Creative Manager

Red Carrot • ,

9d • Remote

About The Position

Red Carrot is seeking a hands-on Creative Manager to lead creative work across its federal client portfolio. This is a working manager role that combines setting creative strategy and direction for government clients with personally designing, editing, and producing creative work. The role guides a small multidisciplinary team spanning design, multimedia, and social media and serves as the creative lead across multiple contracts.

The Creative Manager develops creative concepts from briefs, research, and audience insights; creates work across graphic design, video, motion graphics, photography, and social content; and oversees social media creative and video/photo production. The role also presents concepts to clients and internal stakeholders, manages workflows and timelines, ensures work meets client brand standards and accessibility requirements, and produces proposal graphics and presentation materials. The position is remote, with DMV or Miami preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, film, marketing, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of hands-on creative experience across at least three of the following: graphic design, video production and editing, social media content, photography, and motion graphics.
• At least 2 years leading, managing, or mentoring designers or other creative staff.
• A portfolio showing hands-on work across multiple creative disciplines; required with application.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills for designing proposals and presentations.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at an advertising, marketing, or communications agency and/or supporting federal government clients.
• Familiarity with federal branding standards, Section 508, and plain language requirements.
• Experience with Figma, Canva, and AI-assisted creative tools.
• Photography, motion graphics, or audio and podcast production experience.
• Award-winning creative work.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative strategy and concepts for federal client campaigns, translating briefs, research, and audience insights into clear creative direction.
• Personally create work across disciplines, including graphic design, layouts, video editing, motion graphics, photography, and social content.
• Lead and develop a small multidisciplinary creative team, setting priorities, reviewing work, and providing constructive feedback.
• Oversee social media creative, including visual standards and platform-specific content.
• Plan and manage video and photo production from concept through final edit, coordinating outside production partners when needed.
• Present creative concepts and rationale to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Manage creative workflow, timelines, and priorities across multiple contracts.
• Ensure work meets client brand standards, plain language guidance, and Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Design proposal graphics, pitch decks, and oral presentation materials in PowerPoint to support business development.
• Introduce tools and workflows, including AI, to improve quality and efficiency.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement and professional trainings for eligible employees.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) and Roth plan with company matching and no vesting period.
• Discretionary profit-sharing plan for eligible employees after one year of employment.
• Flexible work hours, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior