Location: Minneapolis, MN

Hires local to the Twin Cities Metro-Area can anticipate an in-office component of 1-2 days a week, employed with Bold Orange. If this position lists, “Open to Remote”, hires outside of the metro area can anticipate travel to our Minneapolis, MN office on an as-requested basis. We value human connection and some travel is anticipated.

About Bold Orange

Bold Orange (BOCO) is a customer experience company. We believe authentic human connections are the single most important driver of business and societal progress. We exist to create these connections across the customer lifecycle, from acquisition to engagement to retention. Our culture is one of curiosity, collaboration, proactivity and always bringing the outside, future focused perspective to our clients.

We understand the power of creativity and purposeful design. We are looking for a talented, collaborative, and future focused creative director who can strategically communicate through the visual language of design.

As a creative director with an art direction and design background, you will be responsible for creative problem solving, ideation, individual contribution, and team leadership for a variety of brands, industries, and channels, and in particular, a passion for email marketing. You will work closely from conception to reality with peers from every discipline from kickoff to execution to create strong, smart, and cohesive projects that over exceed our clients expectations.

Position Duties & Responsibilities

Lead project ideation and design of conceptual campaigns with multiple touchpoints

Work with marketing and brand strategies to creatively problem solve and create meaningful work that delivers on the project objective

Lead the design and production team through execution to ensure our creative standard for excellence

Lead and direct photo/video shoots and animation

Present creative work internally as well as externally to Bold Orange clients

Research and source assets for inspiration and design

Stay current with trends in market and lead the team in concept through execution.

Demonstrate strong design skills and understanding in typography, color, imagery, illustration, motion design, and design systems

Demonstrate diverse design skills across a variety of channels and mediums

Design for a variety of channels/tactics including web, email, video, brand identity, print, social

Think boldly and broadly solving the problem at-hand, in addition to exploring fresh ways of doing so, bringing the And Then Some beyond the ask

Desire to own initiatives end to end with individual contribution and leadership of the overarching creative team

Collaborate with marketing strategists, client services, copywriters, designers, and developers

Manage, oversee, and consult on a variety of projects for a diverse set of clientele

Required Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, design, visual communications and/or demonstrated equivocal agency experience in a creative director role

At minimum, 5 years of leadership at the CD level in a creative marketing and/or advertising environment

At minimum, 5-10 years of previous art director and design experience

Working knowledge of Figma (required), Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, Sketch, InDesign, Animate, InVision and other creative applications

Cross-channel expertise including website, email, print and social

Comprehensive knowledge and skills working with and creating brand and style guides

Understanding of design principles in typography, color, imagery, illustration, motion design and design systems

Highly creative, conceptual and strategic

Excitement to mentor and lead creative initiatives

A strong desire to constantly seek relevance and innovation

Desire and ability to be in and on the work

Collaborative both in ideation and ability to pivot with new insights

Ability to guide with a clear POV on creative needs/ideas/choices

Ability to comprehend and leverage insights from research and data to connect with a target audience

Benefits That Matter

Our benefits are designed to support life’s many stages—expected and unexpected. Eligible employees can access:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Virtual mental health support
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts (including dependent care)
Infertility and critical illness benefits
401(k) with generous 6–10% employer contribution
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Free parking and commuter support

Note: Some benefits apply only to full-time employees.

Who We Are

Our tone is professionally sassy. We embrace meat raffles, hot seats, and the occasional Jell-O shot. We like staff meetings that are informative, educational, and at times, damn funny. We believe in no hierarchy, no bullshit, no politics. Just honest, hard work and great fun.

Important to note: While we value AI as a tool, AI is not invited to Bold Orange interviews. We want to meet the wonderfully talented human you! Any suspected use of AI to inform or assist, while actively in an interview with Bold Orange, will result in exclusion from consideration for the role to which you applied or were referred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, familial status, ancestry, status as a veteran, status with regard to public assistance and any other characteristic protected by law. Bold Orange does not and will not discriminate against employees, prospective employees, clients, or vendors.