Managing Creative Director

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Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

Join Adobe Studio, our in-house creative agency that crafts everything from award-winning advertising and marketing campaigns to inspiring feature films, documentaries, and scroll-stopping social media content.

Bring your leadership and communication skills to our diverse, dedicated team of dreamers, doers, and brand builders.

What You'll Do

• Lead a diverse team of creative professionals, fostering a positive and inclusive environment of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Develop strategies to elevate the team’s creative output while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Establish team priorities, assign responsibilities, and monitor progress to ensure on-time and high-quality projects.
• Maintain product expertise and ability to create new original assets and guide agency partners in doing the same.
• Act as the primary liaison to external agencies and contractors, establish deliverable expectations, provide actionable feedback, and evaluate agency performance.
• Safeguard brand identity by ensuring creative outputs align with brand guidelines and have a cohesive look and feel.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business units, Campaign, and cross-functional marketing teams.
• Influence creative direction by interpreting creative briefs and setting innovative objectives while advocating for creative excellence and ensuring the team’s work drives measurable business results.
• Guide the creative process for an individual brand or product. Set the concept, theme, or artistic direction for campaigns, products, or brand initiatives. Ensure all creative elements align with the brand’s goals and audience.
• Develop high-level ideas for creative projects that resonate with the brand and target audience.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, technological advancements, and design innovations to ensure the brand’s creative work feels relevant and engaging.
• Provide guidance and constructive feedback to individual contributors. Conduct regular 1 : 1 meetings, establish performance metrics, and deliver consistent coaching. Identify skill gaps and offer tailored training opportunities. Foster a culture of recognition and appreciation.
• To build a pipeline of future creative leaders, manage direct reports by setting objectives, monitoring progress, and offering mentorship and career growth opportunities.

What's Needed To Succeed

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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