This position offers an exciting opportunity to drive business results for multiple enterprise-level clients across categories and geography. The creative services team at Butler/Till is new and growing, offering a dynamic team environment and a host of growth opportunities. A successful Creative Specialist should have the ability to handle moderately complex issues and problems while leaning on the support of senior level staff for more complex issues. 

The Creative Specialist will research, develop, and deliver creative solutions for our clients, to help tell their brand stories through an integrated marketing approach backed by a foundation of data-driven decision-making. They will focus their passion on creating unique brand voices, curating relevant and impactful messages, and utilizing their research skills to help develop outstanding, personalized creative. A Creative Specialist can excel in one or more creative competency while requiring the ability to support all. 

KEY OUTCOMES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Outcome: Develop and execute engaging creative solutions across paid, earned, and owned marketing strategies that align to objectives, are supported by evidence, and adhere to brand guidelines. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, meeting deadlines and delivering high-quality work.
• Contribute to the evolving creative solutions offering through innovation and operational excellence. 
• Research creative trends and advancements, as well as consumer trends and preferences to ensure concepts remain relevant and appealing.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging creative formats to keep innovate the solution offering. 
• Craft bespoke creative content for clients that upholds brand guidelines and fulfills business objectives for a tailored and impactful client experience.

Key Outcome: Collaborate amongst key stakeholders to create cohesive, strategic, and impactful solutions.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Maintain close collaboration with Integrated Planning, Account and Analytics to align client expectations, goals, objectives, outcomes, and optimization of creative. 
• Maintain efficiency through cross creative solutions group collaboration by leveraging existing processes while identifying opportunities to improve and evolve creative services workflow. 
• May be asked to function as a mentor for new team members; focus on cross departmental collaboration and research skills

Other Responsibilities: Focus areas represent concentrations within the Creative Services team. A Creative Specialist is responsible for contributing to the objectives of each focus area at a level that is in alignment with the expectations of their key outcomes.

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS 

• Provide creative solutions across core capabilities including copy writing, design, and video across various channels to support client goals and objectives. 
• Strategize, conceptualization, direct and consult with internal marketing functions and external clients and/or partners. 
• Align project resources and deliverables to create timely creative solutions that deliver measurable business results.
• Innovation of new, efficient processes to facilitate the scalable production of creative solutions, ensuring streamlined and effective workflows.
• Function as a supporting role in building organic social media strategies and content calendars to reach the desired target audience and meet client goals and objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS 

REQUIRED 

• 2+ years of creative design experience. 
• Developing knowledge in graphic design or multimedia production, tools, software, editing, and creative principles needed in concept, creation, and production (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Sketch, Figma, etc.).
• 2+ years of design and writing with for a marketing function.
• Developing knowledge in data-driven decision-making that positively impact marketing campaign outcomes. 
• Portfolio demonstrating specialized skill application in a professional setting. 
• Ability to translate conceptual ideas into tangible design solutions.
• Willingness to receive and incorporate feedback to refine designs.
• Gather information and materials needed for design.
• Performs work under general supervision. 
• Strong verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Strong grammatical knowledge; experience proofing and editing content. 
• Proven track-record of attention-to-detail.
• Strategic insight and analytical skills.
• Effective problem solver.
• Professional demeanor.

PREFERRED 

• Agency experience. 
• Ability to use social media planning, scheduling & posting software. 
• Experience using Hootsuite.

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• CUSTOMER FOCUS/CLIENT INTIMACY: seeking to understand client business challenges/needs and delivering 
• continuous value to our clients. 
• COLLABORATIVE: working with teams and across the organization with ease 
• OWNER AGILITY: able to continuously learn and quickly adapt to changing circumstances. 
• RESULTS DRIVEN: accepts accountability to deliver business outcomes, even under changing circumstances. Delivers on commitments. 
• DISCIPLINED: Thinks, plans, and prioritizes work on an ongoing basis, plans and aligns with key team members before acting

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment and physical demands characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, typically in an office setting or in a home office. An employee in this role may be in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods and using office equipment and computers. The noise level in the office environment is usually moderate. (I.e., business office with computers and printers, light foot traffic, etc.). Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. 

EEO DISCLAIMER

At Butler/Till we are independent, women-owned and led, proudly purpose driven, and 100% employee-owned. Our structure and culture empower us to create positive impact for our clients, for the communities in which we live and work, and for ourselves. 

Regardless of the background you come from, we’re thrilled to have you join us on our journey to be better every day. Butler/Till is an Equal Opportunity Employer to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.