Responsibilities

• Define and champion the creative and content vision for Express and Bonobos, ensuring clarity, differentiation, and consistency across all customer touchpoints.
• Lead and inspire teams across art direction, styling, photography, video, digital creative, social content, graphic design, copy, and brand voice.
• Build a culture of innovation, collaboration, and creative excellence across a multi-brand environment.
• Oversee integrated creative campaigns across brand marketing, retail, e-commerce, digital, social, and experiential channels for both brands.
• Ensure each brand's identity, voice, and visual standards are consistently expressed while allowing for distinct creative POVs.
• Balance aspirational brand-building with performance-driving creative to deliver measurable business impact.
• Drive a content-first approach that fuels storytelling, engagement, and conversion across platforms.
• Lead development of photo, video, and social-first assets optimized for digital and emerging channels.
• Set and uphold styling direction and visual standards across campaigns and ongoing content.
• Partner with Marketing, Merchandising, E-Commerce, and Store Experience teams to align creative output with business priorities across both brands.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive creative leadership experience in fashion, retail, lifestyle, or related industries.
• Exceptional aesthetic sensibility and taste level, with deep expertise in fashion and visual storytelling.
• Proven track record of delivering transformative, omnichannel creative that drives brand relevance and business growth.
• Strong expertise across art direction, photography, video, styling, digital, social media, copy, and brand voice.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams and building inclusive, collaborative creative cultures.
• Ability to balance brand-building with performance-driven creative; data-informed yet highly imaginative.
• Exceptional leadership, presentation, and communication skills.
• Note: This role is eligible for candidates in New York, New York or Columbus, Ohio.

Preferred

Benefits

• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match
• Merchandise discount
• Paid Time Off
• Parental leave for new moms and dads
• Express merchandise discount
• Learn & Earn incentive program
• Choose voluntary benefits through YouDecide