Senior Creative Director

Ignite Creative Services, LLC.; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A marketing agency is seeking a Senior Creative Director to lead the creative vision and strategy across various projects. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of creative leadership in an agency setting, guiding teams and executing integrated campaigns. Responsibilities include mentoring design teams, overseeing brand narratives, and ensuring creative alignment with business goals. The role demands someone who can balance innovative thinking with operational viability, driving the agency's creative culture forward.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in creative leadership, especially in agency environments.
• Experience leading integrated marketing campaigns.
• Strong grasp of branding, content, and digital marketing.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative strategy across various clients and categories.
• Set the standard for creative campaigns and content.
• Mentor and elevate creative teams effectively.

Skills

Creativity

Leadership

Brand strategy

Content development

Marketing knowledge

Mentoring

Storytelling

Job description

Senior Creative Director – Ignite Creative Services

Ignite Creative Services is a full‑service Food, Beverage & Hospitality Marketing Agency built for brands that want to stand out, sell smarter, and scale faster.

We blend strategy, creativity, and execution—creating experiences that move the needle across culinary, mixology, marketing, and operations.

Company Overview

Ignite is based in Scottsdale, AZ, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise, and led by Founder & CEO Celia Waddington.

We design end‑to‑end creative solutions for hospitality‑driven brands, including brand strategy, beverage and menu innovation, sales tools, go‑to‑market launches, digital guides, field marketing support, and more.

Role Description

This senior leadership role requires a creative who can think big, lead confidently, and execute decisively.

As Senior Creative Director, you will own the creative vision across the agency—shaping brand narratives, campaigns, content, and experiential work while mentoring a growing creative team.

You will partner closely with strategy, accounts, production, and leadership to ensure our work is conceptually strong, operationally grounded, and commercially effective.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead creative strategy and execution across multiple clients and categories
• Set the creative standard for brand, campaign, content, and experiential work
• Translate business goals into bold, actionable creative ideas
• Oversee concepting, design, copy, and storytelling across platforms
• Partner with accounts and strategy to ensure work aligns with client objectives
• Mentor, develop, and elevate designers, creatives, and collaborators
• Present creative concepts confidently to clients and internal stakeholders
• Balance innovation with operational feasibility (budgets, timelines, execution)
• Continuously evolve Ignite’s creative voice and point of view

Qualifications

• 12+ years in creative leadership (agency experience required)
• Proven experience leading integrated campaigns, not just single deliverables
• Strong understanding of branding, content, digital, social, and experiential marketing
• Ability to lead teams while staying hands‑on when needed
• Comfort working in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Experience in hospitality, food & beverage, lifestyle, or consumer brands is a major plus
• Someone who can challenge ideas constructively and elevate the room

What You Will Learn

• Deep exposure to operational‑side marketing and its impact on profitability
• How creative decisions directly impact business performance
• Experiences building creative within an EOS‑driven organization
• Insight into beverage, hospitality, and experiential marketing at scale
• Leadership experience shaping a growing agency’s creative culture
• Direct collaboration with executive leadership and high‑level clients
• The ability to influence not just campaigns but the agency’s future direction

Location

Phoenix, AZ