Creative Director

Highmark Companies • Savage, MN

6d • $115,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Highmark is hiring its first Creative Director to establish a unified brand vision across its six specialized companies while developing a distinct strategy and voice for each. The role leads the marketing team and takes ideas from concept through launch, planning work seasonally and coordinating themes across channels. It reports to the VP of Sales & Marketing and partners closely with sales. The Creative Director will guide social strategy across more than 20 accounts, bring more creative work in-house, direct agencies working on websites and paid advertising, support customer referrals and community engagement, and measure results using lead tracking, budgets, and reporting.

Requirements

• At least 7 years in creative, brand, or marketing roles, including at least 3 years leading a team.
• Strong graphic design background and expert-level Adobe Creative Cloud skills.
• Portfolio of launched work, including social content and the results it drove.
• Ability to plan work, set clear expectations, and follow through on execution.
• Proven ability to delegate while maintaining quality and contribute hands-on in a small in-house team.
• Energetic relationship-builder who is comfortable working a room.
• HubSpot or similar CRM experience.
• Comfort working on jobsites and a valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• Multi-brand experience.

Responsibilities

• Set a unified brand vision across the six companies while developing a strategy and voice for each.
• Develop ideas from concept to launch, planning work seasonally with shared themes across channels.
• Lead the marketing team, delegate work, design hands-on when needed, and help hire the next social role.
• Guide social strategy across more than 20 accounts, showcasing employees as well as projects.
• Bring more creative work in-house and direct agencies working on websites and paid advertising.
• Reconnect with past customers to grow referrals and work with sales at events and in the community.
• Set output goals and targets, track leads in HubSpot, manage the budget, and report results.

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting at $115,000 plus bonuses.
• Company pays 100% of employee health insurance premium.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (STDI).
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTDI).
• 401(k) with a 3% company Safe Harbor contribution after 6 months (age 18+).
• 8 paid holidays.
• Unlimited Responsible Paid Time Off (RPTO).
• Profit sharing.
• Paid employee referral program.
• Employee discount program.
• Great culture and team dynamic.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed