Jostens
Vice President, Creative and Art Services
Jostens, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
VICE PRESIDENT, CREATIVE AND ART SERVICES
HYBRID POSITION | ONSITE THREE DAYS A WEEK AT JOSTENS’ CORPORATE OFFICE (BLOOMINGTON, MN)
ABOUT YOU Are you a bold, visionary creative leader ready to shape the future of an iconic brand? As Vice President of Creative and Art Services, you’ll lead and inspire a team of creatives to develop innovative and high-impact visual experiences that drive brand identity, marketing initiatives, and organizational growth. This executive will be responsible for managing the creative process from concept to execution, ensuring the alignment of artistic direction with the overall business strategy. This executive-leader will collaborate with other senior leaders and key stakeholders, such as marketing, product development, and sales, to ensure cohesive and effective creative strategies across all channels that resonate with target audiences.
YOU WILL
Lead the creative function with strategic oversight. Champion a strong creative vision that aligns with enterprise goals and pushes innovation, quality, and brand storytelling across platforms.
Build a high-performance creative organization. Hire, develop, and retain top talent while fostering collaboration and accountability across geographically distributed teams.
Oversee brand development and visual identity. Guide the evolution of brand guidelines and execution across campaigns, packaging, video, digital, and print.
Drive cross-functional alignment. Partner closely with marketing, product development, sales, and senior executives to ensure creative work is aligned and impactful.
Set the pace for operational excellence. Streamline legacy processes to improve efficiency, manage competing priorities, and ensure on-time, on-brand delivery across creative projects.
Manage budget and business performance. Own the creative budget, manage controllable expenses, and track leading indicators tied to business performance and strategic goals.
Serve as a thought leader and change agent. Advocate for customer-first strategies, challenge internal thinking, and bring an outside-in perspective to elevate design and brand relevance.
Typical/expected % of overnight travel: Up to 25% YOU HAVE
Extensive leadership experience. 15+ years in creative, merchandising, or omni-channel leadership roles, preferably within the fashion, retail, or consumer goods industries.
Strategic creative vision. Ability to concept and build compelling product and brand experiences across diverse formats and consumer touchpoints.
A strong business mindset. Track record of leading teams that directly impact growth, margin, and brand equity.
Influence and resilience. Proven ability to lead through change, resolve conflict, and build consensus in high-stakes environments.
Executive presence. Strong communicator who can interface effectively with senior leadership and advocate for the creative vision at the enterprise level.
Operational excellence. Comfortable owning P&L, managing large-scale creative operations, and executing against tight timelines.
Tech-forward perspective. Digitally fluent and comfortable using technology to streamline workflow and enhance storytelling.
Entrepreneurial drive. Polished yet scrappy leader who thrives in a high-energy, fast-paced environment and balances vision with execution.
LOVE WHERE YOU WORK
We care about your health. We offer competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage) in addition to voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account, amongst many more.
We invest in your future. Our 401K plan has immediate vesting, so you can start saving for retirement right away.
We believe in flexibility. We offer a hybrid schedule with on-site work 3 days a week.
We want you to unplug when needed. We believe in taking your time off without guilt and offer accrued paid time off and company paid holidays. *For Washington residents, you will receive 13 vacation days, 8 paid sick leave, 8 company paid holidays, and family paid leave.
We care about your development. We support tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.
We believe in pay transparency. The salary range is $200,000 to $230,000 with annual bonus eligibility.
APPLICATION DEADLINE December 31, 2025
ABOUT US Jostens leads the student commemoration market and has been serving local communities for over 125 years. We work with thousands of K-12 schools, colleges and universities each year, and have the honor of partnering with beloved sports teams and esteemed organizations across the country. Our iconic products — like yearbooks, letter jackets, class jewelry and championship rings — keep meaningful traditions alive and inspire millions of people to celebrate their unique stories, milestone moments and biggest accomplishments every year. We have 13 first-class facilities across the globe, from North America to the Caribbean. Watch a short video about us here ( https://f.io/HIAsH659 ).
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) Jostens is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please reach out to our HR team at recruiter@jostens.com or (952) 830-3300.
Jostens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
California Privacy Policy:
https://www.jostens.com/about/california-employee-privacy-policy
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ABOUT YOU Are you a bold, visionary creative leader ready to shape the future of an iconic brand? As Vice President of Creative and Art Services, you’ll lead and inspire a team of creatives to develop innovative and high-impact visual experiences that drive brand identity, marketing initiatives, and organizational growth. This executive will be responsible for managing the creative process from concept to execution, ensuring the alignment of artistic direction with the overall business strategy. This executive-leader will collaborate with other senior leaders and key stakeholders, such as marketing, product development, and sales, to ensure cohesive and effective creative strategies across all channels that resonate with target audiences.
YOU WILL
Lead the creative function with strategic oversight. Champion a strong creative vision that aligns with enterprise goals and pushes innovation, quality, and brand storytelling across platforms.
Build a high-performance creative organization. Hire, develop, and retain top talent while fostering collaboration and accountability across geographically distributed teams.
Oversee brand development and visual identity. Guide the evolution of brand guidelines and execution across campaigns, packaging, video, digital, and print.
Drive cross-functional alignment. Partner closely with marketing, product development, sales, and senior executives to ensure creative work is aligned and impactful.
Set the pace for operational excellence. Streamline legacy processes to improve efficiency, manage competing priorities, and ensure on-time, on-brand delivery across creative projects.
Manage budget and business performance. Own the creative budget, manage controllable expenses, and track leading indicators tied to business performance and strategic goals.
Serve as a thought leader and change agent. Advocate for customer-first strategies, challenge internal thinking, and bring an outside-in perspective to elevate design and brand relevance.
Typical/expected % of overnight travel: Up to 25% YOU HAVE
Extensive leadership experience. 15+ years in creative, merchandising, or omni-channel leadership roles, preferably within the fashion, retail, or consumer goods industries.
Strategic creative vision. Ability to concept and build compelling product and brand experiences across diverse formats and consumer touchpoints.
A strong business mindset. Track record of leading teams that directly impact growth, margin, and brand equity.
Influence and resilience. Proven ability to lead through change, resolve conflict, and build consensus in high-stakes environments.
Executive presence. Strong communicator who can interface effectively with senior leadership and advocate for the creative vision at the enterprise level.
Operational excellence. Comfortable owning P&L, managing large-scale creative operations, and executing against tight timelines.
Tech-forward perspective. Digitally fluent and comfortable using technology to streamline workflow and enhance storytelling.
Entrepreneurial drive. Polished yet scrappy leader who thrives in a high-energy, fast-paced environment and balances vision with execution.
LOVE WHERE YOU WORK
We care about your health. We offer competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage) in addition to voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account, amongst many more.
We invest in your future. Our 401K plan has immediate vesting, so you can start saving for retirement right away.
We believe in flexibility. We offer a hybrid schedule with on-site work 3 days a week.
We want you to unplug when needed. We believe in taking your time off without guilt and offer accrued paid time off and company paid holidays. *For Washington residents, you will receive 13 vacation days, 8 paid sick leave, 8 company paid holidays, and family paid leave.
We care about your development. We support tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.
We believe in pay transparency. The salary range is $200,000 to $230,000 with annual bonus eligibility.
APPLICATION DEADLINE December 31, 2025
ABOUT US Jostens leads the student commemoration market and has been serving local communities for over 125 years. We work with thousands of K-12 schools, colleges and universities each year, and have the honor of partnering with beloved sports teams and esteemed organizations across the country. Our iconic products — like yearbooks, letter jackets, class jewelry and championship rings — keep meaningful traditions alive and inspire millions of people to celebrate their unique stories, milestone moments and biggest accomplishments every year. We have 13 first-class facilities across the globe, from North America to the Caribbean. Watch a short video about us here ( https://f.io/HIAsH659 ).
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) Jostens is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please reach out to our HR team at recruiter@jostens.com or (952) 830-3300.
Jostens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
California Privacy Policy:
https://www.jostens.com/about/california-employee-privacy-policy
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