Group Creative Director / Head of Creative

What You’ll Do: Set the overall creative vision, standards, and direction across a large, multidisciplinary creative organization Lead, coach, and develop creative leaders and teams across multiple disciplines Elevate conceptual thinking, craft, consistency, and overall quality of creative work Lead major integrated campaigns from brief and concept through production and final delivery, serving as the senior creative quality gate for priority work Oversee creative across brand, direct mail, print, digital, email, social, influencer/creator, video, motion, experiential, and emerging channels Lead direct mail, print, personalization, versioning, and high-volume communications, balancing creative quality with production feasibility and scalability Serve as a senior creative advisor to key clients, presenting and defending creative work with a clear connection to strategy and business objectives Play a significant role in new business pitches, proactive recommendations, and organic account growth Partner closely with Strategy, Media, Customer Experience, Social, Content, Production, Project Management, Creative Operations, and other cross-functional teams Oversee department capacity, staffing, freelance resources, budgets, timelines, scope, and delivery Help evolve creative processes and capabilities, including the thoughtful use of AI and emerging technology to improve concepting, personalization, production, workflow, quality, and speed

What We’re Looking For: 15+ years of progressive creative experience, including significant senior leadership within an advertising, marketing, digital, direct marketing, or integrated agency environment Experience leading a large, full-service, multidisciplinary creative department, including managing and developing senior creative leaders Strong portfolio demonstrating high-level conceptual thinking, craft, and executional excellence across integrated, high-volume, and versioned communications Proven ability to move between creative vision and hands-on execution Broad integrated experience across traditional and digital channels Meaningful direct mail and print experience is essential, including personalization, versioning, and complex production-intensive communications Proven experience leading senior client presentations, major integrated campaigns, and new business pitches Strong understanding of creative production across print, direct mail, digital, social, and video, including timelines, cost, scalability, and quality Experience managing department capacity, budgets, freelance resources, staffing needs, and delivery within scope Strong understanding of how strategy, data, media, audience insights, culture, and customer experience inform creative work Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, video/motion tools, modern creative workflows, and emerging AI tools Strong communication, presentation, people leadership, decision-making, and relationship-building skills

Compensation: $200,000 - $240,000 Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications. #SONICREACTIVE