Senior Creative Manager - Remote Strategy & Production Lead

Red Carrot; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Healthcare coverage

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Red Carrot is seeking a hands-on Creative Manager to lead creative across our federal client portfolio. You will shape creative strategy and direction and also design, edit, and produce work yourself. You’ll guide a small multidisciplinary team spanning design, multimedia, and social media for multiple contracts.

The role is remote with preference for DMV or Miami, full-time, and requires leadership experience and a strong portfolio across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications, film, marketing, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on creative experience across multiple disciplines.
• 2+ years leading or mentoring designers or other creative staff.
• Portfolio showing hands-on work across multiple creative disciplines (required).
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
• Advanced PowerPoint skills for designing proposals and presentations.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative strategy and concepts for federal client campaigns, turning briefs, research, and audience insights into clear creative direction.
• Personally create work across disciplines, including graphic design, layouts, video editing, motion graphics, photography, and social content.
• Lead and develop a small multidisciplinary creative team (design, multimedia, and social media), setting priorities, reviewing work, and giving clear, constructive feedback.
• Oversee social media creative, including visual standards and platform‑specific content.
• Plan and manage video and photo production from concept through final edit, coordinating outside production partners when needed.
• Present creative concepts and rationale to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Manage creative workflow, timelines, and priorities across multiple contracts.
• Ensure all work meets client brand standards, plain language guidance, and Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Design proposal graphics, pitch decks, and oral presentation materials in PowerPoint to support business development.
• Bring in new tools and workflows, including AI, that improve quality and efficiency.

Skills

Graphic design

Video production

Social media content

Photography

Motion graphics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

PowerPoint

Job description

Red Carrot is seeking a hands-on Creative Manager to lead creative across our federal client portfolio. You will shape creative strategy and direction and also design, edit, and produce work yourself. You’ll guide a small multidisciplinary team spanning design, multimedia, and social media for multiple contracts.

The role is remote with preference for DMV or Miami, full-time, and requires leadership experience and a strong portfolio across disciplines.