Senior Director, Creative
$155,000–$175,000 year
On-siteNew York, United States
Job Summary
Lead the creative foundation and story for the NFL's brand across global events, club identities, and fashion initiatives. Mentor and develop creative talent while fostering a supportive team culture. Represent the Brand Experience team with NFL Club ownership, internal executives, and host communities worldwide. Collaborate with project management to oversee team operations, workflow refinement, and the creative development calendar. Manage the department budget and document team output for industry recognition and promotion. Work onsite in New York with approximately 35% travel, requiring weekend and extended time for major events.
Required Qualifications
- 10-15+ years of creative leadership experience
- Insatiable curiosity and a truly unique creative point of view
- Creative drive, fresh thinking, and extraordinary human-first leadership skills
- Proven experience, excellence and innovation in the following areas of design and studio or agency leadership (but not limited to):
- Large scale event and experiential design
- Identity design and typography
- Brand building, brief writing - an overall high level of communication savvy
- Design for retail, fashion and consumer products
- Video and motion design
- Budget, workflow and timeline management
- Photo/video shoot
- Comfort and skill in presentation, public speaking and media
- Meaningful engagement with and use of AI as not only a tool for efficiency, but creative empowerment and exploration
- Servant leadership approach to people, mentorship and collaboration
- A true culture-carrier. A catalyst for inspiration, engaged in the industry, in the world at large, and proactively bringing that inspiration and wider view to the team
- Outstanding presentation and communication
- Flexibility and empathy
- NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week
- The role will require some weekend and extended time when on-site for events
- This role is on-site at the NFL's New York office
- Be prepared for an active role on-site at our major events
- Approximately 35% travel
Desired Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of NFL football is helpful, but not a requirement
- MFA in design or creative field
- At least 7+ years of team leadership experience
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