Creative Director

Pola Marketing•Covington, LA

About The Position

POLA Marketing is hiring a Creative Director to lead, elevate, and scale our creative output across brand, digital, and production. This is not a “big ideas only” role—you will be responsible for both the vision and execution quality across every deliverable that leaves the agency. You will oversee a team of designers and creatives, own creative standards, and work directly with leadership and clients to ensure the work is strategically sound, commercially effective, and consistently high-level. If you need hand-holding, this is not the role. If you can push teams, defend decisions, and deliver better work under pressure—keep reading.

Requirements

6–10+ years in a creative role, with agency experience required
Prior experience leading a team (this is not an IC role)
Strong portfolio showing real client work , not just passion projects
Ability to move between high-level concepting and detailed execution
Comfortable in fast-paced, multi-client environments
Strong opinions backed by reasoning—not ego
Experience across: Branding & identity systems, Paid social & digital campaigns, Production (photo/video) workflows
You meet deadlines
You can take and give criticism without spiraling
You don’t blame the team—you fix the problem
You understand that “good enough” isn’t good enough here
Portfolio (required — no portfolio, no review)
Resume
Short note on how you approach leading creative teams

Nice To Haves

experience working with consumer brands and product-based businesses

Responsibilities

Set and enforce creative direction across all client work (branding, campaigns, digital, social, video)
Raise the bar on design, concepting, and execution—consistently
Ensure work aligns with strategy, not just aesthetics
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of designers and creatives
Review and approve all major creative deliverables
Give direct, actionable feedback (not vague opinions)
Identify skill gaps and elevate team performance
Collaborate with account and strategy teams on campaign direction
Present creative concepts to clients with confidence and clarity
Push back when necessary—internally and externally
Work closely with our in-house studio team (photo/video)
Ensure creative translates properly from concept → shoot → final deliverable
Maintain quality control across all formats and platforms
Build and refine creative workflows
Establish brand and design standards across accounts
Improve efficiency without sacrificing quality