Creative Director

Arts Bonita•Bonita Springs, FL

11d•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Arts Bonita is seeking a hands-on Creative Director to elevate its brand, tell its story, and communicate the organization’s growth, including a major capital campaign and expansion of its Visual Arts Campus. Arts Bonita is a cultural organization in Southwest Florida that presents concerts, professional theatre productions, exhibitions, fine art festivals, and visual and performing arts classes. The organization operates two campuses and serves more than 100,000 annual visitors, while investing over $250,000 annually in scholarships and outreach. The Creative Director develops original campaigns and maintains brand consistency across print, digital, and campus materials. The role produces creative assets, supports fundraising and sponsorship efforts, directs visual storytelling, and manages projects and production from concept through delivery. The position collaborates with the Marketing Director, program leaders, a graphic designer, and external creative and production partners. Compensation includes a base salary and the opportunity for a performance-based bonus tied to mutually agreed-upon goals and measurable results. This is a full-time, on-site role working across Arts Bonita’s two campuses in Bonita Springs, Florida. Occasional evening and weekend availability is required for performances, festivals, special events, and content production.

Requirements

At least five years of progressive experience in graphic design, art direction, or creative services, including experience leading projects or creative collaborators.
A strong portfolio demonstrating original concepts and excellent execution across print and digital formats.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Strong knowledge of typography, layout, brand identity, digital design, and print production.
Experience directing photography, video, and outside production partners.
Strong communication, organization, and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, budgets, and deadlines.
Ability to collaborate closely with the Marketing Director, program leaders, and creative colleagues and respond constructively to feedback.
A degree in graphic design, visual communications, fine arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in arts, culture, live entertainment, education, or nonprofit organizations.

Responsibilities

Develop original creative campaigns tailored to each program’s audience and goals, working with the Marketing Director and program leaders.
Strengthen Arts Bonita’s visual identity and maintain brand standards across advertising, email, social media, websites, printed materials, and campus signage.
Design and produce advertisements, brochures, season guides, class catalogs, performance programs, invitations, signage, presentations, and digital assets.
Collaborate with the graphic designer to divide assignments, coordinate workloads, and maintain consistent quality.
Develop fundraising and sponsorship materials for Off The Walls, the Arts Bonita Scholarship Classic Golf Event, donor appeals, the capital campaign, and campus expansion.
Direct photography, video, and visual storytelling featuring artists, performers, students, faculty, patrons, and donors, including scholarship and outreach impact.
Manage creative projects from concept through approval, production, and delivery, aligning deadlines with ticket launches, class registrations, advertising schedules, and events.
Coordinate assigned creative staff, freelancers, photographers, videographers, printers, and other vendors; manage assigned production budgets.
Prepare production-ready files, oversee printing and delivery, and ensure accuracy, proofreading, accessibility, and appropriate sponsor recognition.
Maintain organized creative assets and use campaign results and audience feedback to refine future work.