Senior Creative Lead - Brand Strategy & Visual Systems

Stryker Corporation; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is seeking a Senior Creative Lead to define and steward the firm's visual brand across marketing, business development, recruiting, internal communications, and client initiatives. This role partners with design and marketing professionals to drive brand strategy and high-impact creative direction.

The Senior Creative Lead will shape design systems, templates, and production standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and polish across print and digital channels.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional design experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead creative role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a range across print, digital, and presentation design.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, and information design.
• Experience developing and maintaining brand identity systems and style guides.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communications or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic creative vision and visual standards for major firm initiatives with leadership.
• Own and evolve the firm's visual identity system, including logo usage, typography, color palette, imagery, templates, and brand guidelines.
• Translate firm priorities into compelling creative approaches that strengthen market positioning and audience engagement.
• Guide brand consistency and creative quality across print, digital, presentation, campaign, and client materials.
• Develop the creative systems, templates, and production standards that enable the broader team to execute efficiently.
• Create and refine high-visibility materials where senior creative expertise is required (pitch books, proposals, decks, etc.).
• Lead and coach marketing/communications teams to build shared design judgment and execution.

Skills

Creative leadership

Portfolio development

Adobe Creative Suite

Typography & layout

Brand identity systems

Multi-project management

Presentation design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communications

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

PowerPoint

Job description

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is seeking a Senior Creative Lead to define and steward the firm's visual brand across marketing, business development, recruiting, internal communications, and client initiatives. This role partners with design and marketing professionals to drive brand strategy and high-impact creative direction.

The Senior Creative Lead will shape design systems, templates, and production standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and polish across print and digital channels.