Creative Director Head of Creative (In-House)

As a Creative Director you will guide manage and elevate the creative function across Fortune Brands bringing bold ideas to life through brand campaigns digital content retail experiences packaging and more. You will guide a multidisciplinary in-house team while helping to shape a modern creative model that acts as a strategic partner to Brands Products Channel Marketing Sales and Consumer Insights. Your work will influence everything from top-of-funnel storytelling to execution across eComm social and channel marketing platforms.

Youll be instrumental in establishing a strategic approachone that integrates creative thinking early in the process and delivers concept-to-execution work that resonates with consumers and drives business results. This role requires a creative with strong agency or in-house concepting experience who can move seamlessly from ideation through production while mentoring a collaborative high-performing team.

We value creative leaders who can Think Fast using insights and trends to guide smart timely decisions; Work It Together collaborating across disciplines to align creative efforts with strategic priorities; and Make the Hard Call balancing vision and practicality to drive quality clarity and results.

POSITION LOCATION:This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield IL. Effective fall 2025 Fortune Brands will transition to a new world-class campus in Deerfield bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices brands and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration along with amenities for dining onsite daycare fitness and recreation.

What you will be doing:

Creative Leadership

• Define and champion the creative vision across a portfolio of home outdoor and security brands.
• Guide and manage concept development and storytelling across digital social video eComm packaging retail and experiential channels.
• Build a culture of bold inclusive insight-led creativeraising the standard across the in-house team and agency partners.
• Act as a brand steward ensuring consistency quality and resonance in all consumer-facing work.
• Serve as the creative lead for major campaigns and launches from ideation through production.

Strategic Partnership & Collaboration

• Partner with Brand and Channel Marketing Product Sales and Insights teams to build consumer-led creative strategies that resonate and perform.
• Collaborate with strategy and operations to establish smooth creative intake briefing and review processes.
• Contribute to the internal agency structure supporting workflow optimization and cross-functional alignment.
• Guide manage and participate in creative reviews with a focus on clarity quality and shared goals.

Innovation & Execution

• Embrace emerging creative technologies including GenAI to elevate ideation content creation and team capabilities.
• Leverage performance data and consumer insights to improve creative relevance and outcomes.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning through team showcases innovation sprints and shared best practices.
• Provide constructive direction and clear feedback throughout the creative development process.

Team Leadership & Growth

• Manage mentor and develop a talented creative team across design copy video and content disciplines.
• Foster a supportive high-performance environment that values diversity of thought experimentation and shared success.
• Identify future needs including creative opportunities by business unit as the function scales.
• Present creative strategies and campaigns to senior stakeholders with confidence and clarity.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Design Advertising Communications or a related field
• 10 years of creative leadership experience in an agency or in-house team
• Experience managing brand campaigns across digital social video packaging retail and eCommerce
• Strong portfolio showcasing original high-impact creative work
• Experience managing and mentoring creative teams across multiple disciplines
• Experience managing external vendors and production partners
• Familiarity with creative tools and emerging technologies like GenAI

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree or advanced training in a creative or marketing field
• Experience with consumer brands in home lifestyle or design categories
• Background in retail and packaging design
• Experience building or working within an internal creative agency
• Ability to apply data and consumer insights to inform creative direction

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $90000 USD - $130000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell Therma-Tru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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