Creative Director: AI-Driven Campaigns & Team Leadership

Margle Media; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Margle Media is a Milwaukee-based, digitally-led marketing agency driving brand growth through strategy, content, creative, social, influencer, and performance marketing.

The Creative Director will own the creative vision and execution for campaigns across paid social, display, programmatic, retail media, CTV, web, and email, leading designers, editors, art directors, and freelance partners to deliver consistently high-quality work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a creative leadership or art direction role.
• Experience leading creative vision for paid social, display, and programmatic ads.
• Experience managing internal and freelance creative teams.
• Strong static design skills; proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
• Familiar with Premiere Pro and video workflows.
• Proficiency with AI tools in production.
• Ability to translate data into creative decisions.
• Excellent communication and relationship management.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own creative vision and concept development across campaigns.
• Lead and mentor the creative department and set standards.
• Allocate internal and freelance resources for projects.
• Source, onboard, and manage a network of freelancers and vendors.
• Develop data-driven creative and optimize performance across channels.
• Maintain quality control across static, motion, and video deliverables.
• Bridge between creative direction and production workflows.
• Oversee production pipeline and digital asset library.

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Premiere Pro

AI tools

Freelance management

Creative leadership

Paid social

Programmatic

Data-driven

Client communication

Job description

Margle Media is a Milwaukee-based, digitally-led marketing agency driving brand growth through strategy, content, creative, social, influencer, and performance marketing.

The Creative Director will own the creative vision and execution for campaigns across paid social, display, programmatic, retail media, CTV, web, and email, leading designers, editors, art directors, and freelance partners to deliver consistently high-quality work.