Creative Director Job at Love Communications in Salt Lake City

This range is provided by Love Communications. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $120,000.00/yr - $160,000.00/yr Love is looking for a hands-on Creative Director to lead our team and help our clients' brands stand out through thoughtful, original work. In this role, you'll guide the creative vision and elevate the work of those you manage, while staying connected to client needs. You'll bring your own ideas to every project, understand how to create experiences that work across different platforms, and know your way around digital marketing. This role is hands‑on. You'll be designing, developing concepts, and working closely with our creative team. You'll also lead conversations with clients and help them see what's possible and why our work is in their best interests. We need someone with 10+ years of experience at an agency or in a creative leadership role. Love Communications is a Salt Lake City based full-service marketing and advertising agency. We believe creativity is the difference between powerful work and forgettable work. We've been increasing our client’s success for over 25 years. Visit https://lovecomm.net/ to learn more about us. Primary Responsibilities Lead the development of campaigns and creative executions that support strategy, strengthen brand positioning, and connect with target audiences across channels. Lead and contribute to the creation of conceptual, digital, print, and social work that resonates with target audiences. Develop and uphold clear creative standards, ensuring consistency, craft, and quality across all projects and team members. Manage and mentor a team of creatives, providing guidance, feedback, and fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including designers, copywriters, account managers, and production teams to develop integrated creative solutions. Facilitate strategic brainstorming and contribute to the conceptualization of new creative strategies with senior teams and clients. Develop trusted strategic partnerships with clients – work directly with clients to understand their needs, present creative ideas, and build strong partnerships. Collaborate with creative, media, data and account teams to expand a creative concept across relevant touch points and for different audiences. Oversee the production and execution process, ensuring final output is aligned with the vision. Attitude & Interpersonal Skills Exhibits good interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with agency team members, clients, and partners. Stays ahead of creative trends, tools, and emerging technologies, incorporating best practices into the team’s work. Works in a professional and positive manner as a team leader, project leader, and agency representative. Is self-motivated, shows confidence and initiative in going beyond what is required. Conducts business with the utmost integrity and honesty, regardless of the ramifications. Requirements At least 10 years of experience at an agency (or similar environment) in a creative role. Your expertise is in creative direction and team leadership with a strong understanding of concepting, design, writing, and how all three work together to form great creative. A hands‑on leader, capable of both doing the work and leading others to elevate their abilities. A demonstrable track record of developing campaign concepts, leading creative direction, execution, and oversight to bring a concept to fruition. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate and sell creative ideas to clients and internal stakeholders. A good understanding of production, development, digital marketing, media and motion graphics. Experience working with highly recognizable national clients. Experience or interest in the travel and tourism or biomedical industries is a plus! Compensation Love Communications offers a competitive salary, full benefits, bonuses, and is an Employee Stock Owned (ESOP) company. #J-18808-Ljbffr