Creative Director

**SGK is a global packaging and brand experience company. From idea to implementation, we deliver packaging solutions and brand experiences that give brands the freedom to speak louder, scale faster and grow stronger. We simplify marketing and amplify brands to deliver value. SGK is a Matthews International company.**

**ROLE**:
We are looking for a talented Creative Director to join our Parisian agency.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Maintains senior-level relationships with client, establishes trusted advisor relationships in which clients and colleagues seek out advice and counsel.
- Acts as a strategic partner to assigned clients by demonstrating a deep understanding of their market and business sectors and their specific challenges and opportunities. Provides thought leadership, insights, and perspectives that support client initiatives and align our services with client needs.
- Work closely with multiple teams, departments and clients nationally and internationally to create, develop, and complete designed solutions for specific projects.
- Ensure Creative Design deliverables (i.e. visual concept, design, textual content, etc.) follow project specifications and meet or exceed client needs.
- Provide clear expectations to both are internal production group and fabricating partners resulting in the best possible product and follow up to see that those expectations are met.
- Monitor progress of ongoing Creative Design projects; provides guidance and leadership to address and resolve promptly, accurately, effectively, and to the client’s satisfaction, any issues or problems that may arise.
- Leads project review sessions for assigned clients; utilizes information from review sessions to recommend best practices for design strategy, concept creation, visual innovation, message delivery, and execution.
- Regularly analyzes the performance of the Creative Design project team (Art Direction, Design...); utilizes data in decision-making to maintain or improve team performance.
- Develop creative, innovative, and cost-effective Creative Design strategies that meet client needs, utilizing project experience, current market trends, competitor intelligence, and innovative thinking.
- Work closely with multiple teams, departments and clients nationally and internationally to create, develop, and complete designed solutions for specific projects.
- Support Company’s profitability efforts by encouraging and actively enabling innovation, creativity, and cost efficiency through all Creative Design client activities.
- Ensure client retention is maximized by delivering custom tailored solutions to meet clients’ objectives and expectations.
- Lead the development and delivery of innovative proposals to capture both account growth and new business opportunities.
- Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of employee(s) to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished. Mentors, coaches, and develops team.

**SKILLS**:

- Bilingual French and English
- Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Design, Marketing or related field, advanced degree (MBA, Master’s) preferred
- 8+ years progressive creative design experience
- Luxury and packaging experience highly appreciated
- 5+ years in a leadership role
- Periodic travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
- Strong understanding of effective Creative Design practices, trends, techniques, and processes across various touchpoints or mediums (e.g. packaging, in-store, online, mobile, print, direct).
- Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across he organization, as well as, internal and external clients
- Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
- Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
- Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting

At Matthews International, what makes us different is what makes us great. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.