storytelling, governance, and scalable design across multi‑channel marketing, leveraging data-driven insights and change management to align with strategic goals.

  • Own creative strategy and standards governance across touchpoints
  • Drive talent development and cross-functional collaboration
  • Align creative priorities with global resourcing and business objectives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and inspire a talented team of designers and creative professionals, ensuring best-in-class creative execution across all U.S. marketing initiatives
  • Drive compelling storytelling and innovative design solutions that simplify complex experiences and differentiate the brand in a competitive marketplace
  • Establish and enforce governance for brand and design standards, ensuring consistency and quality across all touchpoints
  • Leverage data-driven insights, including NPS and Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles, to inform creative strategies and enhance customer engagement
  • Apply change-management strategies to influence the adoption of new processes and tools, demonstrating agility in a transformative environment
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external agencies to optimize resources and deliver scalable, tiered creative solutions
  • Foster a high-performance culture that values creativity, collaboration, and accountability, engaging employees and leaders across the organization
  • Champion organizational behaviors that drive innovation, teamwork, and forward-thinking solutions
  • Attract, develop, and retain top creative talent, providing mentorship and growth opportunities to build a world-class team
  • Provide strategic leadership across matrixed organizations, aligning creative priorities with broader business objectives and global resourcing strategies

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience leading creative and design initiatives in a complex, multi-channel environment
  • Proven expertise in UI/UX design and end-to-end product design
  • 10+ years of supervisory and/or project management experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Preferred

  • Deep understanding of digital and traditional media, with a successful track record of overseeing production-ready user experiences
  • Proficiency in leading design tools (e.g., Figma and related platforms)
  • Strong communication skills with an emphasis on collaboration, transparency, and accountability
  • Strategic thinking and vision-setting
  • Creative and operational leadership
  • Stakeholder engagement and influence
  • Decision-making and problem-solving
  • Collaboration across matrixed teams
  • Attention to detail and commitment to quality

Benefits

  • health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans
  • retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources
  • generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law)
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At John Hancock, we have a simple mission: helping our customers live longer, healthier, better lives.TMFor over 160 years, people have trusted us to be honest, reliable, and 100% committed to our customers. Now, we are marrying the best of a longstanding company with leading-edge innovation that is transforming our industry. Whether it’s helping our clients plan for their financial future, helping local communities grow stronger, or helping our employees chart a course for their careers, we’re committed to offering help every step of the way.For terms of use, please visit: https://www.johnhancock.com/legal.htmlJohn Hancock is an equal opportunity employer - AA/F/M/D/V

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5.1K employees (202 in marketing)

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$48.2K
Traffic Source Mix
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Direct
72.4%
Referral
3.5%
Social
0.1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.1K

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155 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
29.5 years
Median Tenure
11.4 years
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