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Creative Director

Peraton, Town of Florida, NY, United States


Required Qualifications

  • Education and years of experience: Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
  • Clearance: TS with eligibility for SCI at proposal submission and ability to maintain SCI access.
  • Experience: Minimum 7 years’ experience directly managing commercial artists, graphic designers, web designers, photo editors, and creative staff for professional publications (print/online) under senior management guidelines.
  • Skills: Strong creative leadership, art direction, branding, production processes, multimedia workflow management, and quality control.

Desired Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience with foreign-language publication workflows (translations to/from English).
  • Prior DoD/SMEP or government publication experience preferred.
  • Experience managing creative teams in classified or security-constrained environments.

Single managing director to oversee creative staff and ensure commercial-quality artwork, layout, design, photography, and video across Senior Military Engagement Program (SMEP) publications; maintain branding consistency and industry standards while supporting government editorial intent.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of commercial artists, graphic/web designers, photo editors, videographers, and creative staff.
  • Establish and enforce brand standards, style guides, and creative workflows for all publication products and dissemination channels.
  • Approve final artwork, layouts, multimedia assets, and production-ready files; ensure technical and quality compliance.
  • Coordinate with Editor in Chief, program leadership, and government stakeholders to align creative output with editorial intent and policy constraints.
  • Manage creative schedules, resource allocation, contractor performance, and quality assurance processes.
  • Oversee image/video sourcing, licensing, and security-compliant handling of media assets.
  • Support foreign-language production workflows as required; coordinate with language SMEs and translation teams.
  • Provide metrics and executive-level briefings on creative production, quality, and brand compliance.

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