Creative Team Lead Job at HNTB in Nashville

Join to apply for the Creative Team Lead role at HNTB What We're Looking For HNTB is seeking a visionary and collaborative Creative Team Lead to oversee a talented group of visual communicators within our Tennessee Communications Team. This role will guide creative professionals across graphic design and multimedia disciplines, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and strategic alignment with client and project needs. As a key member of our Communications Department, the Creative Team Lead will be responsible for mentoring team members, driving creative direction, and serving as a client-facing representative of our visual storytelling capabilities. The ideal candidate brings a blend of creative expertise, operational leadership, and a passion for elevating design across platforms and formats. At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. What You’ll Do Responsible for leading team members and assigning daily assignments. Create and review graphic designs, information graphics, user interface designs, motion graphics, and interactive web designs that ensure ease of navigation and clearly communicates abstract concepts. Design and review a variety of multimedia projects from videos, photos, audio and clip art using software applications, techniques, and tools. Create and review 3D models, textures, effects, materials, animates objects, characters and cameras for virtual environments and graphic design. Interview clients and quickly sort out project requirements to determine appropriate visual, textual, and animated elements of the project. Conceptualize, create and implement concepts, guidelines and strategies in various creative projects and oversee them to completion. Edit footage, audio and create motion graphics for video production while working with external client or external video production agency. Interface with an interdisciplinary multimedia development staff, including close development work with content development staff as well as internal creative team for delivering high quality content. Lead creative collaboration sessions to generate ideas, storyboard and assign roles to project team members. May work on public information media campaigns and company project pursuits. Organize and administrate all forms of digital photography and video. Make budget recommendations for review by leadership. Make internal presentations to staff and clients regarding technical data. Provide input on recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of staff, including developing a plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinate schedules and approve timecards. Aid in establishing employees’ objectives and provide feedback from clients while coaching and mentoring their team. Performs other duties as assigned. What You’ll Need Associate's degree in Visual Communications, Art, Graphic Design, or related field and 7 years of relevant experience, or In lieu of education 9 years of relevant experience What We Prefer Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communications, Art, Graphic Design, or related field. Proven experience leading creative teams and managing diverse design projects. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a client-focused mindset. Demonstrated ability to foster innovation and elevate creative standards. Familiarity with infrastructure, transportation, or environmental planning sectors is a plus. Additional Information Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Locations: Nashville, TN (City Center) Notice To Third-party Agencies: HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Staffing/employment agencies must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees. Job Type: Regular Full/Part Time: Full time Job Category: Sales/Marketing Group ReqID: R-27641 Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at HNTB by 2x Get notified about new Creative Team Lead jobs in Nashville, TN. 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