Who we are:
We are inspired place makers who enhance the built environment with a focus on brand and culture – Across multiple studios, elements provides a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the interior built environment. We combine our interiors expertise with construction capability and the collaborative, cross-functional process of human-centered design. This holistic approach to the built environment creates a seamless experience and exceptional results for our clients.
Job Summary:
The Creative Studio Director has a creative background in environmental graphics, marketing, interior design and/or architecture. Leads this specialized studio focused on delivering creative excellence, innovation, and thought leadership in the built environment. Develops and manages creative leaders who drive meaningful visual storytelling and customer engagements through creative thinking, research, and application of new ideas. Engages clients in forward-thinking discussions, workshops, and experiences to solve strategic challenges within their organizations. Sets and implements studio strategic goals, initiatives, and policies. Responsible for creative studio profitability.
Essential Functions
- Serve as the creative experiential expert in design and fabrication, liaising across internal teams and external partners to bring big bold ideas to life.
- Participate in creative brainstorming and the ideation process alongside other creatives.
- Lead the environmental design aspects of assigned projects of various scales, including visioning, creative conception (moodboards), floorplans, renderings, and environmental graphics.
- Lead communications across internal and external teams, owning the responsibility of delivering on the creative concept while serving as the expert in technical realities.
- Manages and oversees creative team through performance monitoring, goal setting, budgets and professional development planning to ensure profitability and achievement of financial goals.
- Partners at a leadership level with strategic accounts consultants, partners, and influencers to inspire and delight our customers.
- Leads creative efforts for key projects and/or accounts by leading visioning and or discovery workshops with Creative Team.
- Oversee and audit all major projects to ensure we are delivering our best creative work that connects the brand with culture and place.
- Lead and assist in providing best in class creative proposal responses with both visual and written skills.
- Generates and presents new ideas, insights, and thought leadership at industry events and conferences.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Membership in an industry professional organization required.
- Ability to generate and present new ideas, insights, and thought leadership at industry events and conferences.
- You’re not just a Creative Director, but a designer/production artist who specializes in environmental, industrial, and architectural design.
- You excel at providing creative direction to other designers or outside vendors.
- You have an understanding of and experience in leading all aspects of the creative process.
- Exceptional communication skills with a reputation for presenting work and explaining complex technical ideas to internal and external constituents with ease.
- You have an unmatched passion for collaborative work
Education and Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required in one of the following fields: Environmental Graphics, Industrial Design, Scenic Design, Marketing, Interior Design Architecture, Industrial Design or similar training or experience.
- 10+ years’ experience at an agency or large scale corporation
- An online portfolio of your best work
- Excellent working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Project Management software and Collaboration Tools such as Miro.
- 3+ years’ experience and a proven track record of being a recognized leader and manager of people.
EEO Statement
Workplace Elements provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
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