Creative Production Supervisor

Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company • Peoria, IL

9h • $74,000 - $77,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Illinois Mutual is seeking an experienced Creative Production Supervisor to lead a talented team of designers, web developers, videographers, and multimedia professionals. This role involves shaping the future of the brand across all customer touchpoints, with responsibilities ranging from UI/UX strategy and video direction to code review, team mentoring, and campaign brainstorming. The ideal candidate is passionate about developing people, solving creative challenges, and producing impactful work. This position is key to the company's digital transformation efforts, focusing on digital experiences, creative storytelling, customer engagement, and marketing innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, Multimedia, Interactive Design, Fine Arts or related field
• 10+ years of professional creative experience
• 2+ years leading or supervising creative teams
• Strong online portfolio showcasing design and multimedia work
• Experience in graphic design, UI/UX, front-end development, video production and creative strategy
• Strong communication, collaboration and project leadership skills
• Experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Experience with Content Management Systems (Sitefinity or similar)
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Audition, After Effect, Premiere Pro, Acrobat, Firefly)
• Experience with Adobe Workfront
• Experience with Figma
• Experience with UI/UX Design
• Experience with Video production and editing
• Experience with Photography
• Experience with Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager
• Experience with Email marketing platforms
• Experience with WCAG accessibility
• Experience with AI-powered creative tools including ChatGPT
• Experience with Creative project management platforms
• Experience with Social media content creation

Nice To Haves

• Insurance or financial services experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the creative leader for the Marketing Communications & Research team.
• Oversee a team of four creative professionals responsible for delivering high-quality experiences across print, digital, web, video, photography, social media, and emerging marketing technologies.
• Mentor, coach, and develop a team of creative professionals.
• Foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Build an environment where creativity and accountability thrive.
• Lead the creative direction of Illinois Mutual's brand.
• Guide the visual strategy across all marketing channels.
• Ensure brand consistency across every customer’s experience.
• Partner with executive leadership on major initiatives and campaigns.
• Lead website strategy and front-end development initiatives.
• Champion UI/UX best practices.
• Guide accessibility efforts aligned with WCAG standards.
• Collaborate closely with IT and digital teams on new experiences.
• Oversee the development of websites, landing pages, digital campaigns, print advertising, video productions, photography, animation, email marketing, social media creative, annual reports, presentations, trade show experiences, marketing collateral, and branded experiences across every platform.
• Lead multiple high-profile initiatives simultaneously, including Annual Report creative direction, website enhancements and SEO initiatives, Agent Portal redesigns, video production, company-wide campaigns, executive presentations, digital marketing initiatives, and vendor partnerships and creative production.
• Influence company-wide marketing strategy.
• Help modernize a respected 115-year-old brand.
• Collaborate with executive leadership.
• Continue growing your own creative and leadership skills.

Benefits

• Compressed 4 1/2-day work week (Half-Day Fridays)
• No monthly premium cost for employee medical, life and disability insurance coverage
• Paid time-off accrual, including annual rollover
• Paid holidays
• Competitive 401(k) plan with immediate vesting on Company contributions
• Discounted on-site employee cafeteria
• On-site exercise facility and company-provided exercise time
• Tuition reimbursement and training incentives
• Access to voluntary dental and vision insurance coverage

What This Job Offers

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