Hiring: Creative Director Company: New York Life Investment Management Location: Jersey City, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 11:15:48 Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, Design System, Figma, Segment, Stakeholder Management, Wealth Management About the job Experience: •12+ years of experience in design leadership, creative direction, brand design, advertising, integrated marketing, or a related field, with experience leading creative teams or multidisciplinary creative work. Required Skills: •Lead creative direction and design execution for the firm's visual identity across campaigns, thought leadership, product and capability marketing, digital and social content, executive communications, events, activation experiences, and client-facing materials. •Translate complex investment, market, and business content into compelling visual stories and design solutions that are clear, differentiated, accessible, and relevant to client needs. •Provide hands-on art direction, design review, and design support for priority work, ensuring creative is visually strong, strategically grounded, compliant, and ready for market. •Direct integrated creative from concept through final production, bringing strong production judgment across print, digital, presentation, video, event, experiential, and branded merchandise work. •Shape event materials and activation experiences so the brand shows up consistently and memorably across conferences, sponsorships, meetings, and client engagements. •Establish and maintain design standards, templates, systems, and creative resources that help teams execute with consistency, efficiency, and a high level of craft. •Guide internal designers, writers, multimedia partners, agencies, freelancers, vendors, and production partners with clear, actionable creative direction. •Partner with Brand, Product Marketing, Segment Marketing, Digital Marketing, Corporate Communications, Compliance, and senior leaders to align creative work with business priorities and audience needs. Qualifications: •A strong portfolio demonstrating elevated visual design, brand identity systems, art direction, visual storytelling, digital experiences, integrated campaigns, and creative execution across channels. •Hands-on design expertise and strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, and related production tools. •Strong production experience across print, digital, presentation, video, event, experiential, and branded merchandise work, including file preparation, vendor coordination, quality control, and final delivery standards. •Comprehensive expertise in design fundamentals, typography, visual hierarchy, accessibility, digital experience, brand systems, and integrated marketing best practices. •Solid functional working knowledge of Figma, collaborative design workflows, prototyping, and scaled-content platforms such as Canva or Adobe Express. •Strong business judgment and the ability to balance creative ambition with commercial objectives, regulatory requirements, stakeholder input, timelines, budgets, and practical execution needs. •Outstanding communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and alignment with senior leaders and cross-functional partners. •Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!