Global Brand Creative Director — Hybrid NYC

Fortune Media (USA) Corporation

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 145,000 - 160,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Health/dental/vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts (HSA)

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Dependent care benefits

Commuter benefits

Cell phone benefit

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Fortune Media (USA) Corporation in New York is seeking a senior creative leader to direct Fortune’s global brand across online and offline media. You will shape visual identities, lead major franchises, and set cohesive design systems spanning newsletters, social, video, events, print, and web.

You will guide the design team and external creatives, supervise freelancers, and ensure high craft standards while balancing strategy with hands-on execution across multiple high-visibility projects.

Qualifications

10+ years of relevant creative leadership experience in design, publishing, media, agency, or a fast-paced brand environment.
A portfolio demonstrating exceptional design, brand identity, art direction, typography, and visual storytelling across online and offline channels.
Experience leading creative work for a recognized media, consumer, cultural, or premium brand with a high bar for craft and consistency.
Demonstrated ability to develop visual identities and flexible design systems across marketing, print, web, social, video, and events.
Experience managing and mentoring designers, as well as directing freelance creatives, illustrators, photographers, and other external partners.
Proven project-management experience, including commissioning creative work, negotiating rates and usage, and prioritizing resources.
Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and project-management skills.
Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution and manage multiple high-visibility projects.
Deep fluency in industry-standard design tools; familiarity with evolving digital brand-management tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the creative direction and visual design of Fortune’s global brand across online and offline media and marketing.
Shape the visual identity of Fortune franchises, lists, rankings, and special projects.
Establish and maintain cohesive visual systems across newsletters, social, video, events, print, web, and other brand touchpoints.
Guide the design team and external creative partners, providing clear direction, constructive feedback, and high standards for craft and execution.
Commission and direct illustration, photography, typography, and other creative assets, matching talent and visual approaches to each project’s brand objectives.
Manage relationships with freelance artists and vendors, including rate negotiation, onboarding, and allocation of creative resources.
Lead logo and identity development for Fortune franchises, accolades, and live-media programs.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to evolve Fortune’s brand standards, including typography, color, graphic systems, and guidelines; identify scalable ways to make these resources accessible across the organization.
Serve as a strategic creative partner to teams developing new video, social, event, and franchises, ensuring that new initiatives launch with a distinctive and consistent visual identity.