Creative Director

Arts Bonita•Bonita Springs, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Arts Bonita is seeking a hands-on Creative Director to elevate the organization’s brand, tell its story, and bring the range and energy of its programs to life as it grows and expands its Visual Arts Campus. The Creative Director will develop creative campaigns, maintain visual identity and brand standards, produce print and digital materials, support fundraising and sponsorship efforts, and direct visual storytelling. The role manages creative projects from concept through delivery, coordinates creative staff and outside vendors, oversees assigned production budgets, and uses campaign results and audience feedback to improve future work. This is a full-time, on-site position 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. Compensation is $65,000–$75,000 per year, with a performance-based bonus opportunity tied to mutually agreed-upon goals and measurable results.

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, including 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 consistent 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 creative 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 stories about 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, and 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.