Creative Director
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Job Summary
Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical operational and technical solutions to our Nations most complex national security order to achieve our mission Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting nurturing and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented dynamic and growing company that values exceptional performance!
*This position requires TS/SCI*
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Creative Director to serve as the senior creative authority overseeing all visual content branding standards and design output in support of U.S. Government publication objectives. The Creative Director will lead a multidisciplinary team of creative professionals ensuring the consistent delivery of commercially competitive visually compelling content across print digital and multimedia platforms. This individual must bring deep creative expertise strong leadership presence and the ability to maintain rigorous branding and quality standards in a high-tempo security-conscious environment.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the single managing director with final authority over creative direction visual standards and design quality across all assigned Government publications and dissemination channels.
- Lead mentor and manage a multidisciplinary creative team including commercial artists graphic designers web designers photo editors videographers and other creative staff.
- Establish communicate and enforce branding guidelines visual style standards and design best practices consistent with commercial publishing industry standards.
- Review and approve all visual content prior to publication to ensure quality brand alignment and adherence to Government editorial objectives.
- Collaborate closely with the Editor in Chief program managers and Government clients to ensure visual content supports and enhances overall strategic communication goals.
- Develop and manage creative production schedules and workflows ensuring on-time delivery of visual assets across multiple simultaneous publications and platforms.
- Oversee the full creative production lifecycle from concept development and design through layout review revision and final delivery.
- Drive creative innovation by researching and introducing emerging design trends tools and technologies that enhance content quality and audience engagement.
- Ensure all visual content complies with applicable copyright intellectual property classification and operational security requirements.
- Provide creative direction for multimedia content including motion graphics video production infographics and interactive digital media.
- Conduct regular quality reviews of creative output implementing corrective measures to address recurring design or production deficiencies.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience directly managing commercial artists graphic designers web designers photo editors and other creative staff for professional publications (e.g. newspapers magazines online publications) within senior management-established guidelines.
- Demonstrated ability to develop implement and enforce comprehensive brand identity systems and visual style guides across multiple publications and platforms.
- Proven track record of delivering commercially competitive visually sophisticated content under tight deadlines in a high-volume production environment.
- Expert proficiency in industry-standard design and production software including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Premiere Pro After Effects) or equivalent tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present and defend creative concepts to senior leadership and Government clients.
- TS/SCI Clearance
Desired Qualifications:
- At least three years of experience working with foreign-language versions and translations to and from English-language publications.
- Bachelors degree or higher in Graphic Design Visual Communications Fine Arts or a related field; advanced degree or equivalent professional portfolio preferred.
- Experience providing creative direction in support of U.S. Government military or national security communications programs.
- Familiarity with USSOCOM combatant command structures or Information Operations / Psychological Operations (PSYOP) communication frameworks.
Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Marketing
- Logo Design
- Trello
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Martech
- Adobe Photoshop
- Social Media Management
- Adobe Illustrator
- Copywriting
- Customer relationship management
- Experience Design
- Adobe Indesign
About Company
Core One is always seeking talented professionals. If you would like to submit a resume to Core One to have on file, please send an email to [email protected] . You may also view our current openings here:
