Senior Manager, Creative and Brand
About The Position
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is seeking a Senior Manager, Creative & Brand to help scale and steward Biohub’s creative output. This role is crucial for ensuring all creative work is clear, high-quality, and aligned with CZI's mission. The position involves guiding creative development across internal teams and external partners, managing a small team of creatives, and translating complex technical subject matter into accessible creative direction. This is a hands-on role that requires strong taste, influence, and the ability to manage agencies and collaborators effectively.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in brand/creative roles, preferably at a tech company, start up or agency
- 3+ years of management experience
- Strong experience working with and managing creative agencies
- Proven ability to guide and elevate creative work
- High creative standards and strong visual judgment
- Experience working with complex or technical subject matter
- Ability to operate in a cross-functional, stakeholder-heavy environment
- Comfort balancing strategy with hands-on execution
- Strong communication and feedback skills
Responsibilities
- Guide the development of creative across key workstreams, including technical/launch creative, evergreen storytelling, brand, and campaigns.
- Ensure all creative output meets a high bar for clarity, quality, and consistency.
- Translate complex scientific and technical work into accessible creative direction.
- Uphold and evolve brand standards across channels and partners.
- Provide clear, actionable feedback to ensure alignment with brand and voice.
- Identify gaps and inconsistencies in how the brand shows up.
- Lead day-to-day relationships with external creative and production agencies.
- Set direction, review work, and ensure high-quality delivery from agencies and partners.
- Manage timelines, scopes, and expectations across multiple partners.
- Partner with teams across product, social, and communication.
- Navigate complex stakeholder environments with clarity and influence.
- Align creative output with broader organizational priorities.
- Drive work forward across multiple parallel initiatives.
- Manage a small team of creatives.
- Support a mix of agency-led and internally driven projects.
- Help manage contractors and external contributors as needed.
Benefits
- Generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions
- Paid time off to volunteer
- Funding for select family-forming benefits
- Relocation support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
