Who are we :

We are Nexstar Media Group, Inc., the largest TV station operator in the country. And we are also a technology company ready to embark upon transformative growth over the next decade.

We produce and distribute engaging local and national news, sports, and entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year.

Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.

S. markets reaching 212 million people. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering.

We are extremely proud of our collection of outstanding television stations, digital businesses, and talented employees nationwide.

Within Nexstar Ad Sales, we are excited to transform our division; investing and building for the future while forging a culture that promotes our entrepreneurial spirit, embraces bold thinking, and challenges the conventional way.

If you have the curiosity, passion, are inclusive and collaborative, work with us, and let’s continue to make a difference for all our stakeholders our colleagues, our customers, our owners, and the communities in which we operate.

Title : Director, Creative Services

Reports to : SVP, Ad Sales Marketing & Solutions

Pay Range : $135 - $160k

Location : CA or NY; Hybrid 3 days in office

Position Summary :

The Dir, Creative Services will lead a creative design services team, producing creative materials including digital, video and print that supports Nexstar Ad Sales’ growing portfolio of media properties including The CW Network, NewsNation, The Hill, and Nexstar Digital.

This design leader will oversee the creative execution of all sales and marketing material and work closely with the Ad Sales Marketing & Solutions team to help build, execute, and enhance Nexstar Ad Sales premium brand reputation.

The ideal candidate will be a forward-thinker with an eye-toward modern design and the fast-moving world of Media, Entertainment & Technology.

As a senior level creative professional, you will have deep professional experience designing and managing a team responsible for digital, multimedia, and print creative projects from start to finish.

In this role, you will also be tasked with understanding and translating complex insights, analytics, and sales data into concise and clearly understood graphics and visuals that tell a compelling story to our advertising clients.

As a strong collaborator, you and your team will need to work effectively with various groups across the company including Marketing, Ad Sales, Insights, Product, Operations, and Human Resources, as well as executive leadership, on required design projects as needed.

The Director of Creative Services will provide strategic creative direction and innovative thinking to effectively differentiate Nexstar in the marketplace and grow revenue.

Responsibilities include :

• Lead and manage a team of high-skilled graphic designers, providing creative direction, coaching, and design leadership on all projects.
• Develop and execute concepts across sales collateral, PowerPoint presentations and templates, videos, websites, social media, special reports, email newsletters, thought leadership articles, whitepapers, conference and event signage, invitations (print and digital) and other event materials, brochures, print and digital trade advertising, infographics, and various other internal and external deliverables as needed.
• Create Brand Guidelines & Style Guides and train designers and other departments on visual brand guidelines and set and maintain brand design standards across the division and all ad sales material.
• Oversee project pipelines, roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables to support resource allocation and any potential external vendor management and quality control for the creative services function of assigned projects.
• Effectively work through the required sign-off processes, completing all proofreads, and following all spec guidelines, for all projects under management.
• Ensure the use of effective time management on all projects and use organizational skills to maintain effective workflows and ensure project and team deadlines are met.
• As drafts are created, act as the liaison between the Creative Department and key executive stakeholders by presenting work and effectively taking in feedback.
• Lead the creation of internal presentation decks and live activation elements for key sales executives, often under tight timelines.
• Continuously seek opportunities to innovate the brand and ensure consistency across visual communications and materials
• Help elevate messaging via creative collateral to communicate the value proposition of Nexstar properties and assets to the industry.
• Lead all creative design efforts across various high-profile projects including Upfront, CES, Cannes, Advertising Week, trade advertising campaigns, internal senior strategy meetings, etc.
• Work closely with Marketing Communications and Human Resources to produce creative materials including video, digital and print that supports the sales portfolio and raises awareness and consideration.
• Work closely with the SVP and the Marketing team to develop and manage new positioning strategy and brand refresh, refining core messages with key stakeholders, and aligning organizational materials and communications.

About you :

• 10+ years’ related media experience; graphic design or related field experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Strong visualization, communication and creative thinking skills are essential
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud design suite (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator) and MS Office with an emphasis on PowerPoint design
• Proficiency in HTML, Flash, CSS, WordPress, and Final Cut Pro a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong motivational and leadership skills
• Strong client service skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities
• Must be creative and bring big ideas
• Organized and efficient multitasker
• A strong and decisive decision maker
• Responsible for translating our goals into tangible tools that can be used to sell our portfolio.
• Experience in social media and developing publications and other externally facing assets, and leveraging multiple forms of media to define and elevate an organization's profile
• Experience engaging and collaborating with organizational senior leaders and multiple teams with distinct needs, across an organization

Nexstar offers full time employees a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, life and short-term disability insurance, worker’s compensation, and unemployment insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, paid sick time, employee assistance program, bereavement leave, jury duty service time off, military leave, and medical / maternity & family leave.

Nexstar is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the industry’s top talent. In compliance with the provisions of all applicable state and federal civil rights laws, every effort will be made to employ the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other protected personal characteristic.

Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities within the Company in a nondiscriminatory fashion based on merit, qualifications, and ability.

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We are creatives, marketers and digital wizards who use our talents to connect talented people with the nation’s leading brands.

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We pay weekly, make sure your needs are met, and measure our success by yours. Join us. DE&I is not just our promise, it’s our passion.

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Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE / M / F / D / V / SO.In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.

Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.

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Job Description

Square Hardware is looking for an experienced, people-first Group Creative Director to lead our in-house creative team. You will manage our multidisciplinary creative team spanning Art Direction, Design, Copywriting, Studio Production, and Design Technology.

You will lead and oversee the creative marketing vision across channels and markets, including product launches, in-market awareness campaigns, landing pages, promotions, packaging, and retail displays.

In this leadership role, you will partner with Product Marketing, Product Management, Hardware Channel Marketing and senior leadership to influence our go-to-market roadmap and determine creative strategies that resonates with our audiences.

You will guide the Hardware Creative team through turning marketing challenges into remarkable creative solutions, and find ways to connect dots and bring stories and ideas to life.

You will report to the Hardware Creative Studio Lead,

You will :

• Establish a creative vision that the team can align around and move toward
• Lead a team of creatives, while creating an inclusive, collaborative, and productive team culture and have a healthy mentality about work-life balance
• Partner with teams to define and prioritize creative projects, balancing strategic investments across creative programs
• Scale the team and its processes to support a growing list of markets and programs
• Oversee creative work and campaigns from strategy to execution across channels to ensure creative excellence and cohesion
• Provide clear feedback and direction to level up the quality and effectiveness of the work being delivered
• Represent hardware as an important member of the global Square Creative Director working group
• Advocate for impactful creative work and the needs of the team with senior leadership and other parts of the organization

Qualifications

You have :

12+ years experience in creative role including 5 or more years leading a creative team and organization focused on consumer or business facing marketing.

Preferably with consumer electronics or hardware devices industry.

• Experience in in-house creative teams; ideally you will have a mix of agency and in-house experience
• A people first, user-centered mindset, and a sensibility for copywriting and design
• Experience defining and differentiating products and brands
• Experience influencing roadmaps and navigating large organizations.
• Experience leading development of integrated marketing campaigns and understand performance-based marketing strategies
• Working knowledge of production and asset creation in print, digital and video workflows
• Experience recruiting, motivating, and managing a team of accomplished creatives
• Curiosity for technology and the ongoing evolution of content creation and distribution

Block, Inc. (NYSE : SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy.

Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services.

With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects.

Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.

Job Description

Square Hardware is looking for an experienced, people-first Group Creative Director to lead our in-house creative team. You will manage our multidisciplinary creative team spanning Art Direction, Design, Copywriting, Studio Production, and Design Technology.

You will lead and oversee the creative marketing vision across channels and markets, including product launches, in-market awareness campaigns, landing pages, promotions, packaging, and retail displays.

In this leadership role, you will partner with Product Marketing, Product Management, Hardware Channel Marketing and senior leadership to influence our go-to-market roadmap and determine creative strategies that resonates with our audiences.

You will guide the Hardware Creative team through turning marketing challenges into remarkable creative solutions, and find ways to connect dots and bring stories and ideas to life.

You will report to the Hardware Creative Studio Lead,

You will :

• Establish a creative vision that the team can align around and move toward
• Lead a team of creatives, while creating an inclusive, collaborative, and productive team culture and have a healthy mentality about work-life balance
• Partner with teams to define and prioritize creative projects, balancing strategic investments across creative programs
• Scale the team and its processes to support a growing list of markets and programs
• Oversee creative work and campaigns from strategy to execution across channels to ensure creative excellence and cohesion
• Provide clear feedback and direction to level up the quality and effectiveness of the work being delivered
• Represent hardware as an important member of the global Square Creative Director working group
• Advocate for impactful creative work and the needs of the team with senior leadership and other parts of the organization

Qualifications

You have :

12+ years experience in creative role including 5 or more years leading a creative team and organization focused on consumer or business facing marketing.

Preferably with consumer electronics or hardware devices industry.

• Experience in in-house creative teams; ideally you will have a mix of agency and in-house experience
• A people first, user-centered mindset, and a sensibility for copywriting and design
• Experience defining and differentiating products and brands
• Experience influencing roadmaps and navigating large organizations.
• Experience leading development of integrated marketing campaigns and understand performance-based marketing strategies
• Working knowledge of production and asset creation in print, digital and video workflows
• Experience recruiting, motivating, and managing a team of accomplished creatives
• Curiosity for technology and the ongoing evolution of content creation and distribution

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area.

The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A : USD $245,100 - USD $299,500

Zone B : USD $245,100 - USD $299,500

Zone C : USD $245,100 - USD $299,500

Zone D : USD $245,100 - USD $299,500

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Full-time employee benefits include the following :

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1 : 1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Additional Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

Executive Director, Creative Services

Job Summary :

The Executive Director, Creative Services is responsible providing strategic oversight and tactical precision to the development of compelling storytelling across a diversity of platforms, audiences, and objectives, and deploying communications collateral to motivate audiences to action.

Leads the in-house creative team and is responsible for managing creative output, from concept to production, overseeing the graphic design, project management, writing, visual and video and photo work created.

Responsible for presenting design concepts and creative content to internal clients and then subsequently managing a team of creative professionals to meet project goals.

Creates, directs and implements strategic planning in alignment with Cedars-Sinai's strategy as well as each area's strategic priorities, to ensure deliverables meet customer needs.

Educational Requirements :

Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or a related field minimum

Master's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or a related field preferred

Licenses : N / A

Experience :

Minimum 12 years direct experience in marketing, communications, graphic design, writing, project management, video production or related field required.

5 years progressive experience in a complex organization, academic medicine or university setting preferred.

5 years experience in leading and participating in collaborative teams preferred.

Physical Demands :

Office environment, see JD for details