Creative Director

Creative Director, Stanley 1913
Stanley
Seattle, WA
About Us
Just look up #stanleytumbler on TikTok and you'll know what we're about! Stanley is defined by Creation, Building and Invention. We are a team of colorful creators who are consumer obsessed and reinventing a beloved 110-year-old heritage brand for the modern world. We are redefining drinkware through the lens of color, innovation, cultural creativity and limitless possibilities. From Seattle to Sao Paulo, Stanley is a lifestyle brand looking to infuse more life and style into our next 100 years and beyond. Driven by purpose, passion and performance. We are sophisticated, socially savvy, unabashedly stylish and wildly imaginative. If you are too, we'd love to talk!
About the Role
We are looking for a Creative Director to infuse a level of contagious positivity, fashion forward style, inspiration, creative energy, and product storytelling excellence into a fast growing and multi-functional design team. Wallflowers and egomaniacs need not apply.
You will lead a talented, award winning, in-house Creative and Design Team focused on seasonal, product and lifestyle driven storytelling that redefines our brand for the next 100 years. You will bring our Stanley brand values and aesthetics to life to attract new consumers.
This role reports to Stanley's VP, Global Brand Marketing and is based in Seattle, WA. You must be able to work from our office and travel as the needs of the team and company dictate.
Key responsibilities include:

• Leads, inspires, collaborates and executes Stanley's brand strategy, narrative, voice and comprehensive seasonal stories across the global enterprise.
• Drives the creative storytelling across the Seasonal Go-To-Market Calendar- including Direct to Consumer (DTC), retail, events, packaging, video, visual merchandising, CRM, email, and together with internal and external Creative Services as necessary.
• Leads the creative process to design content that supports all aspects of the brand; packaging, brand ID, marketing, UX, videography, photography, social, DTC, events, retail and wholesale content creation.
• Ensures creative brand consistency across all global consumer touch points. Manages brand standards internally across a complex matrix, including global leadership, marketing, sales, DTC, and product development, to ensure a single point of brand truth.
• Researches design and consumer lifestyle and trends, cross referencing from fashion & beauty, furniture & home accessories, sport/lifestyle, packaging, music, art, and digital media.
• Leads, Inspires and develops an in-house team of creative professionals while connecting the creative approach to the business strategy.
• Elevates creative operational performance including:
  • Setting goals, deadlines, and budgets
  • Finding meaningful ways to articulate and solve problems
  • Planning and advocating for resources
  • Informing and aligning stakeholders at all levels of leadership and in multiple geographies.
• Manages the annual creative budget.

About You

• A creative spark with a team mentality who can ignite others.
• 10+ years of Design and Creative Leadership experiences across multiple categories and with high-profile, consumer-facing, global lifestyle brands and/or within high profile agencies.
• Demonstrable Leadership Identity. 8+ years leading, driving, coaching and inspiring design-centric individuals, team and communities.
• BA/BS in Design or other related, creative discipline.
• Can vision, author, communicate and execute an "inspired design and creative future" for a lifestyle brand.
• Software Tools - Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Office Suite including PowerPoint and Excel, Smartsheet, DAM tools, etc.
• Experience in AI, and other new media a plus.
• Highly motivated, collaborative and autonomous - takes ownership of projects and is objective and responsive to feedback.
• Creative, collaborative and confident with a global outlook and strong desire to continually learn and grow.
• Strong "High Profile" communication and presentation skills, both verbal and visual.
• Master of time management, prioritizing personal and team workload to always deliver on time.
• Wildly innovative and never settles.
• Fun attitude and sense of humor a must.
• Digitally and socially savvy with your finger on the pulse of what's happening culturally via music, art, fashion, and other relevant scenes.
• Must love bears.

Stanley is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Stanley is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach Recruiting@pmi-worldwide.com.
The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on multiple factors, such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience. Stanley is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. At Stanley, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.
About HAVI
HAVI is a global, privately owned company that connects people with ideas, data with insights, supply with demand, restaurants with deliveries and ultimately, people with the products they love. Whether we are sourcing, storing, or delivering products, we bring unmatched category expertise and unrivaled operational excellence, combined with powerful digital analytics and insights. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. HAVI's business units include Supply Chain, tms, and Stanley. Our portfolio of businesses offers best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand-defining marketing and promotion services and innovative consumer products. For more information, please visit HAVI.com, tmsw.com and stanley1913.com.