Creative Manager jobs in Virginia

The Company

Modern Matter is a Virginia Beach, VA & Charlotte, NC-based design company and manufacturer of decorative and architectural hardware. Modern Matter collaborates with leading designers to develop exclusive luxury hardware designs for homeowners, interior designers, and architects. Handcrafted from solid brass and accented with luxury materials, Modern Matter's unique and proprietary designs are redefining hardware. Modern Matter products are available at modern-matter.com and in select luxury hardware showrooms.

The Role

As a member of Modern Matter’s Marketing team, the Creative Services Manager will be responsible for the creative development and execution of marketing and promotional campaigns across various platforms and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure Modern Matter’s brand messages are effectively communicated and resonate with our target audience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be the primary creative partner in producing elevated creative campaigns from initiation to completion—including conceptualizing, planning, developing, and maintaining initiatives and campaigns.
• Generate creative solutions across all existing and emerging platforms, including traditional and digital advertising (email marketing, social media, and display ads), product launches (website, trade shows, events, catalogs), and a wide variety of brand touchpoints.
• Track projects and progress closely with the Head of Marketing, SEM agency, and partners to ensure deadlines are met and stakeholders are updated.
• Work closely with the marketing team to create assets that complement blogs, email, advertising campaigns, presentations, and reports.
• Collaborate with other teams, including product development, marketing, and operations, on product launches, packaging, branding, and print collateral.
• Liaise with internal and external copywriters, project/account managers, producers, photographers, videographers, and additional resources as necessary.
• Ability to provide art direction for photo shoots of new products and installations.
• Ensure consistency and strategic alignment with the Modern Matter brand and style guidelines.
• Responsible for ensuring brand consistency throughout all consumer-facing assets.
• Stays abreast of trends and developments in the home fashion industry.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual arts, marketing, or a related field.
• A diverse skill set is required, including critical skills covering graphic design for print and digital formats, social media creative, presentation development, image selection, and excellent type skills.
• Strong graphic design skills and experience using the Adobe Creative Suite
• A portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual skills, broad design experience, and knowledge of various production processes.
• Work quickly under tight deadlines and handle multiple work streams at once with the ability to pivot and prioritize among projects.
• The Creative Services Manager must be located in the Hampton Roads area, VA. The expectation is to be in person at the Norfolk/Virginia Beach office.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of graphic design experience in an agency, studio, or in-house environment.
• Experienced in creating digital assets for a variety of social media and digital platforms, including Shopify, Klaviyo, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Google, and Bing.
• Have a strong knowledge of Mail Piece Design requirements from USPS, as well as a good understanding of the direct mail production process for design.
• Professional experience as a photographer, cinematographer, or equivalent
• Luxury and/or fashion brand experience preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Graphic design: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person