The Role
Leads creative direction across graphics, video production, and social media campaigns while personally designing, editing, and producing content. Presents concepts, manages timelines, budgets, vendors, and accessibility compliance, supports business development, and guides designers, editors, and contractors. Requires extensive multidisciplinary creative experience, advanced Adobe Creative Cloud skills, strong communication abilities, and the ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.
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The Role
We're looking for a hands-on Creative Director to lead our graphics, video production, and social media creative. This is a player-coach role who will set the creative direction and do the work: designing, editing, and producing alongside the team.
What You'll Do
- Translate creative briefs into creative direction across client campaigns and deliverables
- Personally design graphics, layouts, and visual assets, and lead video production from concept through final edit
- Oversee social media creative, including visual standards and platform-specific content
- Present and defend creative concepts with confidence in client and internal meetings
- Manage creative timelines, priorities, and production budgets across multiple projects
- Ensure all work complies with client brand and style guides, plain language guidance, and Section 508 accessibility requirements
- Identify and manage outside production partners (videographers, photographers, freelancers) as needed
- Support business development with proposal graphics and creative samples
- Guide and give feedback to designers, editors, and contractors
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, film, marketing, or a related field
- 10+ years of creative experience across design, video, audio, and social/digital
- A strong portfolio showing design, video, and social media work (required with application)
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects); Figma a plus
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Proven ability to manage deadlines and multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Experience supporting federal government clients
- Familiarity with federal branding standards, Section 508, and plain language requirements
- Award-winning creative work
- Up to 10% travel, as needed
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, film, marketing, or a related field
- 10+ years of creative experience across design, video, audio, and social or digital media
- Portfolio demonstrating design, video, and social media work
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Ability to manage deadlines and multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Experience supporting federal government clients
- Familiarity with federal branding standards, Section 508, and plain language requirements
- Award-winning creative work
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The Company
What We Do
Red Carrot delivers data-inspired, measurable success to fuel your growth. We are consistently responsive and adaptive to the ever-changing market dynamics. Our team is readily available to empower your projects for today’s market. Red Carrot supports clients on projects across many industries. Our team is ready to tackle your biggest Strategic Communications, Customer Experience, Management Consulting, and Human Capital Solutions challenges.
