Executive Leader, Creative Strategy

Job Description

Job Description

OVERVIEW

A globally recognized organization is seeking an Executive Leader of Creative Strategy to lead the vision, voice, and visual identity of an enterprise brand. This is a high-impact senior leadership role for a bold, imaginative creative who thrives at the intersection of brand, design, and storytelling.

You will set the strategic direction for a talented creative organization spanning multimedia production, editorial, content, and design — inspiring teams across a complex enterprise and ensuring every touchpoint reflects a cohesive, compelling brand narrative. The ideal candidate brings a refined design sensibility rooted in precision, clarity, and intentionality.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set and champion the overarching creative vision, translating organizational goals into a unified, forward-thinking brand strategy across multimedia, editorial, content, and design.
• Lead and inspire cross-functional creative teams spanning design, copy, video, and multimedia production, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
• Oversee the creative direction of multimedia and magazine/editorial output, ensuring a consistent and elevated brand voice across all formats.
• Drive integrated content strategies that connect across print, video, and digital channels, maintaining brand integrity while adapting to platform-specific needs.
• Oversee enterprise-scale campaign development from concept through execution, maintaining brand integrity while allowing for agile, format-specific adaptation.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with internal divisions and external agency partners, aligning creative output with broader organizational objectives.
• Establish and evolve brand guidelines, design systems, and creative standards that scale across a large, matrixed organization.
• Present and advocate for creative strategy to senior leadership, translating vision into measurable impact and building organizational buy-in.
• Identify emerging creative trends, tools, and technologies and evaluate their relevance to the brand's evolution.
• Mentor and develop senior creative talent, cultivating the next generation of creative leaders within the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of progressive creative leadership experience, with a portfolio that demonstrates strategic vision, design excellence, and brand-building at scale.
• Demonstrated success leading creative strategy across multimedia, editorial, content, and design disciplines for nationally recognized brands.
• Strong design sensibility with a command of visual hierarchy, composition, typography, and brand systems.
• Experience overseeing magazine or editorial creative direction alongside broader multimedia and campaign work.
• Experience managing and influencing large, cross-functional teams in matrixed organizational environments.
• Proven ability to operate at both the strategic and executional level — equally comfortable in the boardroom and the creative review.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to inspire stakeholders and articulate creative decisions with clarity and confidence.
• Track record of building high-performing creative teams and collaborative, feedback-driven cultures.
• Experience partnering with data, marketing, and technology teams to inform and elevate creative output.
• Agency, in-house, or hybrid experience welcomed; ability to bridge both mindsets is a plus.

Salary: $170,000-190,000 commensurate with experience

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, wellness, retirement, and more — representing significant value beyond base compensation.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other non-merit factor. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.