Creative Director - London, Canada - Northern

Northern

Verified Company

London, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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About Northern

Headquartered in London, Ontario, Northern is an integrated digital solutions agency that specializes in helping leading Retail and Public Service brands navigate digital change.

Leveraging our industry expertise and deep understanding of our clients' businesses, we collaborate to design, create, and enable tailored digital experiences that drive growth.

We have strategically assembled a group of innovators who have a passion for technology, design, and improving digital experiences.

What We're Looking For
We are looking to add a strategic
Creative Director to lead our Marketing Design Team.

At Northern the
Creative Director plays a pivotal role in shaping the creative direction of our projects. They
define strategic and creative approaches, ensuring they align with performance insights and industry trends.

Leading creative meetings and workshops, they effectively communicate and defend concepts to achieve alignment with stakeholders followed by hands-on execution.

Additionally, the Creative Director
oversees the
development, training, management, and retention of the design team, ensuring high-quality and consistent delivery of creative solutions.

Fulltime remote is available nationally. Our Connected Workplace Program gives you the option to choose a remote, hybrid, or inoffice workspace_

Benefits of Becoming a Northerner
In exchange for your talent and expertise, Northern is committed to providing:

Benefits plan, including a Health Spending Account
Wellness Program & LifeWorks EAP
Fitness Reimbursement Program
Vet Care Program
RRSP Matching
Profit-Sharing Performance Bonuses
Endless Professional Growth Opportunities
Delicious Meals & Company Social Events
Free Onsite Parking
Referral Bonus Program
Flexible work environment so you can work where & when you work best
Allowance to help set up home office

Just to name a few...

Duties & Responsibilities
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Lead the creative team through strong design and creative vision, inspiring and motivating them to achieve excellence in every project.
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Lead design strategy and execution** for key client accounts.

Present and defend campaign concepts to clients,
effectively communicating the rationale behind each creative decision.

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Understand and ideate on compelling
copywriting, ensuring that the messaging aligns with the overall creative direction and intended audience.
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Elevate the team's design through high visual standards and effective training, providing guidance and feedback to foster growth and development.
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Organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
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Ensure that the team's
designs are effective for marketing objectives while maintaining client's brand standards and guidelines.
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Manage the creative team, including
resource allocation, performance management, and professional development
:

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Support design team with efficiency in a high volume production environment and budget usage.
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Lead creative brainstorming and ideation sessions with internal and external stakeholders.

Lead photography and videography vendors on key projects, ensuring the highest quality deliverables.

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Conduct quality assurance (QA) checks to maintain the integrity and consistency of the final creative output.
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Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with the ability to effectively utilize these tools to execute design tasks and collaborate with team members.

Knowledge, Education & Experience Required
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5+ years' experience, as a Senior Designer or Art Director/Creative Director ideally in an
agency environment:

Experience with managing / leading a design team producing high volume performance creative

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3+ years' experience managing a team

A College diploma, University degree in a related field
Proficient in the fundamentals of graphic design and the functionality and utilization of the extended Adobe Suite and Figma.
Proficiency in after effects and animation

Since its founding in 2015, Northern has grown to over 155 employees working together to help leading brands across North America navigate digital transformation.

As one of only 3% of agency partners awarded Google Premier Partner status, and a Facebook Marketing Partner, Northern is a leader in digital marketing and advertising excellence.

Our campaigns have been recognized as best-in-class by the Google Premier Partner Awards, Search Engine Land Awards, the Canadian Search Awards, and more.

Northern's continued growth, strengthened by our strong company culture, has led to multiple recognitions by Great Place to Work Canada, including Best Workplaces in Canada, in Ontario, for Women, and for Hybrid Work.

**Equity and Diversity