Executive Creative Director

You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most. 

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical. 

The Marketing team at Bose consists of passionate, bold, and music-loving storytellers. We tap into the magic of what makes Bose, BOSE, and through our marketing efforts, connect that magic with people who relate to our belief that sound is the most powerful force on earth.

Job Description

The Executive Creative Director provides the passion, vision and leadership behind our storytelling. This person is responsible for elevating our communications and severing as a creative beacon for acquiring talent. They will work with partners to determine how Bose should be represented through design, content, advertising and experiences. They are responsible overseeing the creative department, including the creative, production and studio teams, and managing outside creative agencies as well pushing the development of compelling storytelling, distinctive communications & digital content experiences; continuing the transition to a brand that acts as a more evergreen content publisher.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Invent and inspire creative outputs that are tied to an overall strategic framework      
• Partner with Marketing Strategy, Media, Ecommerce, Resellers to develop effective creative across all channels – online and offline
• Ensure consistency in our brand identity, editorial voice, visual expressions  
• Present creative concepts in persuasive, articulate and compelling ways.
• Embrace and apply consumer insights to communications and be able to clearly articulate creative rationale
• Overseeing the product imagery and content for site, apps and partners
• Providing creative direction to partners, sponsors, and influencers on content creation
• Elevate the standards, workflows, processes and skillsets to optimize the creative team’s outputs.
• Manage resource planning, budget and allocation
• Review and interpret creative briefs and guide the creative work product
• Understand goals, business requirements, constraints, and be able to work within project parameters
• Ensure a consistent and cohesive approach across online and offline creative.
• Establish a strong creative environment and culture that allows you to Recruit exceptional creative talent 
• Manage the career development of creative resources and be a motivating and inspiring force in the company that gets the best performance out of people.
• Be the voice of the customer and a champion for world-class creative experiences.
• Managing external agents like photographers, printers, freelancers, web developers, etc., and coordinating them according to the work of art directors, copywriters, and other post production workers
   

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Requirements:

• Creative strategy – connect consumer insights to a creative platform that can translated throughout the necessary mediums to win consumers’ hearts and minds
• Creative Direction - provide compelling, insightful and clear feedback to teams and agencies
• Agency Relationships – Effectively manage and partner with production companies, media agencies and creative firms
• Concept Development - drive innovating ideas and emotionally resonant communications to achieve positive business outcomes
• Leadership skills –  must be exceptionally skilled in leadership and organization, directing teams to work together for a common goal
• Understanding of customer experience – intimately familiar with the customer experience and understand what makes a customer tick
• Staying current on trends and culture– have in-depth knowledge of current trends and culture

Education & Experiences:

• 15+ years Creative
• People Manager
• Diversity mindset
• Global Experience

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Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.

If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send a note to [email protected]