Creative Director

Overview POLA Marketing is hiring a Creative Director to lead, elevate, and scale our creative output across brand, digital, and production. This is not a "big ideas only" role—you will be responsible for both the vision and execution quality across every deliverable that leaves the agency. You will oversee a team of designers and creatives, own creative standards, and work directly with leadership and clients to ensure the work is strategically sound, commercially effective, and consistently high-level. If you need hand-holding, this is not the role. If you can push teams, defend decisions, and deliver better work under pressure—keep reading. What You'll Own Creative Leadership Set and enforce creative direction across all client work (branding, campaigns, digital, social, video) Raise the bar on design, concepting, and execution—consistently Ensure work aligns with strategy, not just aesthetics Team Management Lead, mentor, and develop a team of designers and creatives Review and approve all major creative deliverables Give direct, actionable feedback (not vague opinions) Identify skill gaps and elevate team performance Client & Strategy Integration Collaborate with account and strategy teams on campaign direction Present creative concepts to clients with confidence and clarity Push back when necessary—internally and externally Production Oversight Work closely with our in-house studio team (photo/video) Ensure creative translates properly from concept shoot final deliverable Maintain quality control across all formats and platforms Process & Standards Build and refine creative workflows Establish brand and design standards across accounts Improve efficiency without sacrificing quality What We're Actually Looking For 6-10+ years in a creative role, with agency experience required Prior experience leading a team (this is not an IC role) Strong portfolio showing real client work , not just passion projects Ability to move between high-level concepting and detailed execution Comfortable in fast-paced, multi-client environments Strong opinions backed by reasoning—not ego Experience across: Branding & identity systems Paid social & digital campaigns Production (photo/video) workflows

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experience working with consumer brands and product-based businesses Non-Negotiables You meet deadlines You can take and give criticism without spiraling You don't blame the team—you fix the problem You understand that "good enough" isn't good enough here What This Role Is Not Not a purely conceptual role detached from execution Not a "design everything yourself" position Not a passive leadership role Why POLA High-growth agency with a strong creative reputation In-house production studio (you're not guessing how things get made) Direct access to leadership and real influence on direction Opportunity to shape the creative culture—not inherit a broken one Compensation & Details Competitive salary based on experience Performance-based incentives Full-time Benefits package available How to

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Portfolio (required — no portfolio, no review) Resume Short note on how you approach leading creative teams