Associate Creative Director

Garmin Ltd.; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin Ltd. in the Greater Denver area is seeking a full-time Associate Creative Director to lead and mentor a creative team, shaping advertising and marketing materials that engage customers and drive sales while upholding the Garmin brand.

You will collaborate with senior leaders to translate product attributes into effective communications, guide staff through concepting and production, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality creative work across channels.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in a communication, design, art, journalism or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including leadership.
• Proven advertising expertise.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Decisive, but compassionate leader.
• Deadline-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a staff of creative professionals to develop advertising and marketing materials.
• Collaborate with leadership to align with product attributes and marketing objectives.
• Ensure all materials reflect Garmin brand standards.
• Coordinate with traffic and account teams to deliver projects on time.
• Support dealers and distributors' advertising needs.
• Foster high-quality, strategic creative output.

Skills

Leadership experience

Advertising expertise

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Deadline oriented

Education

Associate's degree in Communication/Design/Art/Journalism or related field

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Associate Creative Director at Garmin's location in the Greater Denver area. In this role, you will be responsible for being a hands-on creative leader who's responsible for leading and mentoring creative staff in concepting, developing and producing a variety of advertising and marketing communications materials that engages customers, drives sales and builds the Garmin brand.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with the creative director, segment leaders and company executives to understand key product attributes and marketing objectives and develop effective communication strategies
• Mentor and develop a staff of creative professionals and provide clear direction and goals
• Work with traffic, account executives and creative staff to ensure effective, timely completion of projects and actively seek opportunities to improve the creative processes
• Ensure communications materials properly and consistently reflect Garmin brand standards
• Support the advertising and promotional needs of our dealers and distributors as requested
• Regularly meet with creative team members to ensure their work consistently demonstrates a high level of quality and strategic thinking

Basic Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in a Communication, Design, Art, Journalism or related field AND a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including leadership experience
• Proven advertising expertise
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Decisive, but compassionate leader
• Deadline-oriented

Desired Qualifications

• Financial/budget aptitude

The deadline to apply to this role is Friday, October 30, 2026.

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits