Senior Creative Director

Alma is on a mission to simplify access to high-quality, affordable mental health care.
We do this by making it easy and financially rewarding for therapists to accept insurance and offer in-network care.
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Alma is available in all 50 states, with over 20,000 therapists in our growing network.
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Alma has raised $220.5M in funding from Insight Partners, Optum Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Sound Ventures, BoxGroup, Cigna Ventures, and Rainfall Ventures.
Alma was also named one of Inc's Best Workplaces in 2022 and 2023.Senior Creative DirectorAlma is seeking a Senior Creative Director to elevate and champion the role of creative within the Alma brand.
Reporting into the SVP of Brand & Marketing, this role will shape the creative expression of Alma's brand strategy and be responsible for leading and growing a Creative team to deliver high-quality, compelling creative that moves the brand and business forward.
The ideal candidate is a visual innovator and compelling storyteller, equally comfortable concepting and executing, with demonstrated experience leading small but mighty teams that deliver creative excellence.What you'll do:Guide the creative vision and strategy to continually evolve look and feel and shaping our voice across channels, ensuring brand consistency and resonance across owned and paid channels, as well as integrated brand campaignsChampion bold ideas and and creative approaches to expressing the Alma story and more deeply connecting with our different audiences (therapists, clients, payers and employers)Provide strategic direction and leadership to a team of designers, copywriters, and creative project managers, fostering an environment of creativity, innovation, and collaborationPartner with Creative Project Managers to oversee the end-to-end creative process, ensuring alignment with the brand vision and a team that works smarter not harderPartner with Creative Project Managers to oversee relationships with external agencies, freelancers, and other external vendors to ensure high-quality, on-brand execution of creativePartner with Product Design to maintain brand cohesion across Marketing and Product surfacesMaintain a strong understanding of our audiences, market trends, and competitor landscape as well as the Alma product and customer experiences to inform creative workWho you are:You have 8+ years in a creative leadership role, ideally in brand design in a startup environment, with a portfolio of needle-moving, boundary-pushing creative workYou can translate business objectives and brand strategy into creative vision and concepts that resonate deeply with multiple audiencesYou can prioritize and work well under pressure while maintaining speed and high attention to detail given shifting timelines, updates, and last-minute changesYou can craft an elegant, efficient operational vision for the team, and deep understanding of trends and tools (including AI) that augment creative teams and processYou demonstrate strong, empathy-led leadership and people management skills with a track record of inspiring and developing creative talent across design, copy, and creative producers and project managersYou are skilled at leading multidisciplinary teams across levels; providing mentorship to junior designers, strategic guidance to mid and senior creatives, and effectively managing relationships with freelancers and external agenciesYou have willingness to "do the work" and get hands-on with the design—creating directional mock ups that go beyond just moodboards—for key deliverables and special projectsYou have expert-level proficiency with Figma and Adobe products, with deep working knowledge of the latest tools and innovations within each product and a passion for mentoring others to better utilize themYou have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate strategy and creative concepts to stakeholders across the businessYou are a bold advocate for Creative at the leadership level, ensuring team needs, priorities, and bandwidth are visible and valuedBenefits:We're a remote-first companyHealth insurance plans through Aetna (medical and dental) and MetLife (vision), including FSA and HSA plans401K plan (ADP)Monthly therapy and wellness stipendsMonthly co-working space membership stipendMonthly work-from-home stipendFinancial wellness benefits through NorthstarPet discount program through United Pet CareFinancial perks and rewards through BenefitHubEAP access through AetnaOne-time home office stipend to set up your home officeComprehensive parental leave plans12 paid holidays, 1 Alma Give Back DayFlexible PTOSalary Band: $190,000 - $240,000All Alma jobs are listed on our careers page.
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