Creative Manager

Job Title:

Creative Manager

Location:

Jacksonville Beach, FL (on-site)
Pay: $110,000-$120,000 per year Company Information:

Athena Ag supports the modern grower at any scale. The company’s operating philosophy is to improve quality, reduce costs, drive consistency, and make the complex simple through disciplined products, procedures, technical support, and hands-on facility guidance. We are continuing to invest in scalable operational infrastructure, enterprise systems, and AI-enabled technologies that support data-driven decision-making across operations, customer support, commercial activity, and executive leadership.

About the Role:

Athena is looking for an exceptional Creative Manager to lead the visual direction and creative execution across our portfolio of brands. This is a highly hands-on leadership role for an experienced designer who combines outstanding creative talent with modern creative technology and AI-powered workflows.

You'll lead major product launches, branding initiatives, packaging development, marketing campaigns, video production, and digital experiences while mentoring the creative team and collaborating closely with Marketing, Product Development, Production, Compliance, Sales, and Customer Experience. We're looking for someone who enjoys creating exceptional work, embraces emerging technologies, and can balance creative innovation with execution, quality, and business objectives.

What You’ll Do:

Lead and mentor the internal creative team while remaining an active, hands-on designer

Lead the creative direction for product launches, marketing campaigns, packaging, merchandising, and digital experiences

Design high-impact branding, packaging, digital marketing, web, print, trade show, and retail assets while creating scalable templates for the broader creative team Develop new brands, logos, packaging systems, and visual identities across Athena's portfolio

Partner with Product Development, Production, and Compliance to bring packaging from concept through production

Direct video production for product launches, educational content, social media, podcasts, webinars, and commercial projects

Develop storyboards, production plans, and oversee editing, motion graphics, and post-production

Champion AI-powered creative workflows to accelerate concept development, design exploration, image generation, animation, video editing, and content creation

Evaluate and implement emerging creative technologies that improve efficiency while maintaining originality and brand quality

Maintain brand consistency across all customer touchpoints and provide creative direction and quality control for all deliverables

Manage creative projects and priorities through Asana while collaborating across multiple departments to deliver projects on time

What We’re Looking For:

Experience & Creative Expertise7-10+ years of professional graphic design and creative leadership experience

Exceptional portfolio demonstrating branding, packaging, marketing campaigns, digital design, and video production

Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and modern creative technologies

Experience leading creative teams while remaining an active contributor

Strong understanding of print production, packaging development, production workflows, and brand management

Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and project management skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment AI & Creative Technology Professional experience integrating AI into creative workflows

Proficiency with tools such as ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, Claude, Runway, Veo, Kling, Eleven Labs, Opus, Envato, or similar creative platforms

Ability to evaluate and adopt emerging creative technologies that improve quality and efficiency

Strong understanding of balancing AI-assisted workflows with exceptional design standards and originality

Nice to Have Experience in consumer-packaged goods (CPG), manufacturing, lifestyle, or retail brands

Motion graphics, animation, and advanced video production experience

Experience leading photography, art direction, and content production

Experience with website design, user experience, and…