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Our client is a leading international education company. The Creative Director is responsible for leading the creative process and design for current projects and future business lines. Based out of our Boston headquarters, it serves as the senior-most creative leader of the company’s global portfolio. This role has massive potential to impact the business, our customers and the US and Canadian markets. And most of all, to positively impact the world. Application’s without a portfolio will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Be a leading voice within the company fostering creative excellence and company mission, spread the word through various internal platforms and speak in public
• Develop and execute the creative strategy
• Manage/hire creative staff/creative leaders in each of the business units
• Set a tone of collaboration within the creative team, leads with passion and demonstrates a can-do attitude to motivate teams.
• Ensure creative excellence within UX, Dev, Production Management and Marketing, while helping support the function of those disciplines.
• Partner with the Vice President of Marketing in each respective business to optimize process, and drive results.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience working in a creative field, with a focus on marketing, advertising, branding, or communications
• 6+ years of experience managing a multi-disciplinary creative department in an agency or client-side environment
• Exceptional presentation, communication, and story-telling skills, a charismatic presence, and an ability to sell concepts and ideas at an executive level
• An entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to implement new and better ways of thinking and working
• A stunning portfolio of work that demonstrates your ability to develop and execute multi-channel creative ideas that drive sales

HireMinds

Description

Mediavine is seeking a dynamic Editorial Director to guide operations for our Owned & Operated (O&O) publications. We are looking for a seasoned editorial professional with a track record of leading teams in developing and executing content plans that drive traffic growth and a base of loyal readers. The ideal candidate will deftly leverage data driven insights, audience development expertise and tactics, AI-powered third-party tools, and a small but nimble team of editorial and audience professionals to take our group of niche sites to greater heights.

About Mediavine

Mediavine is a fast-growing advertising management company representing over 8,000 websites in the food, lifestyle, DIY, and entertainment space. Founded by content creators, for content creators, Mediavine is a Top 20 Comscore property, exclusively reaching over 125 million monthly unique visitors. With best-in-class technology and a commitment to traffic quality and brand safety, we ensure optimal performance for our creators.

Mission & Culture

We help content creators build sustainable businesses. From educational tools and innovative plugins to advertising technology that maximizes earnings without slowing down websites, our motivation is ensuring that brands and businesses grow in every respect.

We strive to build an inclusive and diverse team of highly talented individuals that reflects the industries we serve and the world we live in. We are committed to a culture in which everyone feels welcomed. We seek individuals who will challenge us to continuously evolve and make Mediavine the employer of choice for people of all backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups in technology to apply for this position.

Diversity and inclusion aren’t just platitudes to us; we take them seriously. Have a look at our team and read through our blog posts to learn more about our values and to discover if Mediavine is the place for you!

Position Title & Overview

Reporting to the VP of Product Management, the Editorial Director will be accountable for growing traffic to Mediavine’s portfolio of owned and operated sites — The Hollywood Gossip, Food Fanatic, and TV Fanatic. They will manage a small team of editors, contract writers, and an in-house SEO analyst in developing and implementing detailed content plans and audience development strategies to dramatically grow our traffic and loyal base of readers — with an ultimate goal of being among the best in their niches.

You’ll also serve as one of the company’s public facing experts, working with the VP of Product Management to provide well-researched, sound guidance for content plans and audience growth to our thousands of publisher partners via blog posts, webinars, and other engagement opportunities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Accountable for the growth of traffic and email acquisition efforts across the O&O sites
• Accountable for working with O&O Editors to develop a repeatable content plan for both publishing new content and optimizing our large libraries of archival content to drive audience growth via search, social media, direct, and other channels
• Accountable for managing, training, and recruiting a team of editors and freelancers to support the content plan
• Partner with the SEO Analyst on developing a comprehensive SEO plan to provide ongoing keyword research to identify areas of traffic opportunity, gaps in our existing content strategies, and recommendations for technical optimization
• Partner with Mediavine Product Managers to implement new tests and features on O&O products
• Serve as a thought leader via blog posts and/or webinars

Requirements

Location

• Must currently live in the United States

You Have:

• 8+ years of relevant work leading Editorial and/or Audience Development operations for high-volume content publishers
• Expert level of experience driving audience on platforms including but not limited to Google, Facebook, Instagram, Apple, Twitter, Pinterest, and TikTok
• Expert level of experience developing sophisticated email newsletter strategies to acquire and retain users
• Expert verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly distill data, define objectives, build consensus, and implement processes among stakeholders with a wide level of industry and technical experience
• A high level of understanding and experience with the following:
• Publishing content (WordPress or other CMS, HTML, etc.)
• Keyword research tools (e.g., SEMrush, ScreamingFrog, Ahrefs, Surfer SEO, keywords everywhere, etc.)
• Social media management (Sprout, Echobox, etc.)
• Email service providers (Mailchimp, etc.)
• Content analysis (Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Parse.ly, etc.)
• Motivation and a hunger to learn, get your hands dirty, auditing, analyzing, strategizing, and optimizing
• A team player with a positive outlook, entrepreneurial spirit, and competitive fire to be among the industry’s best
• Possess an aptitude for thoroughly understanding user intent and experience
• Passion for your craft, with a voracious appetite to continue learning about the ever-evolving editorial and audience development landscape, challenging yourself and those around you
• A creative thinker with an ability to breakdown complex subjects in a compelling manor
• A detailed, patient teacher with a track record of growing their team’s knowledge and skill sets

Nice to Have:

• Experience driving audience for food, entertainment, TV, or other niche content sites
• Leveraging tools like Slack, Zapier, or API integrations to work more efficiently

Benefits

• Remote work environment
• Travel opportunities (remember those?!)
• Comprehensive benefits including 401k, Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Learning allowance
• Access to experienced engineers with direct mentorship opportunities
• Generous vacation/paid time off policies
• Additional perks such as home-office upgrades, tuition reimbursement, paid gym memberships and wellness retreats, upgraded flights, cool swag and more
• Company-matched charitable donations

Mediavine is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Mediavine

Job Opportunity: 

We’re looking for a Senior Content Marketing Strategist who will develop and drive Berxi’s content strategy to help achieve business goals through SEO, editorial, and social media. This multifaceted role will collaborate with the creative, marketing, and partnerships teams to build a best-in-class content marketing organization in collaboration with the Creative Director and Senior Content Manager.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help to build the Berxi brand by aligning content and promotion strategies with business priorities, using data to inform the creation of high-intent content that increases organic traffic and demand generation results.

You’ll set the strategic direction for the effective use of content at all customer touchpoints and work with UX and MarTech teams to understand customer needs and create a user-centered content strategy for the website. This role will perform regular content audits to ensure optimization of existing content as well as identify gaps and new content opportunities. The ideal candidate would describe themselves as a collaborative self-starter with a passion for creative problem solving who is also a lifelong learner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute Berxi’s broader content marketing strategy to grow organic search and feed the demand gen funnel and social media platforms
• Set goals, establish KPIs, and interpret analytics to understand performance and drive data-driven optimization recommendations
• Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting of content performance against goals with recommendations for improvements and new opportunities
• Manage Google Analytics and Google Search Console platforms to provide analysis and insights on website health, traffic patterns, conversion rates, customer usage & behaviour, etc.
• Partner with Lead Gen team to develop distribution strategy, enhance organic search, and drive sales
• Support always-on efforts to create content for Berxi’s social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
• Collaborate with CX teams to identify technical/UX performance issues with the website and customer-support call drivers and other pain points that can inform content strategies
• Build content partnerships across marketing, Berxi, and BHSI
• Create and assist with the implementation of an organic backlink strategy
• Provide strategic leadership for Content best practices across the team, staying on top of industry trends

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• 10-15 years’ hands-on experience planning and implementing content strategy for demand gen (full funnel) marketing and integrated marketing campaigns, and 1-3 years’ management experience
• Deep expertise of content marketing methodologies, including SEO, social media, and editorial best practices
• Proven data-driven approach to content marketing with the ability to turn data into actionable insights
• Experience with demand gen, including SEM, SEO, Paid Media, Social Media, Community, and Email
• Excellent organizational skills including attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Outstanding relationship-building skills with experience connecting across teams and functions in an organization and management of vendors
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, exceptional listener
• BA or BS in Communications, Marketing, or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in Google Analytics, content management systems, AHREFs, Moz, SEMRush, ContentAced, BuzzSumo, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office
• Added bonus: Experience in the Insurance Industry, or other regulated industry

Who is BHSI? 

A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty, and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

BHSI Offers:

• A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates
• A dynamic, action oriented, and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates and our other stakeholders
• A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework

NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Title: Art Management Team

Location: Austin, Texas

The Art Manager will have remarkable leadership skills with the ability to share their knowledge and be a skilled communicator with excellent team management skills They will also have to be able to work independently under pressure to produce results under a tight schedule.

The projects in question are for video games on all platforms – PC, console, mobile. As a key member of the development team, you’ll take charge of the initial concept and see it through to final delivery.

Requirements

Job Responsibilities

• Defining game’s art style, while complying with the creative vision of the initial art direction
• Conveying expectations, both in terms of the level of quality and content (backgrounds, environments, characters), to the graphics team (lead artists, concept artists, environment artists, character artists, animation team) by making use of the pertinent visual references, concept art, production design, and atmosphere materials
• Developing high standards of quality
• Supervising and approving work completed by the team to ensure that the elements produced comply with the vision for the game, as well as meeting standards for quality
• Guiding the development and ensuring the maintenance of the flow of artistic tasks
• Providing guidance and advice to the team, as well as managing freelancers and outside studios, if necessary
• Ensuring that the artistic framework, schedule and budget are all abided by
• Employee management

Requirements

• A minimum of 3+ years of experience as an art manager, or project manager on AAA console/PC projects (games published on mobile platforms are an asset)
• Excellent artistic and technical skill sets (concept art, illustration, high-resolution sculpting/modelling, UI design)
• Expertise with 2D/3D next-gen production tools (knowledge of rendering engines and of compositing is an asset)
• Technical expertise with the main graphics engines on the market (knowledge of iOS platforms is an asset)
• Able to adapt to different management/data-monitoring systems

Skills And Profile

• Passionate about video games, with a strong interest for both stylistic and photorealistic art styles
• Demonstrates mastery of illustration, animation, and 3D design with versatility regarding backgrounds, characters and UI elements
• Possesses excellent knowledge of the principles behind anatomy and design
• Possesses a positive track record in terms of developing, mentoring, and managing multidisciplinary graphics teams
• Excellent knowledge/reasoning when it comes to game development and the realities of production, both from technical and conceptual standpoints
• Tactful and a strong communicator, able to mobilize and inspire a team
• Critical with a keen sense of observation, and able to express their ideas
• Independent, rigorous and equipped with excellent organizational skills

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• Excellent Holiday entitlement plus public holidays
• Dynamic and entrepreneurial culture
• You get to work with the latest technologies
• You will be working for one of the worlds leading providers of specialist services to the games industry.

Who We Are

PTW is a video games services company which supports video game developers and publishers through outsourced production services. We started 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year-on-year to where we are today. Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart. In our time within the games industry, we have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.

We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning the globe. The PTW umbrella of companies includes SIDE and Orange Rock. SIDE works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services for the global entertainment market. Orange Rock is our in-house game and product development studio.

Welcome to PTW
PTW

Creative Director – Boston, MA or Remote in the US

Are you a Creative Director who lives to inspire others through visual design looking for a new leadership role? We’re a thriving strategic communications, digital and creative agency based in Boston that works with trailblazers in the biotech industry. We’re looking for someone with deep experience to set a vision for our creative work that encourages our team to innovate and will ultimately bring our clients’ messages to the next level. This will be accomplished by applying your experience working across multiple creative platforms: brand messaging, logo design, web design, and digital. This role reports to our CEO and President.

Note: This role is a remote-friendly position and can be based in any US location. Our HQ is in Boston, MA and some travel may be required. For candidates in the Boston area, we work with flexibility and in-office Tues. and Weds.

What You’ll Be Doing Day To Day

• Lead, guide, and manage team through the ideation and execution of all design projects.
• Participate in strategy meetings and partner with the account management team on the goals and health of the client relationship. This includes guiding creative content development for a wide range of client projects including branding, web sites, social media, corporate presentations and more.
• As the creative leader, you’ll interface with clients through all stages of the creative process and represent the agency in client meetings. This includes fostering highly collaborative, enduring client relationships across multiple accounts.
• Actively manage and mentor direct reports as well as other team members across the agency. You’re someone who dedicates time to this coaching and finds seeing others develop professionally rewarding.
• Evolve and lead creative direction for the Ten Bridge brand, website, and other key materials.
• Active participation in management and growth of the agency by contributing meaningfully to our internal initiatives, operations, and strategies to retain current clients and grow existing and new business. Your input will focus on nurturing a culture of learning, collaboration, and fun.

What You’ll Bring To Our Team

• Experience. 15+ years’ experience in visual design/art direction with significant experience working with biotech industry clients. 5+ years leading a creative team at an agency. Extensive use of creative programs including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, and related products), and Microsoft Office. You’ll embrace being able to shift between doing it yourself when needed and directing others. It’s all about a team mindset.
• Expert counsel. You build trust and partnerships with clients, confidently guiding all facets of their creative campaigns. Deep understanding of brand identity development and web design will be necessary.
• Inspiration. You will be a creative go-getter, have a strong understanding of design best practices, and be capable of being a creative leader. We will expect you to challenge the status quo and set the standard for our creative team’s deliverables. You are not content with just executing standards.
• An innovation mindset. You are equally a trend spotter and a trendsetter in biotech brands and communication trends. You engage yourself and your teams to find new approaches to programs and create new opportunities for clients. You ask, “How do we add more value?” You apply this same thinking to our internal operations.
• Integration and stewardship of our resources. You partner with other department heads to ensure that our cross-functional teams work together effectively and efficiently. You are always aware of how your team’s time is spent and what value is being created based on expectations set forth in our creative briefs. As a leader, you will find yourself making daily decisions at the intersection of people, creativity, and margin.
• Dedication to employee professional growth. You are drawn to managing/mentoring and have demonstrated success in helping your teams to grow their skills and advance their careers.

About Ten Bridge Communications

We are a growing team that is passionate about developing strategic and impactful communications, digital and creative work for our clients in the biotech industry who are dedicated to developing new and potentially life changing therapies for patients. We live our guiding principles of Belonging, Partnering, Engaging and Growing every day through our interactions with each other, our clients, and our broader community.

We offer a very competitive compensation and benefits package that includes generous paid time off, 401(k) match, ThrivePass monthly wellness benefit, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, cell phone reimbursement, pet insurance, professional development, volunteer opportunities and more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Ten Bridge Communications

We’re on a mission to help people Eat More Plants™, and we need your expertise!

Purple Carrot started with just a seed of an idea in 2014: Today, we are leading the charge for people to adopt a plant-based lifestyle in their homes and on-the-go. Purple Carrot’s irresistible, globally-inspired recipes, fresh ingredients, and meals are available in the U.S. and Japan. We’re a team of dedicated and passionate people who are motivated to change the world for the better and have fun doing it. Here’s what you’re up for!

We’re looking for an all-star Creative Director to join our Marketing team. The ideal candidate is a passionate and creative storyteller with outside the box ideas that will bring the Purple Carrot brand to life. In this role, you’ll be responsible for building and maintaining the Purple Carrot brand image and providing creative direction for all channel-based marketing and customer engagement initiatives. The ideal candidate for this position will be an exceptional design strategist, and is willing to get his or her hands dirty; this position requires the need for equal parts strategic thinking and active creation. In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing the other members of our creative team, designers and photographers. You’ll manage, collaborate, and push creative work forward.

On the Plate

• Lead a team of creatives including print and digital designers, photographers, and videographers.
• Ability to organize and inspire the team.
• Create and execute compelling brand experiences through creative that drives media and customer attention.
• Collaborate to evolve the Purple Carrot Social Media strategy.
• Partner with Product Design to create experiences at all customer touchpoints.
• Leverage customer feedback and survey data during the initial design and concepting.
• Collaborate with the content team in order to create consistent, brand aligned creative that delivers the highest impact to Purple Carrot audiences.
• Communicate and present your team’s work appropriately to the company and community.
• Lead brainstorming and creation of concepts for best-in-class executions in the areas of digital advertising, marketing, and product development.
• Contribute to the creative teams knowledge and growth in design and technical expertise and continuously look for ways to evolve the Purple Carrot brand.
• Support multiple departments, creating visual designs for new customer experiences through retention and acquisition strategies.

Main Ingredients for the Role

• 10+ years with visual design experience for B2C brands. Familiarity with food is a plus.
• 3 – 5 years experience managing and mentoring creative talent.
• Demonstrated ability to connect with consumers through creative design and storytelling.
• Expert level knowledge of Adobe creative cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Expert in articulating design choices to non-designers.
• Experience designing packaging, trade show, retail, and environmental displays is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated capacity to work well in a team environment and individually with little direction.
• Genuinely inspired and excited by our mission

Location

• Purple Carrot HQ is in Needham, MA and prefers local candidates – hybrid and remote models will be considered in states where we are established as an employer
• Able to hire in MA, NJ, NY, PA

Garnish

We love our staff, and show it with benefits (professional development, medical, dental, vision, FSA, and life insurance), matching retirement plan, unlimited paid time off, credit toward free Purple Carrot boxes, and the opportunity to work in collaboration with co-workers who are passionate about food!

Final Touches

Purple Carrot’s top priority is protecting the health and wellbeing of our team and candidates. Due to COVID, the majority of our interviews and assessments occur virtually. If there is a need to interview onsite, we have extensive precautions in place, following the CDC, WHO, and state guidelines.

We are committed to a safe and inclusive work environment, free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, handicap, veteran status, or marital status.

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Purple Carrot

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in writing. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a writing-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

Description

Position Summary

Brado is looking for a Creative Director that has a background in design. The Creative Director is at the heart of inspiring, driving, and bringing exceptional creative ideas to life with the wider team. This position is responsible for the elevating our creative standards, actively mentoring creative team members, representing Brado in client and new business meetings, and contributing to the advancement of Brado’s vision.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Participates in scoping and planning work
• Leads or manages efforts to translate insight and positioning into original, inspiring, compelling creative — from concept through activation — across audiences, channels, mediums.
• Attracts and develops talent, motivates, and encourages team.
• Establishes practices and processes that align with both client and internal needs.
• Guides strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking, including setting creative direction, ensuring creative deliverables answer the brief, reviewing work, troubleshooting, and providing specific and actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Makes presentations internally and with senior-level clients, giving clients full confidence in our work and helping them understand the value of our work.
• Models a standard of excellence and elevates the quality of our work.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, under various deadlines.
• Works as a team player, fostering collaboration across functional teams to inspire ideas, as well as to build on the ideas of others, living into Brado’s culture.
• Exhibits Brado’s Manager behaviors in reference to our three Manager competencies: Accessible, Developing Others, Empowerment for all Direct Reports.
• Manages and supports compliance with all company or job specific trainings for all employees and vendors working on your team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a design-related position, including 3+ years in previous leadership roles
• BFA or equivalent.
• Proficient with industry tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Microsoft Suite.
• Portfolio/web site of work provided with application.
• Demonstrates these role-specific skills:
• Ability to lead assignments and teams
• Design acumen, Collaboration, Dependability
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Growth mindset
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Time-management
• Aligns with Brado values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact.
• Demonstrates these Brado skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
• Adhere with all Brado and client required training and guidelines for market research and healthcare industry regulations and laws. Specifically (but not limited to) Pharmacovigilance (PV) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) processes and reporting, Ethics, Confidentiality, Data Privacy / Security and Harassment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home

Brado

JOB SUMMARY: The Center for Arts in Natick attracts 30,000 patrons each year to attend concerts by national touring artists, first-run and art house movie screenings, comedy events, community theater, and theater education programs for children. Programs are presented in our historic firehouse facility in Natick Center, with a 270-seat mainstage space, and a 120-seat fully equipped Cinema Room.

The Theater Operations Manager is responsible to manage the successful operation of our nonprofit venue, including work onsite as Event Manager for several events monthly, as required. Event programs and rental events are scheduled primarily during evening and weekend time periods.

Responsibilities will also include managing the box office and front-of-house event staff, planning and managing program events, coordinating venue schedules, managing inventory of concessions and office supplies, and insuring compliance with state and local requirements including permits, health and safety standards, and TIPS certification. The Theater Operations Manager oversees the maintenance of the facility and building systems and assists in qualifying rental opportunities with prospective clients.

Participates in the creation and communication of related policies and procedures.

This is a full-time position – salary is commensurate with experience.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Staff Management and Supervision

• Recruiting and training event staff, Event Managers, and box office volunteers
• Scheduling of volunteers to support all events and box office hours
• Maintain all staff certifications required to offer food and alcohol service
• Support, motivate, and supervise volunteers to meet and exceed patron expectations

Box Office Management

• Create and maintain events on the ticketing system – PatronManager (Salesforce.com)
• Perform settlement reconciliation of transactions, make bank deposits
• Maintain database quality and serve as primary expert on the ticketing platform
• Provide excellent customer service and resolve transaction issues and disputes
• Support reporting requests from program directors, booking agencies, ASCAP, SESAC
• Serve as sales agent for all group sales and private rental requests

Event and Program Support

• Manage the fulfillment of venue contract obligations for all programs and rental events
• With Facility Manager, manage the preparation of the facility for all events including stage, seating, artist rider, concessions, lobby, common areas, hospitality, security, load-in/load-out
• Manage concession inventory and restocking process, including food prep equipment
• Manage prompt and accurate payment of performing artists, tech staff, and Event Managers
• As required, works as Event Manager for selected events and movie screenings
• Prepare digital cinema playlists, ingest DCPs and KDMs as needed for movie screenings

Facility and Office Management

• Manage coordination and transitions of all scheduled events and programs
• Manage purchasing and inventory management of all office supplies
• With the Facility Manager, monitor, identify and resolve all issues with facility and systems
• With Facility Manager, secure all licenses and permits required for operation

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Bachelor’s or Advanced degree required
• 3-5 years of professional experience in operations, restaurant or theater management
• Willingness to work evening and weekend programs required
• Massachusetts residents ONLY – no relocation

DESIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Preferred candidates will meet the following criteria:

• A passion for the arts – music, theater, film, and arts education
• Experience and ability to recruit, train, supervise and lead event staff and volunteers of all ages
• Exceptional computer skills, including a high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, particularly MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Expertise with Salesforce.com or PatronManager integrated ticketing/donation system is highly preferred
• High capacity to learn new technology
• Superlative customer service skills
• Experience in financial or business analysis preferred
• Excellent business communication skills, including business writing and presentation
• Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed with strong time management skills
• Ability to be flexible and work collaboratively in a small office environment
• Ability to work effectively under pressure with tight schedules and deadlines

Salary range $42,000 – $61,000 commensurate with experience

The Center for Arts in Natick

The Creative Director at EF World Journeys is responsible for leading the creative process and design for EF Go Ahead Tours, EF Ultimate Break, and future business lines, as well as that of the group umbrella brand EF World Journeys.

Based out of our Boston headquarters, it serves as the senior-most creative leader of EF World Journeys’ global portfolio. This role has massive potential to impact the business, our customers and the US and Canadian markets. And most of all, to positively impact the world.

NOTE: Applications without a portfolio included will not be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the creative strategy for EF World Journeys, creating cohesion while allowing for unique personalities across brands.
• Ensure that the creative output for all dedicated creative teams in each business unit is world-class.
• Work with the EF World Journeys leadership team to establish creative marketing and branding goals for each of the three businesses as needed.
• Advise on strategic creative solutions that consider business goals and corporate reputation impact.
• Ensure all work aligns with EF’s global guidelines and goals, working with input from the EF Worldwide Creative Officer to define and refine the branding and voice of each of the three business units.
• Manage/hire creative staff/creative leaders in each of the three business units.
• Sets a tone of collaboration within the creative team, leads with passion and demonstrates a can-do attitude to motivate teams.
• Ensure creative excellence within UX, Dev, Production Management and Marketing, while helping support the function of those disciplines.
• Partner with the Vice President of Marketing in each respective business to optimize process, and drive results.
• Work closely with each of the three dedicated creative teams to establish and execute solutions on deadline.
• Be a part of the executive leadership team responsible for setting and achieving business strategy and goals for all three businesses
• Help make EF World Journeys’ products the best-known names in group guided tours in the US and Canadian markets.
• Be a leading voice within the company fostering creative excellence and company mission, spread the word through various internal platforms and speak in public

The ideal candidate will have:

• 15+ years of experience working in a creative field, with a focus on marketing, advertising, branding, or communications
• 6+ years of experience managing a multi-disciplinary creative department in an agency or client-side environment
• 5+ years of experience managing creatives teams
• A stunning portfolio of work that demonstrates your ability to develop and execute multi-channel creative ideas that drive sales
• Expertise in managing, mentoring, developing, and recruiting top creative talent
• Exceptional presentation, communication, and story-telling skills, a charismatic presence, and an ability to sell concepts and ideas at an executive level
• A positive energy and a communication style that inspires others
• A strong business sense, with an understanding of how to leverage creative to drive business
• An entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to implement new and better ways of thinking and working
• And your work is stuff that people point to when they are talking about the best work out there.

And of course, you should also be:

• Up-to-date on emerging communication, media consumption, and marketing trends
• Highly adaptable, energized by rapid change and ambiguity
• An enthusiastic champion of making great work and of motivating others to do the same
• Bold, innovative, and energized by concepting and driving new ideas forward
• Able to balance the practical with the magical—and know when to lead with each

In addition, you can expect:

Our teams come to work in the best-looking office building in Boston (if we do say so ourselves). It’s a modern, inspiring environment where we get to work with incredibly talented, energetic coworkers who are dedicated to making our creative vision come to life.

• Three weeks paid vacation your first year (four weeks starting in year two), in addition to 9 paid holidays
• 25% company match on your 401(k)
• Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance
• Paid International Business Travel opportunities
• Our Workplace Flexibility Program: with up to two days working from home per week, after your initial onboarding
• Commitment to professional growth: robust monthly calendar of trainings, workshops and TED Talk style sessions
• Wellness benefits including onsite and virtual classes run by EF instructors and a yearly fitness reimbursement
• EF Product Discounts (discounts on travel, international language schools, childcare with our Au Pair product and more)
• Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Discounts at local venues and businesses

About EF World Journeys

EF World Journeys is an international travel division of EF Education First, including EF Go Ahead Tours and EF Ultimate Break.

For over 30 years, EF Go Ahead Tours has guided adult travelers across the globe via carefully crafted group travel itineraries. Our travelers range from young professionals to retirees, solo travelers to entire families, travel enthusiasts to those stepping off their first flight. We believe the best way to learn about the world is to experience it and every day we come to work hoping to help as many people as possible do just that.

EF Ultimate Break inspires young adults to participate in life-changing travel experiences across the globe. EF Ultimate Break is a division of EF Education First and is the easiest way to travel abroad for anyone 18-35 years old. Every trip gives travelers the chance to make friends, explore new places, and immerse themselves in different cultures – on fun, affordable, life-changing adventures.

About EF Education First

At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education.

Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, parental status, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://ef.com

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