Director, Brand Creative

Who We Are

We started our company to help others launch and run their own businesses, at any stage. The way we help is by keeping it simple and supporting entrepreneurs one step at a time. Put simply: our mission is to enable anyone to start, run, and grow their business while avoiding the common pitfalls that derail hopeful entrepreneurs. No more having to wade through forms, taxes, or ongoing state compliance.

We are a remote company based in Austin, Texas. We have team members from Florida to Oregon and all points in-between. Take pride in your work knowing that it shapes how people all across the country reach their goal of starting, running, and growing their business.

If the idea of helping people and working with a genuinely caring, supportive team excites you, then you've come to the right place.

The Role

ZenBusiness is seeking a Director, Brand Creative who can establish and build the creative function within our Brand Management team using a blend of creative thinking, strategic vision, and hands-on execution.

This role will report to the CMO and be responsible for establishing a consistent and emotionally resonant creative strategy. The role will execute and deliver compelling, high-impact creative that connects our story to the market, our customers, our partners, and employees in meaningful ways. This is a remote role.

Our ideal candidate will be strong in the following areas:

• A standout design career with the background and portfolio that shows the ability to deliver creative, strategically-driven work across diverse digital and brand experiences.
• Big-picture thinker who marries concept, photography, art direction, design, typography, digital, and video storytelling.
• Organized and entrepreneurial with a keen eye for detail and a systematic approach for taking projects from concept to completion.
• Results oriented with experience using creative to increase awareness and consideration and boost growth marketing tactics across online and offline channels.
• Highly collaborative with a natural ability to work across teams that impact creative strategy and standards including Brand, Content, Product Design, and more.
• Manage multiple projects with competing priorities, using strong communication skills to manage time and set proper expectations with leadership and key stakeholders.
• Adaptable to shifting priorities and able to make thoughtful and efficient decisions in the face of tight deadlines.
• Find the balance between pushing boundaries on production and staying on budget.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Establish the Brand Creative function by building and mentoring internal and external teams in a positive culture that consistently produces inspired, brand-embodying creative that is uniquely ZenBusiness.
• Help evolve the brand by setting our creative direction and championing the value of creative design across the company.
• Develop compelling, on-brand creative across internal and external communications and marketing channels that build our brand and drive awareness.
• Act as brand arbiter and guardian ensuring consistency across all projects and platforms, following brand guidelines and creating a cohesive experience across all touchpoints.
• Set clear design goals and deliverables, provide direct feedback to keep projects moving and meet deliverables in support of the company's overarching goals.
• Direct creative efforts across pre-production, on-set shoots, and post-production while ensuring shoots stay on track and on budget.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, keeping creative files organized and accessible to the wider team.
  
  

Qualifications

• 8+ years of brand and design industry experience, with at least 3 years managing others.
• Fluent in and keeps a pulse on design trends as well as visual history and classic references—with an ability to pull from that knowledge to ideate, cite visual references, and create beautiful mock-ups.
• Proficient across digital, print, and video production tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud updates, emerging digital marketing platforms).
• Expertise in web and mobile technologies, with a conceptual understanding of programming languages, web design, and agile methodology.
• A team player/coach who can motivate, mentor, and collaborate with others
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, managing stakeholder communications and executing through internal and external teams for graphic design and copywriting.
• Strong presentation skills with a presence and ability to articulate the creative vision, build alignment with internal and external stakeholders, and gain support from senior leaders.
• Knowledge and understanding of project management tools like Jira.
• Command and proficiency in web and design programs, like Figma.
  
  

Bonus Qualifications

• Illustration skills to create unique assets that enhance our brand.
• Knowledge of video editing and animation software.
  
  

Remote Culture. A great company culture leads to happy employees, and happy employees lead to happy customers. We provide our employees with good salaries, benefits, equity, and interesting challenges that have a positive impact.

Let's stay connected! We believe in staying connected, and we have a weekly "All Hands" meeting every week. We also have a social committee that hosts frequent events. We've held a virtual talent show, costume competitions, monthly lunch and learn series, Hackathons and more!

Benefits. The company offers various benefits to employees and their dependents, including medical, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance, as well as parental and military leave. Other benefits include an employee assistance program, 401k + match, annual bonus, pet insurance, and RSUs. Paid parking* and 10 paid holidays are also provided.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We believe in diversity, equity & inclusion. At ZenBusiness, every voice counts no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, location, or background. We celebrate the diversity of our teams, knowing that our products, services, and customers thrive best when we lean into and celebrate our differences.

Please check out our careers' page to learn more about our culture, benefits, and open opportunities.

• applicable to in-office employees