Director, Brand and Creative Services

Make your mark on the future of work and join Catalyst, a mission-driven organization advancing gender equity in workplaces around the world.

TITLE: Director, Brand and Creative Services             

DEPARTMENT: Marketing and Experience (MX) 

LOCATION: NYC, Hybrid

SALARY RANGE: $84,800-$100,000 USD (Placement within this range is dependent upon experience and location) 

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:  

The Director, Brand and Creative Services will lead the creative team, coordinate workflows, and manage the allocation of creative resources and timelines. This position requires a strategic thinker who can align creative output with marketing goals and facilitate collaboration between designers, writers, marketers, and other organizational stakeholders. The Director also serves as the org’s Creative Director establishing and maintaining creative standards and processes, overseeing all creative production ensuring brand consistency and quality across visual and written assets. This role ensures that assets are delivered on time and that production flows are streamlined.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Creative Production Management:

• Oversee all creative production to ensure brand consistency and quality across visual and written assets.
• Ensure timely delivery of assets and streamline production flows.

• Team Leadership and Coordination:

• Lead the creative team and coordinate workflows.
• Traffic materials and manage the allocation of creative resources and timelines.
• Provide art direction and mentorship to designers and writers.

• Creative Standards and Processes:

• Provide hands-on art direction and support overflow with design of assets as needed. 
• Establish and maintain creative standards and processes.
• Develop complex visual concepts and brand elements.

• Brand Management and Governance:

• Lead the creative direction of brand assets, brand management, and governance.
• Manage visual identity and application to ensure all brand expressions reinforce positioning and differentiation.
• Establish and maintain brand governance policies and processes.
• Oversee brand compliance across the organization.
• Manage brand guidelines and assets, including naming governance.

• Collaboration and Alignment:

• Ensure alignment between creative outputs and marketing goals.
• Facilitate collaboration between designers, writers, marketers, and other organizational stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: 

• Proven experience as a designer in a creative manager role, preferably as a Creative Director or similar.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and mentorship to team members.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide a creative team.
• Excellent understanding of brand management and governance.
• Ability to develop and implement creative standards and processes.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in design software and tools including Adobe and Canva.
• Experience with Asana.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in or with B2B organizations, nonprofits and/or trade associations.
• Portfolio of work.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Catalyst expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race and ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, religion, marital and family status, current unemployment status, physical and mental abilities, age, veteran status, genetics, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. Improper interference with the ability of Catalyst’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Individuals will be considered for positions for which they meet the minimum qualifications and are able to perform without regard to these protected categories. No potential candidates or employees will receive different treatment as relates to employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, advancement, termination, layoff, rehire, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Catalyst is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application or interview process, please contact jobs@catalyst.org

Catalyst is an organization increasingly representative of the varied races and ethnicities, genders and sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, and abilities that comprise our world. Catalyst focuses on attracting, retaining, and advancing diverse talent because it makes us more effective, high-performing, creative, and resilient. If you are passionate about our mission, highly skilled in your field, and looking for a place where you can bring all of yourself to work, we want you. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.