Creative Director

Job Title: Creative Director

Location: Miami

Type: Perm / On-site

SherlockTalent is seeking a full-time Creative Director who can guide all projects and be responsible for the overall quality of work produced by the creative department. The Creative Director is a dynamic position with varied responsibilities. The role requires being a reliable leader, mentor, and manager for the creative team, creating the big ideas, being a savvy business-minded pitch veteran, while maintaining the ability to roll up the sleeves and keep one foot in the trenches when needed. The Creative Director will also manage two FTEs; an Associate Creative Director, and a Senior Art Director.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage the creative process from concept to completion.
• Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams, especially IT.
• Lead and direct the creative team in the production of all marketing collateral.
• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met.
• Oversee client pitches and proposals.
• Oversee profitability, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Meet with clients or upper management to explain campaign strategies and solutions.
• Review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to creative teams.
• Remain actively involved in hiring and training creative staff.
• Manage and cultivate the career development of staff members, including designers, art directors, copywriters, photographers, and web developers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience leading creative ideation, concept creation, design, and production.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
• Experience performing or managing a range of creative positions, such as graphic designer, art director, and copywriter.
• Expert knowledge of the business side of design and creative.
• Very strong soft skills that enable them to inspire creativity and work well with different personality types — all while juggling various projects.
• Strong understanding of industry trends and creative tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite, Animate, Google Studio, and other tools relevant to the field, including HTML and CSS.

Competencies:

• Problem-solving.
• Initiative and accountability.
• Polished verbal/written/presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Team-player.
• Great attitude and a desire to learn is always a plus.

Office-based, Non-remote position.

Prefer local South Florida (Miami-Dade and Broward Counties) candidates.