Creative & Design Manager

Jobtailor; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Brand Designer to own and evolve our visual identity across multiple channels. You will lead design execution from brief to final delivery, ensuring brand consistency and high quality.

You will partner with cross‑functional teams to drive campaigns, contribute to content strategy, and advance design systems and processes for speed and scale. You will mentor the Coordinator, Creative & Design and collaborate with the Director to explore new technologies,

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of design experience with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role on an in‑house brand or content team.
• Demonstrated experience owning brand identity and creative direction across multiple channels simultaneously.
• Proven ability to operate at the intersection of creative and content strategy – not just executing against a brief but helping define what needs to exist and why.
• Expert‑level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects) and Figma.
• Strong motion design and video editing skills – able to independently produce short‑form social and paid media content.

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution from brief through final delivery across all formats and channels: social, email, digital ads, print and in‑studio signage, website, activation materials, and decks.
• Own and evolve the visual identity, enforcing brand standards, guidelines, and design systems.
• Execute design work, maintaining brand consistency and quality across materials.
• Drive creative vision for campaigns and key brand moments in partnership with the Coordinator.
• Develop and maintain a scalable design process enabling speed and consistency.
• Support content strategy roadmap and ensure assets fuel cohesive omnichannel experience.
• Identify content creation needs and translate brand strategy into clear direction.
• Share learnings, conduct competitive research, and communicate findings.
• Establish and socialize best practices for content production, briefs, approvals, and outputs.
• Audit output against objectives and optimize the production process.
• Build and manage briefing, intake, and project management systems for clarity and prioritisation.
• Lead management of creative requests with cross‑functional partners.
• Serve as embedded design partner for cross‑functional teams.
• Lead creative reviews with senior stakeholders and incorporate feedback.

Skills

Brand identity

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Motion design

Video editing

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Stakeholder presentation

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution from brief through final delivery across all formats and channels: including social, email, digital ads, print and in‑studio signage, website, activation materials, and presentation decks
• Own and evolve the solidcore visual identity, serving as the internal authority on brand standards, creative guidelines, and design systems following the "Stronger for it" brand platform launch
• Execute design work, maintaining brand consistency and quality across all materials
• In partnership with the Coordinator, drive and execute the creative vision for campaigns, programs and key brand moments
• Develop and maintain a scalable design process and system that enables speed and brand consistency across all channels and teams
• In partnership with the Director, support the creative content strategy and roadmap across the solidcore brand ecosystem: ensuring design and visual assets fuel a cohesive, omnichannel client experience across paid, owned and earned channels
• Support the development of integrated content matrices in partnership with the Director and channel leads, identifying all content creation needs and translating brand strategy into clear design direction
• Act as a thought leader within the Content team, sharing learnings and optimizations and conducting competitive landscape research to identify emerging content formats, consumer behaviours and visual trends, communicating findings
• Establish and socialize best practices for creative content production, including briefing standards, approval workflows and output requirements by channel
• Audit creative output against content objectives and channel performance; iterate and optimise the production process accordingly
• Build and manage briefing, intake and project management systems that create clarity and prioritisation across the team and organisation
• Lead the management of creative requests from across the business – tracking, prioritising, setting deadlines and communicating proactively with cross‑functional partners
• Serve as the embedded design partner for cross‑functional teams
• In partnership with Brand Marketing, lead creative reviews with senior stakeholders, presenting work confidently and incorporating feedback constructively
• Directly manage and mentor the Coordinator, Creative & Design – providing creative direction, ongoing feedback and a growth structure built to scale as creative needs expand
• In partnership with the Director, proactively identify and explore new technology solutions, including AI tools, to accelerate design and creative output and keep the team at the leading edge
• Champion a culture of craft, speed and continuous improvement within the creative function

Requirements

• 6-9 years of design experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role on an in‑house brand or content team
• Demonstrated experience owning brand identity and creative direction across multiple channels simultaneously
• Proven ability to operate at the intersection of creative and content strategy – not just executing against a brief but helping define what needs to exist and why
• Expert‑level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects) and Figma
• Strong motion design and video editing skills – able to independently produce short‑form social and paid media content
• Experience managing creative operations: briefing systems, content calendars, project intake, asset management and cross‑functional workflows
• Proven ability to manage up and influence without authority – comfortable presenting to senior leaders and navigating stakeholder feedback
• Data‑aware mindset: comfortable using performance insights to inform and evolve creative strategy

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expert‑level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with a strong focus on brand identity and creative direction across multiple channels. Capable of managing creative operations and leveraging data insights to inform design strategies.