VP, Creative Director

VP, Creative Director

The Sage Group’s client is seeking a VP, Creative Director. The VP, Creative Director brings a sophisticated design sensibility and sharp strategic instinct, translating client challenges into compelling, insight-driven creative solutions. They lead with confidence in client settings, command the trust of their teams, and set a high bar for innovation and quality in everything they touch. They are equally concepting bold ideas in a whiteboard session, presenting them to senior client stakeholders, and rolling up their sleeves to ensure flawless delivery. We expect this to be a hands-on role.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Strategy & Direction

• Define and drive creative strategies that align with client objectives and broader agency goals.
• Lead the development of innovative, insight-led campaigns across multiple accounts simultaneously.
• Partner with Digital Leads, strategy, and communications teams to ensure creative is fully integrated into holistic campaign thinking.
• Set and uphold high creative standards across all client work, championing quality and originality at every stage of the process.
• Stay ahead of emerging creative trends, tools, and platforms, bringing fresh thinking and cultural relevance to every brief.

Campaign Development & Execution

• Oversee concept development and creative execution across integrated campaigns spanning digital, social, paid, earned, and owned channels.
• Ensure all creative outputs — from visual assets to copy — are strategically aligned, on-brand, and delivered to the highest standard.
• Drive creative workflows and quality assurance processes that allow the team to deliver consistently and efficiently at scale.
• Contribute to the scoping and sequencing of creative projects, providing clear input to project management and operations teams.

Client Engagement

• Act as the primary creative point of contact for key clients, building trusted partnerships and delivering creative counsel that inspires confidence.
• Lead client-facing presentations with clarity, authority, and a compelling creative narrative.
• Collaborate with account and strategy teams to identify opportunities for creative innovation within existing client relationships, contributing to organic growth.
• Contribute to new business pitches, developing creative concepts and presenting ideas that differentiate the client in competitive processes.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and develop Art Directors and Lead Designers, providing ongoing coaching, feedback, and creative direction that supports their growth.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture where bold ideas are encouraged and creative risk-taking is celebrated.
• Partner with agency leadership to identify creative talent needs and support hiring efforts that strengthen the team.
• Develop and implement creative frameworks and best practices that can be applied across the agency.

Thought Leadership & Agency Growth

• Represent the agency at industry events, panels, and forums, showcasing their creative perspective and capabilities.
• Develop frameworks for creative strategy that elevate agency-wide standards and can be applied across client verticals.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify growth opportunities for creative services.

Success Factors

• 10+ years of creative experience, with a proven track record in a creative leadership role within an agency or in-house environment.
• A compelling portfolio that demonstrates strategic, cross-channel creative thinking with measurable impact.
• Strong conceptual skills and the ability to develop bold, original ideas rooted in client insight and strategy.
• Proficiency across the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and a strong understanding of design principles across digital, social, and web channels.
• Experience leading and presenting creative concepts to senior client stakeholders.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop creative talent in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate creative vision to both creative and non-creative audiences.
• Experience contributing to new business pitches, from concept through to presentation.
• Demonstrable commitment to DIBs principles, ensuring creative work is inclusive, representative, and resonant across diverse audiences.
• Impeccable attention to detail, with a zero-tolerance approach to errors in final deliverables.

Duration: 2-3 weeks

Location: Remote

Compensation: $200/Hour