Creative Marketing Director

SMB Team•Philadelphia, PA

2d•$130,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The SMB Team is seeking an internal, Creative Marketing Director to lead and elevate the creative engine behind SMB Team's marketing across all channels. This role is responsible for building and managing a high-performing, high-output creative operation, overseeing everything from brand identity, ad creative, and collateral to video production, photography, and copy. It is both a strategic and deeply hands-on role where the candidate sets the creative vision, maintains an uncompromising standard of quality, and personally contributes to execution across disciplines at times. As a key partner to the CMO, CEO, and CIO, this person will work alongside a robust marketing team, collaborating with specialists across demand generation, paid media, content, and marketing operations to ensure creative output is aligned, high-performing, and impossible to ignore. Every piece of creative must be on brand, conversion-focused, and built to perform.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive creative experience, with at least 3–5 years in a creative director or senior creative leadership role supporting C-level executives in a B2B environment, ideally within professional services or a B2B-focused agency.
Demonstrated ability to make technical or complex subject matter feel compelling, human, and conversion-focused — with a strong understanding of how creative supports pipeline and revenue goals.
Track record of recruiting, building, managing, and mentoring high-performing creative teams including in-house staff, freelancers, and VAs while delivering high volumes of output across multiple channels simultaneously.
Hands-on experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and other modern design tools, with the ability to collaborate with and manage specialized creative experts across design, digital, video, photography, and related disciplines. This role does not require mastery of every creative platform or medium, but does require enough practical experience to lead creative teams effectively, evaluate quality of work, guide execution, and contribute within their own areas of strength.
Hands-on video production and editing experience -comfortable behind the camera, in post-production, and managing shoots from pre-production through final delivery.
Skilled copywriter with demonstrated ability to write high-converting ad copy, video scripts, and campaign messaging.
Fluent in AI-powered creative tools (image generation, video enhancement, copy assistance, workflow automation) with a clear perspective on how and when to deploy them; current on industry-standard equipment, software, and emerging platform formats.
Highly organized with strong project management skills and experience working within formal PM systems (Asana, Monday.com, etc.) -proven ability to manage competing deadlines in a high-volume environment without compromising quality.
Budget management experience - able to estimate costs, manage spend, and make smart resource decisions.
Exceptional communicator and cross-functional collaborator - able to present concepts clearly, give and receive feedback constructively, and work effectively alongside marketing, sales, paid media teams, and executive leadership.
Comfortable being held to performance metrics and working alongside performance marketing peers to optimize creative for measurable results.
Professional, level-headed, solutions-oriented, and highly accountable - someone who leads by example and elevates everyone around them.
Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment, managing both in-office collaboration and remote team coordination effectively.
Local to our Philadelphia office and able to work in the office when needed.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a mixed team of in-house employees, virtual assistants, and freelancers across all creative disciplines.
Set the creative vision and maintain brand consistency across all output, such as ads, web/landing pages, photography, and video, with a strong understanding of conversion principles and user experience.
Review, critique, and approve creative work before it goes live or is delivered to stakeholders.
Foster a collaborative, high-output creative culture with clear standards and expectations.
Translate insights and data into breakthrough creative and campaigns.
Direct and produce ad creative across digital channels.
Own and evolve the brand identity, ensuring visual and tonal consistency across every touchpoint.
Oversee and actively participate in the taping, directing, and editing of long-form and short-form video content for social media, websites, paid ads, and sales materials.
Write and refine video scripts that are on-brand, engaging, and optimized for their intended platform.
Manage the full video production pipeline from concept through final delivery.
Stay current on platform-specific content formats and trends (Reels, TikToks, YouTube, etc.).
Plan and execute photo shoots — including product, lifestyle, and campaign photography.
Direct talent, manage shot lists, and oversee post-production editing and retouching.
Build and maintain a library of on-brand photo assets.
Write compelling ad copy and scripts that convert across paid and organic channels.
Collaborate with marketing on messaging strategy and ensure copy aligns with campaign goals.
With the assistance of a project manager, own the creative calendar - planning, scheduling, and prioritizing all projects across the team.
Evaluate and contribute to project briefs, creating effective pre-production assets as needed to ensure production is on point.
Assign and delegate tasks effectively across in-house staff, VAs, and freelancers.
Set clear deadlines, manage workloads, and proactively flag capacity or timeline issues.
Maintain and improve systems and tools for project tracking, asset management, and team communication.
Develop and document repeatable workflows and SOPs for content creation, review, and delivery.
Manage team members and VAs, as well as freelancers, vendors, and agencies as needed.
Hold yourself and your team members accountable to creative performance benchmarks and goals.
Balance multiple projects simultaneously without sacrificing quality or missing deadlines.
Leverage AI tools to accelerate output, while maintaining a high-quality output.
Communicate clearly and professionally with leadership, internal teams, and external partners.
Manage costs, balancing need for speed and agility with the bottom line.