Overview
We are seeking a highly innovative and strategic leader to join EF Educational Tours as a Creative Director (Design). You’ll be a driving force in setting creative vision, building a strong brand from the inside out, and helping deliver breakthrough creative that defines who we are and what we offer that’s different in the student travel space.
You’ll have the opportunity to work across channels and mediums, partnering with our Creative Director (Content) to lead a team of makers to conceptualize and execute new ideas, campaigns, and programs that show the lasting impact our travel offerings can make on teachers, families, and their communities.
Above all, you are both a creative AND a strategist who understands the power of a strong brand. You excel at and gain energy from marrying a creative vision with business goals to produce differentiated work that produces measurable results.
Responsibilities
Lead with purpose:
Develop and articulate a compelling creative vision that aligns with business and brand objectives, demonstrating a clear understanding of our market, our customers, and our product.
Guide brand design evolution:
Actively lead and shape the brand’s design across channels, evolving our visual system with intention while maintaining a high bar for craft, consistency, and execution.
Champion innovation:
Bring forward fresh ideas that draw on industry trends, technologies, and market insights to continually evolve our creative output and capabilities.
Inspire a team of creatives:
Serve as a hands-on leader for the design team, providing direct management and mentorship, while also guiding and elevating creative output from copywriters, social media specialists, and video team members.
Execute with excellence:
Oversee the execution of campaign and promotional materials, including print and digital, ensuring they are of the highest quality and delivered on time.
Collaborate to drive results:
Partner closely with senior leadership, key functions (e.g. Sales, Product, and Digital), as well as cross-functional teams to translate business needs into bold creative work that achieves measurable results.
Be a leading voice:
Spread the word internally in small and large forums and across all levels to inspire and educate the organization on the power of smart creative and how it supports the company’s mission.
Qualifications
A proven leader:
You have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Fine Arts, Marketing, etc.) and a minimum of 10 years of experience in marketing, design, or a related field, with at least 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
An accomplished creative:
You have a strong portfolio of work experience across a range of media platforms.
A strategic thinker:
You can effectively translate brand values and marketing objectives into impactful visual campaigns that resonate with target audiences.
A team player:
You thrive in collaborative environments and have a proven ability to inspire and motivate teams to deliver outstanding creative work.
A communication master:
You can articulate creative ideas clearly and persuasively, building consensus and buy-in from stakeholders at all levels.
A trendsetter:
You have what we like to call ‘fingerspitzengefuhl’ (German for ‘keeping one’s finger on the pulse’) when it comes to visual communication trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, always seeking innovative ways to elevate brands.
All candidates must submit a portfolio to be considered .
Why you’ll love working here Perks, Benefits, and more!
This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.
In addition, you can expect:
Commitment to professional growth: robust monthly calendar of trainings and workshops
Four weeks paid vacation your first year, ten paid holidays, and two floating holidays
Exciting business travel opportunities
25% company match on your 401(k) contributions
Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage, along with options for life and disability insurance, accident and hospital insurance, legal and pet insurance
Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Access to fertility care and family-building support
Wellness benefits including a yearly fitness reimbursement
Frequent social and learning events, including access to our employee-run resource groups
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Tenure-based sabbatical eligibility
EF Product Discounts (discounts on travel, international language schools, Au Pair program and more)
Discounts at local venues and businesses
Amazing offices designed to match the caliber of the people who work there, plus the flexibility of working from home one day a week.
The base salary for this role is $140,000-$150,000, depending on experience
About EF Educational Tours EF Educational Tours teams up with educators to take students beyond the classroom on immersive international travel programs. We deliver educational experiences powered by a proven learning method that’s designed to build essential skills, like curiosity and communication. Our tours are where learning meets life—they give students firsthand experience of the world and unlock the type of personal growth that prepares them for their futures.
About EF Education First Some companies are in the Business of Technology. Others are in the Business of Finance….Sports…Or Soft Drinks. At EF, we're in a different kind of Business. One that's a little less tangible, and a lot more important. Because our Business, what we make, makes everything else possible. We're in the Business of Understanding. Between people. Between cultures.
For over half a century we’ve been the leader in international educational programs and experiences designed to foster such understanding. Through Language, Cultural Exchange, Academic Studies, and Educational Travel, we create the kinds of immersive experiences that challenge biases, open minds, and pave the way for a more understanding world.
You’ll find our 115 offices located in some of the world’s greatest cities, and filled with smart, driven people who push each other to be better every day. And yes, we have technology, we have finance, we even have sports with our own professional cycling team. But it’s what we do with it – Building greater understanding, breaking down barriers, and creating a better world…that makes all the difference.
Want to learn more about life at EF? Follow us on social.
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You’ll have the opportunity to work across channels and mediums, partnering with our Creative Director (Content) to lead a team of makers to conceptualize and execute new ideas, campaigns, and programs that show the lasting impact our travel offerings can make on teachers, families, and their communities.
Above all, you are both a creative AND a strategist who understands the power of a strong brand. You excel at and gain energy from marrying a creative vision with business goals to produce differentiated work that produces measurable results.
Responsibilities
Lead with purpose:
Develop and articulate a compelling creative vision that aligns with business and brand objectives, demonstrating a clear understanding of our market, our customers, and our product.
Guide brand design evolution:
Actively lead and shape the brand’s design across channels, evolving our visual system with intention while maintaining a high bar for craft, consistency, and execution.
Champion innovation:
Bring forward fresh ideas that draw on industry trends, technologies, and market insights to continually evolve our creative output and capabilities.
Inspire a team of creatives:
Serve as a hands-on leader for the design team, providing direct management and mentorship, while also guiding and elevating creative output from copywriters, social media specialists, and video team members.
Execute with excellence:
Oversee the execution of campaign and promotional materials, including print and digital, ensuring they are of the highest quality and delivered on time.
Collaborate to drive results:
Partner closely with senior leadership, key functions (e.g. Sales, Product, and Digital), as well as cross-functional teams to translate business needs into bold creative work that achieves measurable results.
Be a leading voice:
Spread the word internally in small and large forums and across all levels to inspire and educate the organization on the power of smart creative and how it supports the company’s mission.
Qualifications
A proven leader:
You have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Fine Arts, Marketing, etc.) and a minimum of 10 years of experience in marketing, design, or a related field, with at least 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
An accomplished creative:
You have a strong portfolio of work experience across a range of media platforms.
A strategic thinker:
You can effectively translate brand values and marketing objectives into impactful visual campaigns that resonate with target audiences.
A team player:
You thrive in collaborative environments and have a proven ability to inspire and motivate teams to deliver outstanding creative work.
A communication master:
You can articulate creative ideas clearly and persuasively, building consensus and buy-in from stakeholders at all levels.
A trendsetter:
You have what we like to call ‘fingerspitzengefuhl’ (German for ‘keeping one’s finger on the pulse’) when it comes to visual communication trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, always seeking innovative ways to elevate brands.
All candidates must submit a portfolio to be considered .
Why you’ll love working here Perks, Benefits, and more!
This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.
In addition, you can expect:
Commitment to professional growth: robust monthly calendar of trainings and workshops
Four weeks paid vacation your first year, ten paid holidays, and two floating holidays
Exciting business travel opportunities
25% company match on your 401(k) contributions
Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage, along with options for life and disability insurance, accident and hospital insurance, legal and pet insurance
Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Access to fertility care and family-building support
Wellness benefits including a yearly fitness reimbursement
Frequent social and learning events, including access to our employee-run resource groups
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Tenure-based sabbatical eligibility
EF Product Discounts (discounts on travel, international language schools, Au Pair program and more)
Discounts at local venues and businesses
Amazing offices designed to match the caliber of the people who work there, plus the flexibility of working from home one day a week.
The base salary for this role is $140,000-$150,000, depending on experience
About EF Educational Tours EF Educational Tours teams up with educators to take students beyond the classroom on immersive international travel programs. We deliver educational experiences powered by a proven learning method that’s designed to build essential skills, like curiosity and communication. Our tours are where learning meets life—they give students firsthand experience of the world and unlock the type of personal growth that prepares them for their futures.
About EF Education First Some companies are in the Business of Technology. Others are in the Business of Finance….Sports…Or Soft Drinks. At EF, we're in a different kind of Business. One that's a little less tangible, and a lot more important. Because our Business, what we make, makes everything else possible. We're in the Business of Understanding. Between people. Between cultures.
For over half a century we’ve been the leader in international educational programs and experiences designed to foster such understanding. Through Language, Cultural Exchange, Academic Studies, and Educational Travel, we create the kinds of immersive experiences that challenge biases, open minds, and pave the way for a more understanding world.
You’ll find our 115 offices located in some of the world’s greatest cities, and filled with smart, driven people who push each other to be better every day. And yes, we have technology, we have finance, we even have sports with our own professional cycling team. But it’s what we do with it – Building greater understanding, breaking down barriers, and creating a better world…that makes all the difference.
Want to learn more about life at EF? Follow us on social.
#J-18808-Ljbffr