Remote Retail Creative Lead - Hardware & Health

The Sage Group; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sage Group’s US Partner Marketing Studio seeks a Creative Lead to steer creative direction and brand stewardship for Home and Health across 3P retail and B2B partners.

You will collaborate with Global Design, Brand, PMMs, GTMs, and external agencies, translating global toolkits into retail-ready executions while upholding strict quality standards. This role requires leadership, diplomacy, and hardware-brand experience.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, Art Direction, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: 6+ years in art direction, visual design, or creative production in a design studio, agency, or corporate brand marketing team.
• Retail & Channel: Designing for major consumer electronics/tech retail channels (Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Amazon, Home Depot, Lowes).
• Software mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and Google Workspace.
• Print & Mechanical Production: Pre-press, color proofing, large-format signage, and retail fixtures.
• Agency Management: Experience as creative lead or POC directing external partners.
• Diplomatic Communication: Poised and solutions-oriented with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Hardware & Tech Background: Experience with consumer electronics or high-profile tech brands.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative direction and brand stewardship for Home and Health across 3P retail and B2B partners.
• Lead creative reviews to ensure brand standards and project quality.
• Collaborate with Global Design/Brand, PMMs, GTM leads, and external agencies to align on POR changes and launches.
• Translate global toolkits into retail-ready executions while enforcing tooling and quality standards.
• Oversee agency partnerships, briefs, approvals, and velocity across multi-retailer campaigns.
• Enforce studio SOPs, asset handoffs, and centralized asset management.

Skills

Art direction

Visual design

Creative production

Retail design

Cross-functional collaboration

Diplomatic communication

Hardware background

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Workspace

InDesign

Illustrator

Job description

The Sage Group’s US Partner Marketing Studio seeks a Creative Lead to steer creative direction and brand stewardship for Home and Health across 3P retail and B2B partners.

You will collaborate with Global Design, Brand, PMMs, GTMs, and external agencies, translating global toolkits into retail-ready executions while upholding strict quality standards. This role requires leadership, diplomacy, and hardware-brand experience.