Marketing Creative Director

ECS Ltd•Fredericksburg, VA

About The Position

The Marketing Creative Director oversees ECS's Digital, Design and Communications teams aligning strategies with enterprise objectives

Requirements

15+ years of marketing-related experience (preferably within the design or A/E/C industry)
BS in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or similar required.
If driving for, or on behalf of, any ECS subsidiary, a valid driver's license is required.
15+ years in a marketing leadership position, consisting of management and development of people and budget accountability.
A track record of performance, managing complexity, and working effectively with leaders at all levels of organizations.
Self-motivated, strategic thinker with a proven ability to develop and execute plans.
Demonstrated insight into emerging marketing, communications, and creative trends.
Advanced knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite.
Analytics: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information. Analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
Problem Solving: Identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information, and uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, as well as make recommendations.
Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others, develops, and maintains effective relationships with others, effectively deals with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed, relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations, and is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
Flexibility: Is open to change and new information, adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles, and effectively deals with ambiguity.
Creative Thinking: Uses imagination to develop new insights into situations and applies innovative solutions to problems and designs new methods where established methods and procedures are inapplicable or unavailable.
Strategic Thinking: Uses effective planning and thinking to align operational human resources policy with organizational objectives.
Collaboration: Demonstrates ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Leadership: Builds an effective, high-functioning team; imparts subject matter expertise in a constructive and value-adding manner.
Customer Service: Recognize internal and external customer base; provide timely, accurate, and professional responses.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and oversight of ECS's Digital & Design Team and Communications Team, including video production.
Guide development and maintenance of ECS's visual identity, brand standards, and creative frameworks.
Oversee internal and external communications strategies to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
Lead development of creative solutions and multimedia content that support marketing, recruiting, and business development initiatives.
Oversee digital engagement strategies, including UX/UI, visual communication, and content optimization.
Collect and evaluate metrics and performance insights to improve creative effectiveness and communications impact.
Cultivate collaboration strategies and career growth opportunities for creative and communications teams.
Engage with leadership teams throughout the company for alignment, partnership, and support of business priorities.
Partner with Marketing leadership and Strategic Pursuits for overall marketing cohesiveness and best practices.
Act as a member of the executive marketing leadership team with responsibility for supporting company goals and objectives.
Engage vendors and external partners to maintain brand integrity and creative standards.