Executive Director, Creative

About this role

WHY DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

THE ROLE:

The role of Executive Director, Creative is an integral part of DEPT® leadership and provides oversight of all areas of the DEPT®’s creative work for an industry-leading AI client to ensure that large-scale creative solutions are developed and meet and even exceed the client's needs. You are not only a master of the creative and design process, including a strong understanding of performance media, but also of short and long-term planning, the setting of goals, developing and driving the company’s creative vision, and evolving and improving the company’s design aesthetic for an industry-leading AI client. This also involves ensuring that the organization’s talent is in place and performing at a level that will continue to improve and grow the business. You are leadership-focused, detail-oriented, excellent at multitasking, hyper-focused on efficiency, and eager to implement change and make things come to life.

This special someone will regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment and will lead the company's creative and design teams in the development of digital experiences, e-commerce, and content for an industry-leading AI client, as well as lifestyle and technology categories, to create solutions that deeply connect with people. You love positioning brands to matter in culture, and you possess a strong design intuition, expertise in user experiences across the web, and strong strategic thinking skills. You will work closely with others on the leadership team to develop and implement the overall strategy for the organization to ensure the continued health of the company. You strive to assist all parts of the organization in making good business decisions, and you take pride in the success of the company and its employees. You will be dealing with multiple personality types, and need to be able to adapt based on the person you are working with and communicating with.

In your role, you will report to the SVP Creative, who drives the overall strategy and direction for the company. You will support the strategic goals of the company by focusing on and assisting with meeting the short and long-term objectives of the organization.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• As part of the DEPT®’s embedded client leadership team, assist in formulating the company’s future direction for an industry-leading AI client, strategy, vision, and overall business plan.

• Directly supervise the Creative team across the organization and work to develop them to ensure a high level of performance.

• Responsible for ensuring that the company hires, retains, and develops the best creative talent and continues to provide a culture that emphasizes collaboration, professional growth, and a strong desire to provide the great products and customer service that the organization is known for.

• Oversee and lead digital experiences and solutions from conception through implementation.

• Partner with cross-functional client teams to define project strategy and translate strategy to the development of creative concepts and content ideas.

• Help to develop creative ideas that can extend across all digital platforms to drive results for our clients.

• Ensure that the company delivers services and products that always exceed the clients’ expectations, foreseeing any issues and developing solutions to prevent future disruptions to client satisfaction.

• Contribute to new business efforts, including networking, vision, strategy, creative output, and agency representation.

• Develop and deliver engaging presentations for internal and external audiences.

• Work across all departments of B/D® and other stakeholders, including the clients if needed, to achieve the desired results and meet company objectives.

• Provide leadership to the team, including putting the client and the team before yourself.

• Responsible for bringing a point-of-view with fresh perspectives to the team.

• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and solve problems by being optimistic and using proactive thought processes and skills.

• Ensure that projects come in within deadlines and the specified budget.

• Identify the decision makers within the client's organization and use excellent interpersonal skills to grow and maintain these relationships.

• Work across all departments of DEPT® , the client, and other stakeholders to achieve the desired results and meet the objectives of the company.

• Support and grow in the role by actively seeking out and proposing ideas to improve company operations and profitability.

• Stay current on industry trends, best practices, and technology.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 12+ years of proven track record of leadership in multi-million dollar digital marketing organizations.

• Demonstrates excellent leadership, strategic vision, and creative inspiration to foster a cohesive and motivated team from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

• Strong knowledge of visual design, user-centered experience design, interaction design, brand development, and the creative process.

• Strong understanding of performance media and the iterative process to take learnings and apply them to the creative process.

• A love for typography, interaction, tradition

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