Senior Creative Director

Adtalem

At Adtalem Global Education, we seek to empower students and members to achieve their goals, find success and make inspiring contributions to our global community. Adtalem is a leading healthcare educator that partners with organizations to proactively address future workforce needs and empowers career development with access to world-class academic curriculums, certifications and training programs across the medical and healthcare industries.

Adtalem institutions and companies include: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Walden University. (NYSE: ATGE; member S&P MidCap 400 Index) For more information, please visit adtalem.com.

The position leads Adtalem’s corporate creative strategy, developing innovative and differentiating cross-channel creative. The ideal candidate will have a rich background in driving brand and innovation and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. We are looking for a candidate that will generate big, bold ideas and is obsessed with infusing personality into brands to bring a true connection on a human level. This position will translate abstract ideas into design concepts with a clear process for execution bringing a forward-thinking, world-class brand to life.

This position will report to the Vice President, Global Communications but work closely with the functional leaders across the Global Communications team. In addition, this position will work closely with leadership to develop a strategy for transforming and elevating the brand. They will lead and inspire teams of creative personnel and content creators to enhance company’s profile, work with the executive leadership team and human resources to build stakeholder engagement, and influence customer and consumer behavior. This also includes creative brand photography and audio and video production. 

• Support Adtalem brand elevation and activation working in conjunction with the Global Communications leadership team. 
• Support brand awareness and consideration elevation. 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional departments and lead and develop a creative team. 
• Translating Global Communications objectives into clear creative strategies. 
• Leads the teams that produce all creative assets including graphic design, video production/editing and web. 
• Direct the activities of creative agencies to align with enterprise objectives, strategies and scope of work. 
• Lead the creative direction and concepting of visual campaigns in all platforms including linear, digital, social, mobile, video, and live events. 
• Responsible for Adtalem brand and creative standards. 
• Responsible to continually refreshing creative to optimize campaign outcomes. 
• Responsible for audio/video production. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects from concept through activation. 
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, creative design, communications, or brand management; master’s degree preferred. 
• 10 years’ experience in creative production, branding, or marketing including 7 years minimum leadership/management experience. 
• Extensive digital experience across varied channels including rich media. 
• A passionate, energetic, creative visionary. 
• Must be able to collaborate with a variety of colleagues across the organization. 
• Proven success managing creative teams & agencies. 
• Strong organizational, logistical and planning skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines while maintaining work quality. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences and constituencies. 
• Demonstrated strategic and critical thinking ability. 
• Must possess exceptional communication, and presentation skills. 
• Strong management, coaching and leadership skills. 
• Ability to inspire and motivate a team to accomplish goals
   

A portfolio of your creative work is required upon submission of your application.
 

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $133,831.82 and $241,870.90. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits

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You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.