Creative Director Take the Lead in Supporting a Marketing Powerhouse We are looking for a Creative Director who is going to lead our in-house European marketing services team, in our European Headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. The Creative Director will serve as the principle creative lead and manage several creative teams. The ideal candidate will be responsible for directing all phases of the creative work for those teams from concept development through production, for inspiring and motivating creative teams, and will be accountable for delivering creative work of the highest caliber that supports the growth of our business. Responsibilities:
- Develop and clearly communicate a vision for the EU marketing services team to be executed within a matrix organization
- Set EU creative direction, strategy and style guidelines, ensuring consistency across the creative teams
- Direct on-brand, on-strategy, compelling and winning creative work
- Manage and lead creative staff and Art Directors, providing ongoing coaching and mentoring to direct reports
- Provide career path direction and development guidance for creative staff on an on-going basis
- Be actively involved in recruiting and retaining creative talent
- Collaborate closely with Country Managers to develop processes and guidelines that balance the need for local creative flexibility and for consistency across all Vistaprint markets to support our brand
- Measure creative performance and evolve best practices based on results
- Monitor regional creative trends and help identify differences and similarities across countries to drive efficiencies
- Be available to review the work of the creative teams and provide feedback that ensures delivery of creative of the highest quality
- Run weekly creative meetings and set processes to share information across teams
Requirements:
- Minimum of 15 years work experience (interactive, brand and direct response experience is a must)
- Recognized expertise developing strategic creative solutions
- Proven expert in developing effective direct response campaigns using new media channels (email, banners, search and social)
- Understands technical limitations for some aspects of electronic design (Outlook 2007, Flash)
- Comfortable with making decisions based on campaigns’ performance
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
- Proven people management and coaching skills to provide clear creative direction and to motivate and inspire creative teams
- Significant brand-building experience across all channels
- Understand user-centered design and development processes, with an emphasis on extending brands across a broad range of customer segments
- Expert knowledge of all steps required in the creative development process, including providing clear creative direction, giving timely and helpful coaching to improve creative and producing work effectively and on schedule
- Experience in a pan-European environment strongly preferred
- Ability to solve problems with keen instincts and based on data
- Strong mentoring and team-building skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and drive for a fast-paced environment
- Detail oriented, self-motivated and high-energy
- Fluent English is a must
About Vistaprint: Vistaprint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) provides more than eight million small businesses and consumers per year with the easiest way to make an impression at the best price. With a unique business model supported by proprietary technologies, high-volume production facilities, and direct marketing expertise, Vistaprint offers a wide variety of products for both small businesses and the home. Options range from business cards, brochures and websites to invitations, thank you notes, calendars and more. A global company, Vistaprint employs more than 1,850 people, operates 20 localized websites and ships to more than 120 countries around the world. Vistaprint's broad range of products and services are easy to access online, 24 hours a day, at www.vistaprint.com, and are satisfaction guaranteed.
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