Senior Brand & Creative Services Leader

FMI Corporation; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

FMI Corporation seeks a strategic Brand and Creative Services Manager to strengthen the firm’s visual brand and oversee creative direction across Marketing. You will lead internal designers, mentor talent and manage external partners to ensure quality, timeliness and brand alignment.

The role requires senior design expertise, cross-functional collaboration with subject matter experts and business leaders, and the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, differentiated communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of progressive design experience in professional services or B2B environments.
• Portfolio showing strong visual judgment, presentation design, brand-system development and ability to simplify complex information.
• Experience managing and developing designers, including coaching and workload prioritization.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and PowerPoint; strong PPT design skills.
• Experience with Figma; AI tools like Adobe Firefly a plus.
• Experience applying brand guidelines across print, digital, presentation and campaigns.
• Strong typography, layout, information design and visual storytelling.
• Knowledge of web design, UX basics, interactive content, and digital asset production.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake, prioritization and workflow of creative requests with marketing.
• Directly manage and develop internal designers, set priorities, coach and provide feedback.
• Provide creative direction and quality control for internal designers and external partners.
• Champion AI-enabled design tools to improve efficiency while preserving quality and brand alignment.
• Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders through creative counsel.
• Lead evolution of FMI’s visual brand across channels for coherence and differentiation.
• Develop and maintain practical brand guidelines for typography, color, imagery and layout.
• Audit materials to improve consistency and quality and identify opportunities.
• Establish design standards, templates and repeatable systems for efficiency and brand integrity.
• Translate FMI’s strategy into a visual identity reflecting expertise and direction.
• Create high-quality visuals for presentations, reports, brochures, websites and campaigns.
• Lead concepts for firm initiatives and thought leadership materials.
• Guide visual design of digital experiences with marketing and developers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to turn complex info into clear visuals.
• Enhance usability of client-facing materials for FMI entities.
• Provide art direction for photography, illustration and video.

Skills

Leadership

Creative direction

Brand stewardship

Design systems

Presentation design

Typography & layout

Visual storytelling

Stakeholder collaboration

AI-assisted design tools

Web design basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

PowerPoint design

Figma

Adobe Acrobat Pro

AI tools (Adobe Firefly)

Job description

FMI Corporation seeks a strategic Brand and Creative Services Manager to strengthen the firm’s visual brand and oversee creative direction across Marketing. You will lead internal designers, mentor talent and manage external partners to ensure quality, timeliness and brand alignment.

The role requires senior design expertise, cross-functional collaboration with subject matter experts and business leaders, and the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, differentiated communications.