Rio Grande is hiring : Marketing : Brand & Creative Team Lead in Albuquerque

Marketing : Brand & Creative Team Lead Brand & Creative Team Lead

The Brand & Creative Lead will oversee Rio Grande’s visual storytelling, brand consistency, and creative production. This role leads a team of designers, photographers, writers, and a videographer while also contributing directly to creative projects. You'll partner closely with Growth & Demand and Integrated Marketing teams to deliver high-impact campaigns that inspire and engage B2B audiences.

Lead and mentor the creative team while contributing hands-on design, photography, design, or content work as needed.

Oversee development of visual assets, copy, and creative deliverables across campaigns, channels, and internal communications.

Maintain brand guidelines and ensure consistency across all platforms.

Partner cross-functionally to support integrated campaigns, events, and customer marketing.

Collaborate with the Integrated Marketing team to ensure assets align with campaign strategy and objectives.

Deliver creative support for sales enablement, website content, product launches, and executive initiatives.

Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and support to a team of brand and creative professionals.

Conduct regularly scheduled 1 : 1s, coaching sessions, and facilitate professional development.

Foster a collaborative and accountable team culture focused on results and continuous improvement.

6+ years in creative leadership roles, with experience managing multidisciplinary teams.

~ Proven ability to translate business objectives into compelling creative content.

~ Rio Grande is a metal-free environment within our operations areas.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging :

We are an equal-opportunity employer with a zero-tolerance policy for harassment or discrimination of any kind. As an advocate for equity and equality, we hire, train, and promote qualified people of all backgrounds. We consider employment candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other underrepresented class. We value our associates and have won the yearly Healthiest Places to Work and Family Friendly Business awards on multiple occasions.

Rio Grande provides a generous benefit package for full-time (30+ hours a week) associates that includes :

~ Medical plan with low premium rates and no high deductible (includes dental and vision) and telemedicine

~Paid time-off benefits, plus an additional seven paid holidays

~ Paid life insurance and optional additional life insurance

~ Long-term and short-term disability

~ Flexible spending account

~ Tuition reimbursement

~ On-site gym and company wellness program

~ Local and national discounts on various travel and entertainment

~ We work together for the success of our stakeholders, and we provide a thoughtful, fun, and creative environment to support them. We encourage professional and personal development through a variety of training opportunities and a focus on promoting from within.

Established in 1944, Rio Grande, a Berkshire-Hathaway manufacturer / distributor, has thousands of valued customers around the world. You can find our guiding principles, The 3 R’s, Respect, Responsibility and Results, on our website as well as information about our community support and how we protect the environment.

solar-powered facility, with covered parking, Rio Grande has sales, marketing, supply chain, IT and administrative offices, a climate-controlled distribution center with more than 40,000 items, and a comprehensive, well-equipped manufacturing operation. Manufactured products include jewelry-making equipment (from basic tools to highly sophisticated induction casting machines) and jewelry components—both die-struck and cast. Capabilities include CAD / CAM, casting, stamp and form, metal finishing, CNC machining, manual milling, tool & die and electronics / mechanical assembly.