Creative Director $85,000 - $135,000 (Remote)

About Bizee

FOR entrepreneurs. BY entrepreneurs.

Bizee is a leading business formations company that has helped over 1 million entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses over the last 20+ years. We are passionate about empowering everyday individuals and believe that everyone should have the opportunity to achieve their dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

Our team members are at the center of everything we do.

We believe that our people are our greatest asset and are committed to providing them with the support they need to succeed. We offer a variety of benefits, including competitive salaries, comprehensive health insurance, and generous paid time off.

Did we mention that Bizee has been founder-led and a 100% remote first company since 2004?

If you are passionate about entrepreneurship and want to join a team that is allowing anyone to become an entrepreneur, then we encourage you to take a look at our available job postings.

About the Role

The Creative Director at Bizee will play a pivotal role in elevating our digital identity across various platforms, including our website, physical products, marketing collateral, and advertising initiatives. This role is at the heart of our leadership team, combining a visionary creative outlook with sophisticated data-backed UI/UX design capabilities.

We are seeking a candidate with a robust track record in steering creative endeavors within lifestyle brands, showcasing a profound ability to resonate with our target audience of entrepreneurs through innovative design and user experience strategies.

This position reports directly to the Chief Revenue Officer and demands a visionary and requires a leader who thrives at the confluence of art, technology, and commerce. The ideal candidate will be adept at delivering forward-thinking solutions that align with Bizee's goals, propelling our mission to new heights.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Digital Content Creation: Oversee the production of all digital content, including website design, social media content, and digital advertising, while ensuring consistency and high quality.
• Skillfully balance the intersection of user needs, artistic innovation, and brand guidelines, focusing particularly on entrepreneurs as our core audience. Ensure all creative outputs not only resonate with their unique expectations but also align harmoniously with Bizee’s identity and ethos, thereby enhancing overall engagement and driving brand loyalty.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, product, and sales teams to ensure creative strategies align with business goals and enhance customer experience.
• Performance Analysis: Monitor and analyze the performance of creative initiatives, using data to inform future strategies and optimize results.
• Managing Relationships with Outside Creative Agencies: Oversee and cultivate productive relationships with external creative agencies to supplement and enhance in-house capabilities, ensuring alignment with Bizee’s brand vision and standards.
• Champion AI-forward strategies by leveraging cutting-edge AI tools and technologies to innovate and enhance creative processes, ensuring Bizee remains at the forefront of digital trends and continues to offer cutting-edge, AI-enhanced user experiences.
• Lead the development of dynamic prototypes, from concept through to execution, ensuring they are highly functional, user-centric, and reflective of the latest design trends. This includes managing the prototype lifecycle to validate concepts, gather user feedback, and iterate designs, ultimately enhancing the product's market readiness and user satisfaction.
• Creative Vision and Execution: Lead the conceptualization and execution of innovative marketing campaigns that effectively communicate our brand's message and drive engagement.
• Brand Strategy Leadership: Help develop and refine Bizee’s brand strategy, ensuring it aligns with our mission and resonates with our target audience.
• Team Building and Mentorship: Build, mentor, and lead a creative team, fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, and excellence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Fine Arts, or a related field, with a strong emphasis on UI/UX design.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a creative leadership role, with a significant focus on UI/UX design, branding, and digital marketing within lifestyle brand companies.
• A compelling portfolio showcasing a wide range of creative projects, including detailed examples of UI/UX design work.
• Exceptional leadership skills, with a proven track record of inspiring and managing creative teams.
• Expertise in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Figma, InVision, and other programmable design tools 
• Strong understanding of web and mobile app development processes and technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, ideally within a startup.
• A passion for storytelling through design, with a keen eye for detail and aesthetics.

About Our Application Process:

Step 1: Apply to the Job - Upon submitting your application for a position at Bizee, you will receive an immediate confirmation email from our application tracking system. The application process involves uploading your resume and answering a few brief questions about your experience, skills, and suitability for the role. This straightforward application process should take less than 15 minutes to complete.

Step 2: One-Way Video Interview - If your application demonstrates a strong alignment with the role's requirements, you'll be invited to participate in a One-Way Video Interview. This is your moment to introduce yourself, highlight your skills and provide context about your professional experience. You'll be asked 3-4 questions and will have 3 attempts to record the answer that best reflects who you are as a candidate. We'll send you a link to the interview in your invitation email, and you can record it at your convenience using your smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer with a webcam. Once you've completed recording your one-way video interview, we'll provide an update to your candidacy within seven days or sooner.

Step 3: Job Fit Interview - If during the One-Way Video Interview we confirm that your background seems well-aligned for the role a team member will schedule 30 minutes for you to chat with the hiring manager. Here you'll be asked questions that give you space to talk about any relevant experience you have for the role.

During this interview you’ll also have time to ask the hiring manager any questions you have to evaluate whether Bizee matches the values and opportunities you want in your next company.

A team member will follow up with you within seven days after the job fit interview to provide you with an update on whether you’re moving to the next step in the hiring process.

Step 4: Skills Interview & Project - After talking with the hiring manager, you'll do a skills interview with a member of the hiring team. This is a practical evaluation to see if you have the relevant skills to succeed in the role. You won't be evaluated on skills that don't matter. 

That means no whiteboard algorithm quizzes, and no questions about how many golf balls could fit inside a school bus.

Some roles will require a take home project to further assess your technical skills. If your specific role requires a project you’ll be compensated for it and will be given details surrounding the project from the hiring manager.

Step 5: Final Decision - After the final interview, we evaluate each candidate who made it to this stage, and the hiring team makes a decision. If no candidates meet the hiring bar, we interview additional candidates starting at step two. When it comes to hiring, we’re willing to wait for a great match. In practice, this means that if you receive an offer from Bizee, we think you meet all core qualifications, align with our values, and would be a tremendous addition to the team.

Step 6: Reference and Background Checks - We run all of our background checks via certified third parties.

We promise that we will never reach out to your current employer without your permission. If multiple candidates meet our hiring bar, we may ask for references from 2-3 candidates to help us make our decision.

In some cases, we may request references while scheduling the final interview to help us with moving the process as quickly as possible. While we may request references before the offer stage, they will always be optional until after your final interview, when we’re ready to move toward the offer stage.

Step 7: Offer - Once background & reference checks are complete, we'll make an offer to you including details about salary, benefits, and other relevant details. Your offer will be determined by the salary range for the role, your relevant experience, and the skills you demonstrate during the hiring process. 

We aim to make a competitive offer the first time around. Hopefully, you'll accept!

Benefits

Salary Range: $85,000 - $135,000

Benefits:

Eligible for Quarterly Bonus 

Health Insurance

3 Weeks of Vacation plus 6 Holidays

100% Remote (Bizee works CST hours)

Annual Team Off-sites

Home Office Setup Allowance

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Disclaimer:

Bizee is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Bizeeis governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This employer participates in E-verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Range: $85,000 - 135,000

Eligible for Quarterly Bonus 

Health Insurance

3 Weeks of Vacation plus 6 Holidays

100% Remote (Bizee works CST hours)

Annual Team Off-sites

Home Office Setup Allowance