Creative Manager

POSITION DESCRIPTION, MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS AND HIRING PROFILE
A Creative manager is the visionary leader who shapes and drives the creative strategy for an organization's brand, campaigns, and visual identity. This position combines creative expertise with strategic thinking and team leadership to deliver compelling, cohesive creative solutions that align with business objectives.

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Creative Manager to lead our creative vision and drive innovative marketing initiatives that elevate our brand and engage our target audiences. You will oversee all creative output, including digital campaigns and brand guidelines, as well as experiential marketing activations. As our Creative Manager, you will help develop creative strategies that support business goals while maintaining the highest standards of design excellence. You will build and lead a high‑performing creative team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and creative problem‑solving. This role requires a creative professional who can think strategically, communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, deliver outstanding creative work under tight deadlines, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Essential Functions

Develop Creative Strategy:

Create comprehensive creative strategies that align with business objectives and brand positioning across all marketing channels and customer touchpoints

Lead Creative Teams:

Manage creative professionals, including graphic designers, copywriters, video producers, and digital specialists

Oversee Creative Production:

Direct the development of creative assets from concept through completion, ensuring quality, brand consistency, and on‑time delivery

Collaborate with Stakeholders:

Partner with marketing directors, product managers, and executive leadership to translate business requirements into creative solutions

Brand Stewardship:

Maintain and evolve brand guidelines, ensuring consistent application across all creative materials and marketing initiatives

Campaign Development:

Conceptualize and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital, print, social media, and experiential channels

Budget Management:

Manage creative department budgets, vendor relationships, and resource allocation to maximize creative impact and ROI

Industry Trends:

Stay current with design trends, marketing technologies, and industry best practices to keep creative output fresh and competitive

Presentation Leadership:

Present creative concepts and strategies to internal stakeholders with confidence and persuasive communication

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Fine Arts, or related creative field

5+ years of creative leadership experience

Skills and Knowledge

Proven track record of developing successful creative campaigns and brand initiatives

Portfolio demonstrating excellence in brand development, campaign creation, and creative strategy

Strong leadership and team management experience with creative professionals

Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)

Experience with digital marketing channels and emerging creative technologies

Experience with motion graphics, video production

Knowledge of web design, UX/UI principles, and front‑end development

Experience with project management tools and creative workflow systems

Flexible schedule: Hybrid work options with creative collaboration days in office

Leadership growth: Opportunity to build and scale creative teams with executive support

There are no special physical requirements for this position.

General office conditions

Some light lifting and bending

Periods of sitting

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee incumbent in the position. Employees will be required to follow any other legal or ethical job‑related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Liquid Environmental Solutions has an “at will” relationship with team members.

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