Creative Director, Design & Animation

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the design and animation teams to develop high-quality visual and motion work that meets brand and marketing goals across Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile
• Provide actionable feedback through quarterly reviews and ongoing coaching to strengthen craft, career growth, and creative range for designers and animators
• Manage team dynamics and performance to keep a productive, collaborative, innovative environment for the team to do its best work
• Maintain a consistently high standard of design, animation, and visual storytelling across both brands while evolving aesthetics as business needs change
• Partner with the Creative Director and Copy as a dynamic duo to deliver breakthrough integrated creative across promotional campaigns, social, experiential/brand activations, and customer communications
• Collaborate with marketing partners, Creative Account Management, and external partners to plan and execute creative projects against shared deadlines
• Translate briefs (and more often, conversations) into ideas and visual concepts that drive action
• Present creative concepts, rationale, and a persuasive creative vision to senior leadership and stakeholders to secure alignment and buy-in

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of related work experience OR a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent (Required)
• 8+ years directing design and animation for national or global brands as a creative director or like creative leader. (Preferred)
• Mastery of design and animation software including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and motion tools (Preferred)

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree (Preferred)