Creative Manager
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Key details
- Location
- United States
- Work style
- Remote
- Level
- Senior
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 8–11 yrs
- Function
- Operations & Strategy
- Focus area
- other
- Visa sponsorship
- Needs a Public Trust clearance
- Posted
- Yesterday
Skills
About the role
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Creative Manager based in the United States.
As a Creative Manager, you will lead creative strategy and production across a diverse portfolio of federal government clients and communications projects. This is a hands-on leadership role combining creative direction, team management, and direct content creation across multiple media formats. You will guide a multidisciplinary team of designers, multimedia specialists, and social media professionals while ensuring high-quality creative execution. From developing campaign concepts to producing videos, graphics, presentations, and digital content, you will play a central role in bringing complex ideas to life. You will collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to deliver engaging, accessible, and audience-focused communications. This remote opportunity is ideal for an experienced creative professional who enjoys balancing strategic thinking, practical execution, and team development.
Accountabilities
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Develop and lead creative strategies and concepts for federal government clients, translating project briefs, research, and audience insights into compelling creative direction.
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Personally produce creative assets across multiple disciplines, including graphic design, visual layouts, video editing, motion graphics, photography, and social media content.
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Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary creative team spanning design, multimedia, and social media, establishing priorities, reviewing deliverables, and providing constructive feedback.
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Oversee social media creative development, ensuring consistent visual standards and creating content tailored to different digital platforms.
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Plan and manage video and photography productions from initial concepts through final delivery, coordinating external production partners when necessary.
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Present creative concepts, campaign strategies, and design recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders, clearly communicating the rationale behind creative decisions.
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Manage creative workflows, project timelines, resources, and competing priorities across multiple client contracts.
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Ensure all creative deliverables comply with client branding guidelines, plain language standards, and Section 508 accessibility requirements.
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Design proposal graphics, pitch decks, and presentation materials using PowerPoint to support business development initiatives.
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Identify and introduce innovative tools, technologies, and AI-assisted workflows to improve creative quality, productivity, and operational efficiency.
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Maintain high creative standards while ensuring projects are delivered on time and aligned with client expectations.
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Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Film, Marketing, or a related discipline.
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At least 8 years of hands-on creative experience across three or more of the following areas: graphic design, video production and editing, social media content creation, photography, and motion graphics.
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Minimum of 2 years of experience leading, managing, or mentoring designers or other creative professionals.
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A professional portfolio demonstrating hands-on creative work across multiple disciplines is required with the application.
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Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
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Advanced PowerPoint skills, including the ability to design professional proposals, pitch decks, and executive presentations.
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U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
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Strong creative strategy, conceptual thinking, and visual storytelling abilities, with the capacity to transform complex information