Brand Creative Director: Strategy, Leadership & Visuals

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston System seeks a senior creative leader to oversee the visual representation of the UH brand and elevate creative initiatives across marketing campaigns. This role directs a team of writers, editors, graphic designers and photographers within University Marketing and Communications (UMC).

The position entails establishing brand standards, managing end-to-end creative development, presenting strategies to senior leadership, and ensuring timely, on-brand asset delivery.

Qualifications

• Requires a 4-year degree or equivalent professional training.
• Minimum of five years of directly job-related experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop long term strategic creative vision for UH brand and execution strategy across campaigns and initiatives.
• Manage the end-to-end creative development process, from briefing to asset delivery, ensuring deadlines, budget and quality standards.
• Present creative strategy and concepts to senior leadership, articulating vision and brand standards behind design decisions.
• Recruit, mentor and manage cross-functional creative team, including designers, writers, videographers and photographers.
• Step in to perform senior level graphic, design, copywriting or media production work during high-volume periods.
• Analyze creative performance and recommend optimizations and enhancements of campaigns.
• Maintain advanced expertise in creative software and digital production workflows.

Skills

Creative direction

Team leadership

Brand management

Graphic design software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent training

Tools

Creative software suite

Job description

University of Houston System seeks a senior creative leader to oversee the visual representation of the UH brand and elevate creative initiatives across marketing campaigns. This role directs a team of writers, editors, graphic designers and photographers within University Marketing and Communications (UMC).

The position entails establishing brand standards, managing end-to-end creative development, presenting strategies to senior leadership, and ensuring timely, on-brand asset delivery.