Director, Creative: Global Brand Voice Leader

DEPT®; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k with matching

PTO

Paid company holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

DEPT® in the United States (Illinois) seeks a Director, Creative to own verbal and visual direction for a major global account. They will align copy and art across multiple markets, maintaining one voice and one standard of art direction in high-volume output.

You will build brand voice systems, editorial standards, and oversee campaigns from concept to delivery, leading brand campaigns, always-on, product launches, and lifecycle work with a hands-on, hands-off balance as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in copywriting, brand storytelling, or integrated campaigns with leadership experience.
• 2+ years mentoring and building copy/creative teams.
• Experience leading a global account across markets.
• A portfolio showing range on large-scale, multi-channel campaigns.
• Proven experience building brand voice systems and editorial standards.
• Experience marrying brand aesthetics with performance metrics.
• Strong eye for art direction, typography, and layout; able to brief and sign off on visuals.
• Fluency with AI-assisted creative workflows.
• Ability to balance creative excellence with business performance.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish the vision for Copy, Art, Content, and Design teams and ensure cohesive, high-bar output across every workstream.
• Own the brand voice system: messaging architecture, editorial standards, and writing guidelines across teams and markets.
• Lead strategy and execution of performance-driven campaigns using data-backed insights.
• Run concurrent workstreams across brand, always-on, product launches and lifecycle with a single through-line.
• Partner with Strategy, Media, and Analytics to tie creative decisions to performance.
• Build scalable creative systems and workflows for faster, smarter output.
• Establish frameworks for creative review, copy QA, and cross-functional handoff for growing volume.
• Lead high-value pitches and act as primary creative consultant for C-suite clients.
• Directly manage writers and art directors, coaching their craft and growth.
• Take ownership of end-to-end creative quality and delivery.
• Identify trends and skill gaps to keep the team future-ready.

Skills

Copywriting

Brand storytelling

Leadership

Integrated campaigns

Brand voice systems

Editorial standards

AI workflows

Data-informed decisions

Communication

Presentation

Job description

DEPT® in the United States (Illinois) seeks a Director, Creative to own verbal and visual direction for a major global account. They will align copy and art across multiple markets, maintaining one voice and one standard of art direction in high-volume output.

You will build brand voice systems, editorial standards, and oversee campaigns from concept to delivery, leading brand campaigns, always-on, product launches, and lifecycle work with a hands-on, hands-off balance as needed.