Creative Team Lead

PHOS Creative; Gainesville, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

PHOS Creative in Gainesville, FL, is seeking a Creative Team Lead to guide designers and content creators, producing high-quality website design and brand systems. The role focuses on strategic thinking, coaching, and ensuring excellence across deliverables.

The position supports a hybrid work schedule with two days in the office per week and remote three days. The ideal candidate has strong leadership, design, and copywriting capabilities and is committed to PHOS’s mission and growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of graphic and website design experience.
• 5+ years leading creative vision and strategy.
• 1+ year leading and managing creative professionals.
• Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in design, creative media, or related field.
• Lead by example and foster engagement in team initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Creative Team to deliver high-quality website design and brand systems.
• Guide and coach designers, copywriters, and digital campaign specialists.
• Enforce PHOS’s visual identity and ensure brand consistency across channels.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing to outline strategies for new clients.
• Facilitate EOS-level processes, Level 10 meetings, and quarterly planning.

Skills

Graphic design

Website design

Leadership

Creative strategy

Copywriting

Education

Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in design or related field

Job description

PHOS Creative is an award-winning strategic agency that focuses on four core competencies: strategic consulting, branding, web design and development, and digital marketing. A strategy-first digital marketing agency headquartered in Florida, PHOS employs 25 team members and serves clients in 20 states.

The growth, work, and culture of the agency have been highlighted in the Inc. 5000, Gator100, the American Advertising Federation, and Florida Trend’s Best Companies To Work For. We’ve worked with B2B and B2C organizations in various industries, including government, non-profit, education, manufacturing, engineering, service, and retail.

Our Mission | Our Daily Passion

To cultivate true flourishing in people and organizations while reflecting the love of Jesus to the world.

Our Vision | Our Hoped-For Future

Our ten-year target is to launch one hundred care centers across the world that don’t exist right now by 2030.

Position Overview

PHOS is seeking a Creative Team Lead to lead our team of designers and content creators and produce high quality website design to clients. This person is the guide and gatekeeper of creative excellence at PHOS, setting the tone for quality across all creative deliverables—including brand systems, designs, digital campaigns, digital ads, copywriting, photography, and videography.

Their role extends beyond managing creative output; they think strategically about how each deliverable supports our clients’ bottom line and advances PHOS’s position as a digital marketing agency that does excellent work. With a clear vision and a focus on innovation, the Creative Team Lead leads the creative process from concept to execution, helping our team and our clients succeed.

The Creative Team Lead is not only responsible for leading creative deliverables, but also for leading and managing people. They play a crucial role in providing guidance, instruction, coaching, and support to team members, helping them to develop their skills, manage their dreams, and achieve company goals.

A passion for creativity and leadership.

Expectations of the Creative Team Lead

Qualifications for the Creative Team Lead

• Minimum of 5 years of graphic and website design
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in leading creative vision and strategy
• Minimum of 1 year leading and managing creative professionals
• Deep understanding of design best practices, messaging, social media, and copywriting
• Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in design, creative media, or a related field
• Set the tone for our organization, leading by example in our core values, passion for our mission, shoutouts, and participation in team events.
• Champion employee engagement in care team initiatives, flourishing programs, and training opportunities, modeling and encouraging participation.
• Lead, manage, and hold the Creative Team (Digital Campaign Specialist Team, Design Team, Copywriter) accountable for departmental KPIs.
• Lead the implementation of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) for the Creative Team, facilitating Level 10 Meetings and Quarterly Planning Sessions.
• Hire and onboard new team members, offer mentorship and guidance, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Push team members to grow by helping them to form stretch goals for themselves, providing necessary resources, training, and support.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and workflows, streamline communication, and implement new tools or technologies that enhance the team’s efficiency and effectiveness.
• Proactively provide critical and actionable feedback on a variety of creative deliverables, including, but not limited to: logos, web designs, videos, content writing, digital campaign concepts and assets, copywriting, photography, and design.
• Direct brainstorming meetings and creative sessions as needed.
• Anticipate problems that may impede a project from being completed on time and implement solutions.
• Cast vision for new opportunities, tools, or systems that will foster more creative work and higher-quality deliverables.
• Champion PHOS’ verbal and visual identity and ensure brand consistency across all marketing and creative channels.
• Collaborate with the PHOS sales and marketing to outline strategies for prospective clients.

Key Intangible Characteristics of the Ideal Candidate

Vision for “Why”

This team member understands PHOS’ purpose and believes in our mission. It guides this person’s decision-making and unites their team’s efforts toward a common objective.

Warm Competence

Strategic Thinker

Customer Empathy

Exemplary Character

Ownership Mentality

Obsessive Positivity

Emotional Control

Remote Work

We currently operate in a hybrid work schedule, coming physically into the office two days per week and working completely remotely three days per week. We’re looking for someone in or around Gainesville, FL, who has the flexibility to come in for client meetings and team activities.

Diversity & Inclusion at PHOS Creative

Our dedication to diversity and inclusion is grounded in our mission to be a place that team members never want to leave and to exemplify the love of Jesus Christ. Discrimination is not loving and is, therefore, anti-missional for PHOS. We in no way discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity for purposes of employment opportunities, continued employment, employee benefits, job security, or promotion. Doing so would violate our reason for existing. We want you here.