Digital Creative Manager

With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We Offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Meal and Transportation Benefits
• * 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

* Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

The Digital Creative Manager manages and optimizes digital creative assets that support guest-facing digital ordering experiences across Self-Order, Self-Checkout, and Order & Pay platforms. This role is responsible for the quality, consistency, and technical accuracy of food & beverage imagery from creation through deployment, while exploring new tools and technologies to keep pace with a fast-changing digital commerce environment.

• Maintains and updates food & beverage imagery across digital ordering platforms, including QR code Order & Pay technology, Self-Order Kiosks, Self-Checkout, and other digital commerce solutions
• Edits and enhances food & beverage imagery using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom) to meet platform-specific technical specifications, including aspect ratio, resolution, file size, and brand standards
• Leverages AI-powered creative tools (e.g., Midjourney and similar technologies) to generate, enhance, or supplement food imagery where photography is unavailable or impractical, while maintaining brand and quality standards
• Maintains the Digital Asset Management (DAM) library for food & beverage imagery, partner brand menu designs, and marketing assets, ensuring all assets are current, correctly versioned, and organized by brand and concept
• Develops, implements, and maintains DAM file naming conventions, metadata standards, and taxonomy structures to support efficient asset retrieval and governance
• Coordinates and supports digital, marketing, and communications functions across the team, including graphic design, photography support, presentation development, and other creative deliverables as assigned
• Collaborates with Operations, Marketing, Culinary, Information Technology, and brand partners to ensure digital menu content, imagery, and promotional assets are accurate, compliant, and aligned with established brand standards
• Evaluates emerging creative technologies, AI tools, and digital design trends and recommends process improvements that enhance efficiency, scalability, asset quality, and user experience
• Develops and maintains documentation, guidelines, and best practices related to digital asset creation, management, storage, and deployment across enterprise platforms

The Digital Creative Manager reports into the Creative Services Director

• Education and Experience:
  
  The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years:
  In a leadership role:
  Preferred 2 years of experience supervising or influencing a team of creative professionals preferred
• In a technical role:
  Requires 6 years of experience engaged in developing and delivering graphic design, digital creative, or creative project management
• A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the 6-year requirement
• In the industry: 3-5 years of experience supporting digital commerce, restaurant, retail, hospitality, or consumer-facing brands
• Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits:
  Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom), AI image generation tools (e.g., Midjourney), and Microsoft Power Point
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across platforms and deadlines
• Ability to interpret, apply, and enforce brand guidelines consistently across multiple partner brands and platforms
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate creative and technical concepts for cross-functional and non-creative audiences
• Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of digital planning and to advance the organization’s goals
• Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances
• Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments
• Location:
  
  This role is based at the North America Support Center in Bethesda, Maryland