Manager- Creative Services

Circular Action Alliance • Remote, US,

7h • $92,000 - $110,000 • Remote

About The Position

This is a player-coach role that blends day-to-day design execution with creative direction, quality control, project management, and brand stewardship. The role involves building scalable brand systems such as templates, asset libraries, and a Digital Asset Management (DAM) framework. The position leads creative project management across multiple internal stakeholders, ensuring efficient scoping, prioritization, vendor selection, and on-time delivery for creative initiatives for the CAA and RecycleOn brands.

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign for long-form document layout and production (e.g., reports, white papers, toolkits).
• Strong ability to balance hands-on design execution with creative direction, quality assurance, and oversight of external creatives.
• Creative project management experience.
• Proven production mindset with the ability to execute quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Expert visual design skills across digital and print assets (Adobe CC/Canva) with expertise in accessibility best practices.
• Strong brand stewardship, exceptional attention to detail, and experience building and maintaining scalable template systems (including PowerPoint).
• Ability to provide clear creative direction and conduct QA for work produced by freelancers, external contractors, and internal collaborators.
• Interest in utilizing AI tools responsibly and ethically to improve creative workflows and efficiency.
• Comfort managing multiple projects simultaneously in a scaling organization with evolving priorities.
• 5 years of experience in brand and visual design with a strong portfolio of print and digital work.
• Experience designing and maintaining scalable templates including email newsletters, PowerPoint master decks, and related brand assets.
• Experience building and managing a digital asset management (DAM) system or centralized asset library and building repeatable template systems.
• Familiarity with basic web content management systems (CMS) such as WordPress.
• 3+ years of experience managing projects for clients (or internal clients that weren’t your manager).
• Experience with project management tools (Smartsheet, Trello, Monday, or similar).

Nice To Haves

• Photography and video skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce a wide range of creative assets including flyers, PowerPoint decks, infographics, icons, web/email graphics, photos, videos, animations, signage, white papers, and more.
• Coordinate and manage work produced by freelancers and agencies.
• Review and assign incoming requests from diverse departments, meet with internal “customers,” and ensure on-time delivery or escalation.
• Provide creative direction and quality assurance for all visual outputs.
• Coordinate and review work produced by creatives (contractors and agencies) to ensure brand consistency across website, Salesforce Account Engagement, LinkedIn, and other channels.
• Build and maintain scalable brand systems and templates (PowerPoint, InDesign, Canva, iconography, letterhead).
• Serve as brand steward and manage trademark usage.
• Translate long-form Word documents into polished, on-brand designed materials using Adobe InDesign, including reports, white papers, toolkits, and presentations.
• Coordinate with diverse internal teams.
• Build and manage image and video bank/DAM.
• Buy or produce assets as needed.
• Assist Senior Marketing Manager with sourcing and onboarding freelance and contract creative support.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed