[Wiseman Strategies is proud to represent KURU Footwear of Salt Lake City, Utah in their search for their new Creative Director.]
Creative Director:
Your natural ability to drive, motivate and engage others while always keeping the big picture in mind will make you an exceptional fit as our Creative Director. You love taking on new challenges, and will get the opportunity to fully develop and execute on the creative vision for our innovative company, KURU Footwear. In addition to creating the company’s creative vision and owning its direction, your constant focus on achieving results will serve as the catalyst in ensuring all creative assets and content, including marketing materials, are in alignment with this vision. In this leadership role, you will lead our highly driven Creative team through your strong relationship-building skills. We are KURU Footwear, and we are searching for an action-oriented and confident Creative Director to own the creative direction of our company, and we welcome your application.
What you’ll need to be our Creative Director:
- Risk-taking, socially poised and motivating team builder
- A problem solver who likes change and innovation while controlling the big picture
- Innovative, “outside the box” thinker; undaunted by failure
- Bachelor’s degree in Design or related field
- Several years of experience in a creative director role developing creative outputs that has driven awareness, relevance and desirability
- Proven experience leading and managing designers, copywriters, photographers, and videographers with a track record of delivering high-quality designs on time and within budget
- Passion and proven ability to drive a digital brand that sells to the end user
- Experienced in measuring, tracking KPI’s for self and team, and interprets data well and can define its impact
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously; also able to articulate and sell creative concepts to both internal and external stakeholders
Why you’ll love working with us:
Culture-
- Dynamic, high-growth environment and a culture that wants to win
- High level of accountability in your role. Your ability to perform and deliver results will be obvious and transparent in your role
- Opportunity for you to make an impact cross-functionally and support multiple teams within the business
- You will be joining a team of leaders with an insatiable goal to grow the company more than threefold over the next five years
Benefits-
- Hybrid (remote/in-office) work environment
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible PTO to recharge and actively fulfill personal passions, potential and purpose
- Education Assistance available
- Employee referral bonuses
- Annual bonus potential
- Product discounts
- Sabbatical at 3 years of employment
What you’ll do as the Creative Director:
- Create and lead to a future vision of KURU and build to that state; develop and lead the overall vision for the brand; ensure alignment with the company’s vision, strategic objectives and brand values
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing and eCommerce, to ensure alignment and consistency of creative direction across all touchpoints; Establish and drive a creative culture that engages world class talent, maximizes team potential, and encourages proactive cross-discipline collaboration
- Lead and manage a team of creatives (design, photography, copy) and creative agencies, providing guidance and direction to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality and impactful designs
- Ensure all marketing materials are centered on growing the company through the brand and that the brand satisfies the functional, social, and emotional dimensions that resonates with our customers
Who we are:
Thank you for considering an opportunity at Kuru Footwear (https://www.kurufootwear.com/). We are driven to design and develop footwear that performs at the highest level while empowering you to get out and go chase your dreams. Since the launch of our direct-to-consumer model in 2009, thousands have experienced the unique style, superior support, and unimaginable comfort of KURU. It’s not just about what we make, it’s what we make possible. Comfort this life-changing is more than a shoe. It’s a KURU.
- We are CURIOUS.
- We are IMAGINATIVE.
- We are TENACIOUS.
- We MAKE IT COUNT.
- Scrappy but SMART.
We are excited to review your application and hope your talents and abilities will help us all achieve our goal of continuing doing what we love. .
~ Kuru Footwear
Wiseman Strategies
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