Creative Director

Brand Marketing Opportunity in Financial Services

Creative Director

Preferred Location:  20 E. Thomas Road Phoenix, AZ  85012

Qualified candidates in all locations and remote encouraged to apply.

Type:  Full-time

Advisor Group will return to a hybrid schedule at some point in the future, so we are seeking candidates willing to work a split schedule between home and the office. Consideration will be given to applicants seeking 100% remote work from home.

Summary:

We're searching for an experienced creative director to take the helm of our creative team, guiding an extremely talented team of designers who are known for exceptional creativity. The ideal candidate will bring a mix of artistic, marketing, and business expertise to the position, promoting our company and that of our valued clients and employees. We are looking for an experienced manager, who can inspire and be inspired by others to take our creative efforts to the next level. The ideal candidate will have a natural eye for design and a passion for delivering dynamic ideas that connect with any audience.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the creative department by hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, and mentoring

• Evolve and ensure consistency and integrity behind our company's brand and brand guidelines

• Establish department standards for production, productivity, quality, and client service

• Ensure the team adheres to current processes, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and proposing and creating processes and tools to support design

• Collaborate with teams in creating marketing plans, aligning team priorities with business objectives to deliver high-quality work

• Create and manage the overall design and visual style for websites, ad campaigns, collateral, video and more

• Conceptualize campaign vision, harnessing original graphics, copy, content websites, social media, and other marketing materials

• Manage a production calendar and the team responsible for hitting those deadlines

• Develop overall style and communicate to team

• Communicate with clients to develop an artistic approach/style

• All other duties as assigned

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, high school diploma (or equivalent) in combination with significant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.  Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent is required. 

Basic Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of leading design, creative, and/or in-house marketing strategy and deliverables

• Strong consultative verbal and written communications

• Highly skilled with leading a team of creative talent

• Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objective

• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision

• Experience interacting with various levels of senior management

• Excellent eye for design and the ability to deliver constructive feedback on projects to the creative team

• Great communicator, both in conveying design best practices and project details/ideas across all levels of the company, including the executive team.

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and handle multiple tasks in order to meet deadlines

• Experience planning and implementing organizational and department goals

Preferred Requirements:            

• Knowledge of basic financial planning practices and terminology

• Knowledge of the securities industry practices, procedures, and terminology