Creative Director

Who We Are    At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.
We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:
* We are stronger as one:
We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act   decisively for our customers and partners.
* We deliver on commitments:
We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
* We learn, improve and innovate:
We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
* We are inclusive:
We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.
** Who You’ll Work With
** We tell the powerful story of how Corebridge makes it possible for more people and institutions to take action in financial lives – for their own and on behalf of others. Our team designs and executes advertising programs, internal and external communications strategies, and client and prospect engagement programs to showcase who Corebridge is to our customers, distribution partners and employees.

Our team oversees brand positioning and strategy, digital and social media, employee and executive communications, media relations, industry research and thought leadership, product marketing, customer regulatory communications, and social impact and sponsorship programming.
** About

The Role
** The Creative Director is responsible for developing and executing a creative strategy that supports Corebridge’s strategic imperatives, translating business objectives into innovative and compelling design focused on raising awareness of and affinity for Corebridge products and services.
** Responsibilities
* ** Provide creative leadership and Corebridge brand expertise, working in close collaboration with business unit and digital marketing teams, driving extension of Corebridge brand expression in our web properties and in business unit marketing campaigns and deliverables.
* Deliver exceptional graphic design for digital or print, managing multiple high-profile projects simultaneously.
* Strategically integrate AI tools and capabilities into the entire creative process, from ideation to production, providing expertise and training to team members on the effective use of AI tools.
* Help to direct the team’s creative execution, reviewing work, troubleshooting and providing actionable feedback.
* Bring a digital-first mindset and the ability to execute using our digital toolkit (AI tools, AEM, Figma, Ceros) to every project.
* Recommend and lead the implementation of improvements to project process efficiency, helping to ensure creative projects move efficiently from creative assignment to delivery in our workflow platform. Serve as a crucial link between the Creative Solutions team and Corebridge stakeholders, helping to successfully manage workloads, timelines and resources.
* Help to build and develop a high-performing, collaborative, engaged and loyal team with the mindset and capabilities to fuel growth. Help to manage and cultivate skill and career development of team members.
* Serve as strategic partner to the Head of Creative Solutions. Provide persuasive, informed counsel.
* Direct the work of external vendors (i.e. agencies, illustrators, photographers, video producers, copywriters and printers).
* Encourage and enable team to further skills and learn about our business.

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of the position, and the requirements of the job may change in line with business needs.
** Skills and Qualifications
*** College degree and 7+ years of related experience with 5+ years of creative direction in agency or corporate setting, performing or managing a range of creative positions.
* Expert knowledge of the Corebridge business or financial services industry is a major plus.
* Strong communication, presentation, problem-solving and project-management skills.
* Strong work ethic and…