ABOUT SKETCHDECK
Elevate your career working with leading global brands alongside inspiring colleagues in a flexible, remote-first environment. At SketchDeck, we aim to bring great people together to deliver exceptional impact. Through a combination of purpose-driven partnerships, technology, and global talent, we help brands realize their limitless potential with high-quality creative and digital solutions delivered on demand. We work with clients ranging from startups to well-known enterprise brands such as Dropbox, Rémy Cointreau, and Asana.
At SketchDeck, our values are more than just guiding principles—theyʼre the foundation of how we work and grow together globally. We commit to:
→ Win as a Team.
→ Find Solutions.
→ Take Ownership.
→ Do the Right Thing.
→ Be Human.
Guided by our vision to be the best creative partner, we empower our team to collaborate and innovate from anywhere with a flexible, remote-first culture. Our camera-on, Slack-heavy environment cultivates genuine relationships and collaboration, where we actively seek culture add, not just culture fit.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR ROLE AT SKETCHDECK
This role has four key focuses:
Lead the creative strategy and direction on select brand, positioning and campaign programs, grounding work in insight from audience, market and competitor research
Lead creative strategy on select key accounts, generating impactful ideas and strategies and turning those into reality
Partner with Design Directors, Content Strategists and the account team so the creative strategy and the visual concept grow from the same idea
Bring strategic thinking to win new business
How you work with the team: You build the strategic foundation and partner with Design Directors on the visual expression, shaping the work together from the first conversation. You'll also work closely with Project Managers, Production Directors, Content Strategists and the Business Development team.
Reporting: This role has no direct reports. You'll report to the VP, Creative Impact.
Working with clients: You'll be in front of clients often. You'll lead discovery, present strategy and recommendations, and build the trust that brings us bigger problems to solve.
You'll succeed in this role if you're a sharp strategic thinker and a natural collaborator. You should enjoy making others' work stronger, be at ease in client conversations, and keep things moving. You set a high bar, and you raise it by working well with others.
SketchDeck is an entrepreneurial environment. You'll be expected to jump into new work and help other teams. Priorities can shift quickly with clients' condensed timelines.
As the Creative Director, you'll have three (3) areas of responsibilities:
CLIENT ACCOUNTS AND PROJECTS: (70%)
Lead discovery with clients to understand their business goals, audiences and the real problem behind the brief
Run audience, market and competitor research, and turn it into clear insights the team can act on
Develop brand positioning, value propositions, brand architecture, brand character and strategic creative concepts.
Build messaging frameworks and brand narratives, and guide how they come to life across touchpoints
Shape campaign and content strategy: audiences, key messages and channels
Write creative briefs that give the team a clear, inspiring starting point
Partner with Design Directors and Content Strategists throughout, so the strategy, the visual expression and the copy strengthen each other
Partner with Design Directors at key phases to guide designers through concept exploration and development, and lead the design team directly when the project scope calls for it.
Present strategy and recommendations to clients with clear rationale, provide creative reviews and resolve client feedback
Bring a strategic view to your accounts, and spot where we can do more for our clients
Partner with Project Managers on scoping and estimates for strategic work
NEW BUSINESS AND PITCHES: (20%)
Partner with Business Development on…