Creative Director
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About Galvanize:
Galvanize is a dynamic learning community for technology. Our community is where people and companies with the guts and smarts to create real-world change congregate and inspire each other. The goal is to make opportunities in technology available to all those with the aptitude, determination and drive. Across 8 beautifully designed urban campuses, Galvanize offers a unique combination of education, workspace and networking.
Galvanize teaches web development, data science and data engineering to students, offers support and workspace to over 700 member companies and provides over 200 networking events across eight urban campuses throughout the nation. Galvanize campuses bring together entrepreneurs, students, investors, mentors, and great people and companies to develop the skills, mindset and networks necessary to thrive in a technology driven world.
Galvanize was recently named one of Colorado’s Top 100 Digital Companies with campuses in Denver (2), Boulder, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix.
To learn more about Galvanize, visit http://www.galvanize.com/.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Serve as the creative leader for the Galvanize brand while developing, mentoring and managing marketing creative team.
- Collaborate with product team to present a unified brand look/feel/voice across channels and platforms.
- Lead strategy and development of all creative marketing/advertising campaigns ensuring a consistent and relevant look and feel across channels and platforms
- Drive online and offline concept creation for all assets including marketing materials, email campaigns, and social assets.
- Translate concepts to all media including digital, print, broadcast, direct mail and out of home.
- Remain current on emerging trends in digital technology to bring consistently fresh thinking and ideas to the team.
- Develop and drive the process for design projects across marketing channels.
- Manage production timelines, vendor relationships, and quality/cost controls.
- Work with marketing to develop creative briefs for any outside agencies to ensure collateral matches brand voice.
EXPECTED EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably within a creative field.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills to lead internal creative team and work closely with the marketing team and other departments.
- Minimum seven years of experience including time in a creative/design or copy management role. In-house experience in digital advertising (mobile & desktop) preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once and accurately set and meet deadlines.
- Experience with social media strategy and implementation across platforms
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop...) - understanding of code implementation, including CSS, Javascript, and HTML5 a plus..
ABOUT YOU:
- You are hands-on as well as strategic.
- You demonstrate passion, inspiration and humility in all that you do.
- You know how to lead, not just manage.
Galvanize provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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