Associate Creative Director
About The Position
Verisk is seeking an experienced creative leader to help build its internal creative agency. The Associate Creative Director leads a multidisciplinary team producing enterprise print, presentation, multimedia, video, and experiential design that strengthens the Verisk brand across customer touchpoints. Reporting to the Director of Brand Operations & Creative Services, this role provides day-to-day creative leadership, develops designers, establishes creative standards, and improves how creative work is produced. The role combines creative judgment and people leadership with operational awareness, experience working in complex enterprise organizations, and a commitment to developing high-performing creative professionals. The Associate Creative Director partners with teams across Marketing and enterprise stakeholders to deliver high-quality, consistent work and improve creative capacity, systems, workflows, and customer experiences. Verisk describes itself as a global insurance-industry data analytics and technology partner with 7,000 employees.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Digital Design, Marketing, Fine Arts, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in graphic design, creative services, agency, or in-house creative organizations.
- Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary creative projects spanning print, presentations, multimedia, enterprise events, and visual storytelling.
- Experience coaching, mentoring, or leading designers and fostering a collaborative, high-performing creative culture.
- Strong understanding of enterprise branding, visual identity systems, presentation design, production workflows, and creative quality assurance.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional marketing teams to translate business strategies into compelling creative experiences.
- Working knowledge of AI-enabled creative tools, design systems, and emerging technologies that improve creative efficiency and scalability.
- Ability to interact with and gain alignment from all levels of the organization, including executive-level stakeholders.
- High emotional intelligence, resourcefulness, accountability, adaptability, flexibility, resilience, self-direction, and motivation; able to work quickly and handle multiple responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Lead creative development for enterprise marketing campaigns, executive communications, enterprise events, presentations, reports, multimedia, and visual experiences.
- Establish high creative standards and ensure deliverables balance business objectives, customer experience, and brand excellence.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary creative team through coaching, creative direction, performance feedback, and career development.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment that supports craft improvement, new capabilities, and work across creative disciplines.
- Partner with Brand Operations, Marketing Operations, and enterprise stakeholders to prioritize work, manage creative capacity, improve workflows, and deliver projects with quality, consistency, and predictability.
- Identify ways to simplify production processes and improve the effectiveness of the creative organization.
- Develop scalable creative systems, including templates, design standards, reusable assets, AI-enabled workflows, and production best practices.
- Identify opportunities to automate repetitive design work so the team can focus on higher-value creative thinking and customer experience.
- Partner with Enterprise Brand Marketing, Enterprise Editorial & Content Strategy, Enterprise Reputation, Digital Marketing, and Marketing Operations to translate business strategies into compelling creative experiences.
- Build trusted Marketing relationships and serve as a creative advisor to internal stakeholders and project teams.
- Lead through ambiguity with a hands-on approach, providing clear and actionable recommendations.
- Champion innovation and thoughtfully integrate AI into creative workflows.
- Continuously improve creative processes, innovation, and customer experience.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Disability benefits
- Paid time off program
- Work flexibility
- Support, coaching, and training
- Competitive total rewards package with base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
