Creative Lead

Posted by Field Scout on 04/07/2021

Job Basics

Industry Sector: Outdoor

Job Categories: Marketing & Digital Marketing

Company Type: Events

State: OR

City: Portland

Country: United States

Required Experience: 5 - 7 years

Job Type: Full Time

Salary:

Required to Relocate: No

Required to Travel: No

Employee May Telecommute: No

Job Seeker Must Live Within: 50+ miles

Job Description & Requirements

POSITION | Creative Lead

Field Scout is looking for a Creative Lead. Ideal candidates for this role are big thinkers who also enjoy being hands-on with day-to-day client work, while collaborating with colleagues and leading projects.    

This is a full-time position (30+ hours/week) in a fast-growing Experiential Marketing Agency. We’re looking for ambitious team players who’d like to grow with us.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and oversee all creative work, often multiple projects at once—creative concepting, social media content, presentations, signage, collateral, swag, etc.
• Manage creative projects from start to finish (set timelines, manage deliverables, and communicate with team)
• Partner with agency leadership (Account Director and Production Director) to lead creative strategy and manage client relationships and overarching agency workload
• Create compelling presentations to sell concepts to clients and partners—strong layout design skills are a must
• Vet and manage print production vendors—oversee production process, prep files, review proofs, etc.
• Create and maintain highly organized file-handling workflow

A LITTLE ABOUT YOU

• 6–8+ years of overall creative experience, preferably at a marketing agency or outdoor industry brand; ideal experience includes design, content, and experiential projects and campaigns
• Experience interpreting creative briefs and able to determine best strategic approach for clients; confident in making creative recommendations to help execute client briefs or solve business challenges
• Strong leader and presenter, able to communicate vision and ideas while remaining open to collaboration, feedback, and discussion
• Detail-oriented self-starter with strong time-management skills
• Willing and able to complete projects independently or lead and manage a cross-functional team
• Able to handle pressure and work in a fast-paced environment
• Passionate about outdoor recreation and nontraditional marketing
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office, Keynote, and Adobe Creative Suite for Mac; SketchUp experience is a plus
• Experience with photography, videography, copywriting, web design, fixture design and/or environmental/structural design is a plus

APPLICATIONS

We’re excited to meet you. To apply, send your résumé, portfolio, and cover letter to: jobs@thefieldscout.com. Please make sure to address these questions in your cover letter:

=       Why are you interested in this position with Field Scout?

=       Describe your best adventure—the high and low points.

=       Do you have any experience with experiential marketing? If so, what was your role?

No recruiters please.

 

A LITTLE ABOUT FIELD SCOUT

Field Scout is an agency that produces brand experiences in the natural world. We’re an ideas machine with executional horsepower. We thrive in the wild.

We provide experiential marketing vision and strategy, specialize in brand road shows and tours supported by product and lifestyle Field Representatives, build brand partnerships and collaborations, and create engaging influencer-led social media content.

About Field Scout