H&R Block is hiring: Director, Creative in Kansas City

About The Role
H&R Block is entering a defining moment of transformation, reimagining how one of America’s most recognized brands shows up for a new generation of clients. We’re looking for a bold creative leader to help shape what comes next. As Creative Director, you will lead the vision, voice, and creative expression of the H&R Block brand across every client touchpoint. This role is about more than delivering campaigns; it’s about building a modern, culturally relevant brand that connects emotionally, earns attention, and drives meaningful business impact.

Key Responsibilities

You’ll shape how H&R Block shows up in the market—owning the creative expression of a nationally recognized brand

You’ll work across the full marketing ecosystem, partnering with Brand, GTM, Media, and Product teams

You’ll lead and build a creative function focused on delivering breakthrough, high‑impact work

You’ll have the opportunity to elevate creative standards and drive meaningful business impact at scale

Day to day you'll…

Own the creative vision across all marketing, ensuring work is distinctive, high‑quality, and aligned to brand strategy

Shape and evolve the brand’s creative identity—ensuring it feels modern, distinctive, emotionally resonant, and culturally relevant

Lead development of breakthrough campaign concepts and creative platforms that connect with customers, build brand affinity and drive business growth

Partner with Brand Strategy and GTM teams to influence briefs, shape narratives, and unlock bold ideas

Champion creative excellence across every touchpoint—raising the bar for craft, innovation, consistency, and impact

Lead and inspire internal creative teams across design, copy, production, and content development

Build a high‑performing creative culture rooted in curiosity, collaboration, experimentation, and fearless thinking

Guide and manage external agency partners—setting vision, challenging thinking, and ensuring exceptional creative output

Develop scalable creative and content systems that enable agile execution across digital, social, retail, lifecycle, and emerging platforms

Ensure creative is audience‑first, platform‑native, and optimized to perform across the full customer journey

Foster deep cross‑functional collaboration to deliver integrated marketing experiences that feel seamless and unified across the enterprise

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

10+ years of experience in creative leadership, advertising, or brand marketing

Proven experience leading integrated marketing campaigns that drive both cultural relevance and business results

Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary creative teams across design, copy, production, and content

Experience building strong partnerships with external agencies and creative collaborators

Deep understanding of storytelling, brand systems, content strategy, and modern consumer behavior

Ability to balance long‑term brand building with performance‑driven marketing goals

Strong influencing, communication, and collaboration skills across cross‑functional teams and executive stakeholders

Comfort operating in a fast‑moving, highly collaborative, and evolving environment

A builder’s mindset with the ability to lead through transformation and inspire teams through change

Preferred Qualifications

Master of Business Administration

Experience leading creative for a nationally recognized or multi‑channel consumer brand

Background working across both in‑house and agency‑side creative environments

Demonstrated success developing distinctive brand platforms and breakthrough campaigns

Experience building scalable content systems across digital, social, and retail channels

Experience evolving or modernizing a brand’s creative identity or visual system

Why work for us
At H&R Block, our purpose is simple: to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. For more than 70 years, we’ve led the tax industry and we continue to evolve through our Block Next strategy, blending human expertise with digital innovation. That same commitment to care extends to our associates. When you join us, you become part of a high‑performing, connected culture built on strong relationships, continuous learning, and a shared commitment to making a meaningful impact. We invest in your well‑being through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and support for life both in and outside of work.

Pay Range Information
The pay range for this position is listed below. Local minimum wage laws apply. This information is posted pursuant to local requirements to provide applicants with information about what they might be eligible to receive. Individual pay decisions will depend on job‑related factors such as experience, education, skill, performance, and geographic location where work will be performed. Successful candidates may be able to participate in one or more incentive compensation or short‑term incentive plans, which could generate additional earnings in accordance with the terms of each plan. Qualifying associates can enroll themselves and/or their eligible dependents in medical and prescription drug coverage; can participate in the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan), the Employee Assistance Program, (virtual) fitness center programs, and the associate discount program; are automatically enrolled in Business Travel Accident Insurance; and receive Associate Tax Prep benefit.

Pay Range
$120,900.00 - $205,500.00/Yr.

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