Senior Manager Creative Design

Senior Manager, Creative Design

The Senior Manager, Creative Design is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining and elevating the organization's creative vision across all campaigns, platforms, and event experiences. This role sits at the intersection of brand, storytelling, digital marketing, and marketing communications—ensuring that all creative output advances organizational priorities, strengthens member engagement, and reinforces brand integrity. As the creative leader, this role sets the direction for visual storytelling and digital experiences, guiding the development of innovative, audience-centered creative solutions. The Senior Manager, Creative Design partners closely with Marketing, Communications (MarCom), Events, Education, and cross-functional teams to translate strategy into compelling, cohesive, and high-impact creative execution.
Specific duties include:
Creative Vision & Leadership
Digital Marketing & Experience Strategy
Marketing Communications (MarCom) Leadership
Innovation & Creative Evolution
Brand Stewardship & Governance
Campaign & Project Leadership
Event Experiences & Creative Direction
Knowledge/Skills Required/Preferred:
Proven experience in a creative leadership role within multimedia design, digital marketing, marketing communications, or a related field.
Demonstrated ability to set creative vision and lead cross-functional collaboration.
Strong portfolio showcasing strategic, high-impact creative work across channels.
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; After Effects and/or Premiere Pro preferred).
Experience leading integrated campaigns, digital initiatives, and event-related creative.
Strong understanding of accessibility standards, brand governance, and mission-driven communications.
Preferred experience working in or supporting associations, nonprofits, or healthcare organizations.
Familiarity with communicating complex, technical, or regulated information to professional audiences.
Experience collaborating with external agencies or vendors.
Core competencies:
Creative vision and strategic storytelling
Digital-first and audience-centered leadership
Strong leadership, influence, and collaboration
Strategic thinking and problem-solving
Project and operational management
Brand stewardship and governance
Innovation and adaptability in a rapidly evolving landscape
Ability to translate emerging trends into actionable creative strategy
Education/Experience:
BA in design, marketing or Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)
Additional criteria:
Some travel may be required to organizational national events.
Candidates must reside within 75-miles of the Northfield, IL office and meet in-office requirements.
Salary: $100,000 - $128,000
Equal Opportunity Employer: The CAP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, ancestry, disability or genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, order of protection status, homelessness, or any other characteristic protected by federal law and the applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act Equal Employment Opportunity Employee Polygraph Protection Act