About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Brand and Creative based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Define and manage the brand platform, including purpose, personality, voice, positioning, and core value proposition, ensuring the brand communicates trust, security, and simplicity.
- Develop and maintain brand architecture across digital identity, verification, online notarization, and AI-powered authorization solutions in collaboration with product marketing leadership.
- Lead brand refresh initiatives and strategic evolution as the business expands into new categories.
- Own the brand identity system and guidelines, covering logo usage, color palettes, typography, iconography, illustration, photography, motion design, and data visualization.
- Build and maintain a centralized, self-service brand hub and library of templates.
- Lead creative strategy, concept development, and execution for integrated marketing campaigns, product launches, and major brand initiatives.
- Oversee design and creative production across the company website, digital advertising, sales collateral, presentations, video, social media, and event environments.
- Establish and manage creative intake, prioritization, production, review, and approval workflows.
- Oversee creative budgets, external agencies, freelancers, and other production partners.
- Define brand health metrics and research programs to monitor awareness, consideration, and perception among target audiences.
- Partner with Product Design to ensure that the product experience and external marketing identity feel cohesive.
- Build strong relationships with executive stakeholders and functional leaders.
- Explore emerging creative technologies, tools, and workflows.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in brand strategy, creative direction, or a related discipline, including at least four years leading brand or creative teams within B2B technology, fintech, or security organizations, or equivalent senior agency experience.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage brand platforms, positioning strategies, visual identities, and messaging systems.
- A strong portfolio showcasing successful brand systems, integrated campaigns, and creative work.
- Proven experience leading a brand refresh, repositioning initiative, or brand architecture project.
- Strong creative direction capabilities across visual design, copywriting, video, motion, and integrated campaign development.
- Ability to connect creative decisions to business objectives, customer needs, market positioning, and measurable brand outcomes.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working closely with Marketing, Product, Sales, and Communications teams.