Associate Creative Director (Fully Remote)

Goodway Group; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodway Group, a remote-first media and marketing services firm with a 90+ year history, seeks a Design & Creative Lead to guide a team of designers and video editors. You will provide clear creative direction and pioneer AI-enabled workflows across production pipelines.

You will balance workloads, protect quality and deadlines, and foster collaboration that blends craft with speed and experimentation. You will champion AI tools and partner with strategy, copy, and accounts to ensure on-brand

Qualifications

• Experience leading designers and video editors to deliver high-quality work.
• Ability to mentor and provide constructive feedback to creative teams.
• Fosters a collaborative studio culture balancing craft and speed.
• Lead advocate for creative AI platforms and experimentation.
• Build and document AI-enhanced workflows integrated into production pipelines.
• Upskill designers and editors on AI tools and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of designers and video editors with clear direction and feedback.
• Balance workload and resourcing across design and video projects, protecting quality and deadlines.
• Foster a collaborative studio culture that blends craft with speed and experimentation.
• Lead advocacy for AI platforms and pilot new tools.
• Develop AI-enhanced workflows integrated into production pipelines.
• Train staff on AI tools to raise internal fluency.
• Push storytelling across formats in collaboration with strategy, copy, and accounts.
• Own day-to-day production workflows and ensure efficient handoffs.

Skills

Team leadership

Creative direction

AI platforms

Workflow optimization

Job description

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of designers and video editors, ensuring clear creative direction and feedback.
• Balance workload and resourcing across design and video projects, protecting quality and deadlines.
• Foster a collaborative studio culture that blends craft excellence with speed and experimentation.
• Serve as the lead advocate for creative AI platforms, identifying and piloting new tools.
• Build and document AI-enhanced workflows that integrate into production pipelines.
• Train and upskill designers and editors on AI tools, building internal fluency.

Storytelling & Creative Connectivity:

• Push creative product toward connected, narrative-driven storytelling across formats.
• Partner with strategy, copy, and account teams to ensure consistent story and through-line.
• Elevate visual and narrative craft, raising the bar for on-brand and on-strategy work.

Process & Production Excellence:

• Own day-to-day production workflows, ensuring efficient handoffs and feedback loops.
• Identify opportunities to streamline production through AI and automation.
• Maintain consistent creative and brand standards across all design and video output.

Goodway Group

Goodway Group is a remote-first media and marketing services firm with a 90+ year history. They have a diverse team of digital strategists, media practitioners, technologists, and data scientists, and have won multiple awards as a best place to work.