Creative Director

Eastdil Secured, L.L.C.; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 114,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Mentorship program

Growth track

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Eastdil Secured in Lincoln, NE invites a Creative Director to shape compelling visuals rooted in Heatmap analysis and user research. You will translate findings into actionable decks, adapt on the fly, and defend design choices to leadership while ensuring the brand promise remains strong across channels.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, map user personas to briefs, and document the design trail so future teams inherit clear judgment and direction.

Qualifications

• Experience applying heuristic evaluations to real-world products or services.
• Proven ability to translate research into actionable design decisions.
• Strong background in user personas and scenario-based design.
• Skilled in affinity diagramming to organize insights.
• Solid foundation in interaction design and collaboration across teams.
• Ability to defend design choices to leadership and peers.

Responsibilities

• Translate research findings into visuals that guide decisions across teams.
• Adapt presentations on the fly to align with director expectations.
• Frame design rationale to gain director approval.
• Trace assets back to briefs to keep revisions honest.
• Maintain a consistent brand voice while tailoring channels.
• Document decisions for future design handoffs and evolution.
• Iterate quickly on feedback while preserving quality and intent.

Skills

Heuristic Evaluation

User Personas

Affinity Diagramming

Interaction Design

Teamwork

Job description

Your sketchbook says more than your resume ever could, and at Eastdil Secured that's precisely the kind of Creative Director we're hunting for. Frame it as Eastdil Secured trusting your 10 years with $114,000 - $164,000, a creative mandate, and the room to grow into leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate Heatmap Analysis research findings into a visual the whole floor can act on
• Read the room mid-presentation and reorder the deck on the fly
• Frame the design rationale so director approvers feel smart agreeing with you
• Trace every User Personas asset back to the brief so revisions stay honest
• Keep the performance-driven brand promise intact while every channel demands its own dialect
• Leave a documented trail so the next creative inherits judgment, not just files
• Iterate quickly on feedback while protecting design quality and intent

What You'll Bring

• A collaborator who makes the director review feel less like an exam
• Working understanding of both Heuristic Evaluation and User Personas in real-world settings
• Comfort being measured against a clear director bar
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• A solid foundation in Affinity Diagramming, refined over 11+ years
• Fluency across Interaction Design and Teamwork, with strong opinions on both

At Eastdil Secured, our mission is to make creative simpler, faster, and more accessible for everyone in Lincoln, NE and beyond. We default to documenting decisions so NE and remote teammates stay equally in the loop.

Lead with the number, $114,000 - $164,000, then add a growth track, a mentor, full benefits, and hours that bend toward your Lincoln life.

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