Brand & Creative Project Director (Remote)

Job Description

For other positions, some roles may be based outside of our Denver office (as stated in the Job Title). Roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 26 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Guild is hiring a Brand & Creative Project Director . In this position, you will help craft the future of the Brand & Creative group, influencing the trajectory of the broader organization. This role will be a close partner to our VP of Brand & Creative, and collaborate with other company leaders at the VP level and above. You will lead all aspects of Guild’s portfolio of projects, developing senior level cross-functional partnerships internally to prioritize, plan, manage and implement within agreed budget and timelines. You will work with various partners at all levels in the organization and will ensure successful delivery of our projects .

We’re looking for someone with a passion for Guild’s mission to unlock opportunities for America’s workforce through education, skills, and career mobility, who will quickly understand the business needs of Guild’s different facets and the day-to-day of our team. You will be leading the outlining, implementing & refinings of our systems and workflow, providing our Brand & Creative team with the structure and processes needed to achieve our business objectives.

As Brand & Creative Project Director, you will:

• Strategically define and implement systems and processes for our team, connecting them to a spectrum of business units across the organization.
• Manage the structure, scope, and prioritization of multiple projects with multiple work streams, balancing workloads across the brand and creative team, diving deep enough to understand the details of each project specifically, while adeptly prioritizing and managing a variety of projects, inbound requests, and roadmap goals.
• Own, evolve and refine the creative and production process based on project requirements, raising flags when projects fall behind or run into blockers, highlighting patterns in project work and suggesting improvements to process & staff.
• Confidently influence and communicate with teams and leaders cross-functionally throughout the organization daily, working collaboratively with internal and external staff, leading a multidisciplinary team toward desired results.

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

• 8+ years of experience in marketing and development of creative communications across all channels and platforms.
• Proven ability to develop positive relationships and communicate within various levels optimally in a fast-paced environment- balancing confidence, humility, and diplomacy both internally and externally
• Highly organized with an interest and curiosity for crafting efficiencies that further streamline processes.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change with an ability to focus on the smallest detail as well as define broader strategic plans.
• A successful track record of innovation and delivery across multiple platforms, prioritizing information quickly and summarizing it succinctly within a specified deadline to move the project forward
• A passion for process improvement and the curiosity to constantly ask questions aimed at helping develop, measure and evolve these processes - never settling for “good enough.”
• Comfort working in ambiguity with the ability to implement quickly with high attention to detail in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong work ethic and independence, with a high degree of motivation to learn and iterate.
• Experience in both a creative agency as well as client side is preferred.

We feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a base salary range of $135,00-157,500 , as well as company stock options.

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Guild is increasing economic mobility for working adults by partnering with the largest employers in the country to offer education as a benefit to their employees via our marketplace of nonprofit universities and education institutions. Guild’s proprietary technology platform facilitates the administration of this innovative benefit and our team of coaches helps each employee navigate the path back to school, providing individualized support from day one through program completion.

Guild is a female-led, Certified B Corporation - and with a valuation of $3.8 billion is one of the highest-valued, privately held education companies in the world, and the only one led by a woman. Guild's investors include Ken Chenault, General Catalyst Partners, chairman and former CEO of American Express, Emerson, and Iconiq.

Guild Education is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know. We currently offer the following benefits:

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for the future
• 3 weeks of vacation in the first year and an open vacation policy after year 1 to help recharge
• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
• Family-friendly benefits, including 14 weeks of parental leave, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, and fertility care benefits.
• Well-rounded wellness benefits including access to free and low cost mental health resources and support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

Guild requires COVID-19 vaccines for all employees and guests attending Guild events or entering Guild offices. As of February 1, 2022 , we will be expanding our in-person vaccination requirement to include booster shots. We will be using both Clear’s Digital Vaccine Card and state-sponsored vaccine passports to verify proof of vaccine. Accommodations or exceptions can be requested for medical or religious reasons.

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