Creative Director

If you have expertise in design, love great copy, inspire people around you, and have a passion for sports & entertainment, the position of Creative Director for Senators Sports & Entertainment could be for you.  We are on the search for a leader who can inspire and challenge a team of highly engaged designers, creating work that will engage our fans, build our brands, and drive commercial results.

In your role you will report to the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Customer Engagement, and will interact daily with Senior Leaders and their respective departments including Ticketing, Premium Products, Corporate Partnerships, Senators Community Foundation and Building Operations.

As a Team Leader, you are a Creative Director who is a doer, a coach, and a cheerleader.  You materially contribute to brand and campaign development that drives our business as well that of our valued corporate partners.

In addition, you will:

•  Act as the Senators Sports & Entertainment primary point of contact for all creative matters, striving to deeply understand and fluently converse about our inter-department and external client needs, key challenges, and messaging
• Translate strategic creative briefs into fresh, compelling, effective creative that you ensure are delivered on brief, on time
• Lead the creative design process to support the delivery of business plans supporting the SSE brand portfolio (Ottawa Senators, Senators Community Foundation, Canadian Tire Centre and Ottawa Black Bears)
• Direct your creative team at every project phase, from kick-off through to delivery
• Contribute insights, and deliver the creative vision, for a revamped Ottawa Senators brand identity
• Effectively communicate ideas, design rationales, copy choices and feedback to internal partners and external clients
• Drive best-in-class marketing automation creative to support ticket sales and retention, leveraging customer segmentation and insight-driven communication strategies
• Liaise closely with SSE Brand team and AOR partner in the development of communication strategies, media buying, and customer acquisition efforts
• Direct ongoing building and mentoring of your team, which includes fostering an inspiring, trusting environment and ensuring that individuals have what they need to succeed in their jobs (e.g., tools, skills, equipment) and that they are being challenged creatively and strategically in their roles
• Function as a cross-platform innovator for SSE, leading ideation processes for new creative and communication strategies to better connect and interact with fans
• Be curious- ask tough questions (where appropriate/necessary), encourage fresh perspectives and solutions