Company Overview:  YouthEnrichment Brands is the management company for the most distinguished brands in youth sports, including US Sports Camps and i9 Sports. YEB believes that effectively organized and delivered youth activity experiences from SPORTS to STEAM unlock the whole child to be the best versions of themselves and ultimately up level the community and humanity. YEB is in the business of delivering professionally executed sports and activity experiences that enrich, empower, and inspire our youth from the field to the classroom and everywhere in between.

Job Overview:  Marketing is about understanding people — and building awareness about how our products/services can satisfy their needs, our creative needs to communicate that without saying a word. We’re looking for an experienced and versatile Creative Services Manager who is hungry to dig into industry leading brands and drive their ongoing development and evolution. Our ideal candidate has experience managing brands and developing identities and creative standards.As the Manager of Creative Services, you oversee and support design, branding, and marketing activities for the YEB brands. Not only are you concepting & developing brand designs and collaterals, you are also managing a team of creatives whose duties focus on developing the brand or creating marketing materials, websites, and other content. You define the goals of each project and come up with a concept and plan to meet those goals. Your responsibilities can also include managing the budget for creative projects, hiring employees and contractors, and tracking progress.

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The Job:

• A hands-on designer, that possess the ability to jump from print, to digital to interactive

• Superior ability to think strategically and creatively and stay a breast of the latest marketing and creative trends; to develop, articulate and lead the implementation of long and short-term plans to meet goals and objectives.

• Ability to set and meet long term project deadlines while adapting to immediate demands.

• Experience leading, directing and motivating team members, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

• Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

• High-level of collaboration, communication and teamwork.

The Day to Day:

• Manage workflow, priorities and multiple projects and campaigns at once.

• Directly oversee a team of cross-functional creative professionals for graphic design, photography and video.

• Create, lead and oversee strategies for Creative Services.

• Support brand positioning and strategy to elevate visibility and awareness of brand family.

• Lead the artistic development of marketing campaigns.

• Produce and direct visual content for print, digital and other mediums,

• Leads the creative process and oversees the work of the team performing quality control proofing and, revising designs until acceptable results are obtained.

• Lead, create and execute innovative, creative concepts for marketing projects and campaigns.

• Manage and art direct every aspect of production in design, photography, video and digital.

• Stay current with the latest industry, style and creative trends.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

TheIdeal Candidate Possesses:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Familiarity with a variety of software programs, such as Adobe & Microsoft Products

• Knowledge of how to develop brand identities through multi-channel marketing

• Good comfort level interacting with high-profile clients and industry professionals

• Evidence of participation in ongoing professional development opportunities in the areas of graphic design or social media

• Recent hands-on experience with applying design, copy, or web best practices

• Professional business skills, such as negotiation, project management, and leadership

• Web design experience especially using HTML5 and WordPress. Webflow knowledge a plus.

• Talent in presenting information concisely and accurately, with keen attention to detail

ThePerks at Youth Enrichment Brands:

• Competitive salary & benefits package

• A flexible vacation policy – “a just get it done approach”

• 401K plus company match