Manager, Brand & Creative

Batesville, IN (On-site)

$95K/yr – $110K/yrManager7+ years expFull time

Posted 6 hrs ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As Manager Brand & Creative Services, you will be responsible for the central point of integration across the Batesville marketing organization, ensuring alignment between business objectives, campaign strategy, and brand expression across all channels. Operating with an agency account management mindset, this individual translates strategy from the Market Strategy & Activation team, product teams and other internal key stakeholders into actionable creative concepts, leads end-to-end campaign development from intake through in-market delivery, and ensures consistency and cohesion across all touchpoints. The Creative Campaign Manager directly supervises the graphic design team and manages external creative partners with those responsibilities in service of campaign delivery, not as a standalone creative function.
  • This role also serves as the account lead across key marketing initiatives, ensuring campaigns are not only executed effectively but are strategically aligned to drive measurable business outcomes, including engagement, and growth.
  • Reports to the Director, Brand & Communications.
  • Creative Output & Execution
  • - Oversee all design deliverables: integrated campaigns, product marketing assets, digital content, sales materials, presentations, and experiential assets ensuring all deliverables support overarching campaign objectives and messaging strategy
  • - Provide hands-on creative direction for high-impact initiatives, ensuring exceptional execution and alignment to established brand standards with a focus on delivering work that drives engagement and business results
  • - Apply Batesville visual identity standards to all output; escalate brand standard questions or evolution recommendations to the Director, Brand & Communications while identifying opportunities to evolve and strengthen brand expression based on campaign needs and performance insights
  • - Lead creative direction, planning, and execution of brand photography and video; manage external photographers, videographers, and production partners
  • - Ensure all creative work — across design, photo, and video — is delivered on time, on brand, and at a consistently high level of quality and contributes to a consistent, high-impact brand presence in market
  • Creative Operations & Performance

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Marketing, Fine Arts, or related field
  • Minimum 7–10 years of progressive experience in creative leadership, campaign/brand management, or agency/corporate environments; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Proven track record managing integrated campaign execution across multiple teams or channels
  • Strong portfolio of high-impact, multi-channel creative work
  • Expertise in graphic design, art direction, visual identity application, photography, and video production
  • Experience in a marketing agency, in-house agency, or cross-functional environment with exposure to account management and campaign leadership
  • Proven ability to operate in a hybrid role spanning account leadership, campaign integration, and creative direction
  • Strong ability to translate business and marketing strategy into integrated campaigns and creative execution
  • Demonstrated success managing multiple stakeholders and complex, cross-channel initiatives
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and modern creative tools; Asana experience a plus

Preferred

  • Experience with AI-powered creative and productivity platforms to improve speed, efficiency, and quality of output.

Benefits

  • IMMEDIATE ELIGIBILITY – Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as prescription coverage, short-term disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
  • Generous 401K Matching Program
  • Paid time off
  • Opportunities for development and advancement
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Batesville

Our vision is a future where every family receives support in remembering and honoring their loved one’s life in a meaningful way. As a partner to thousands of funeral homes across North America, we are actively working to build a strong future for funeral service by:•Providing insights and information about the needs and wants of families•Delivering innovative products and solutions that matter to families and to the industry•Educating consumers about the value of meaningful funeralsFounded in 1884, our history of manufacturing excellence, product innovation, superior customer service, and reliable delivery helped the company become a recognized leader death care industry in North America. Today, we offer an unparalleled portfolio of burial and cremation products, technology and other personalization and memorialization solutions to meet the needs of modern consumers and help funeral homes remain competitive in a rapidly changing market.

Batesville, Indiana, USA
1.5K employees (59 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
41.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45%
Direct
47.5%
Referral
6.3%
Social
0.8%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
59 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
20 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1