The Juice Plus+ Company is a multi million dollar business player in the health and wellness industry, utilising a unique combination of direct sales and e-commerce to market our carefully curated line of plant-based nutritional products and Tower Garden® aeroponic growing systems in pursuit of our mission to “Inspire Healthy Living Around the World.” We operate in more than 25 countries and are in the midst of an ambitious global expansion effort.

 Overview

Owing to change, we are seeking an interim Director for our Global Creative Studio (for c. 3months) to play a critical role in driving the creative vision and execution of a variety of projects. Leading a team of talented designers, and multimedia creators, you will be critical in driving impactful content and brand experiences that engage our Partners and Customers across digital and physical touchpoints. This includes overseeing the design and production of marketing materials, digital assets, product packaging, and more to ensure brand consistency and creativity.

Responsibilities 

•  Lead and manage the Design Team to ensure world-class global creative output

• Steer key design projects, monitoring brand campaigns and shaping brand standards
• Work with the broader Marketing Team to produce new ideas for branding, promotional campaigns and marketing communications
• Drive team brainstorming meetings and creative sessions
• Initiate and attend assignment input meetings with project stakeholders to review large projects as required.
• Create procedures to ensure all initiatives are brand appropriate and subsequently facilitate  approvals and delegate optimum routing of creative assignments. 
• Expedite emergency tasks to co-exist with the orderly flow of everyday work. 
• Manage 3rd party Agency relationships ensuring that service levels are maintained and performance is reviewed regularly
• Acquire freelance assistance as needed.
• Oversee print solutions; obtaining quotes, print specifications and placing orders.
• Identify learning development needs and identify available avenues for such training

Requirements

• BA degree (or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Art, Marketing, Communications or other relevant field
• Significant experience (5-8 years) either in-house or agency at Head of Creative level, managing large scale projects end-to-end
• Creative strategic thinker with significant  experience in a similar level role within a well-known household supplements/ food product brand (FMCG or similar)
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of brand development and multi-channel marketing models

• Leading edge thinking on design trends and best practices with excellent design, layout, and typographic skills

• Strong technical proficiency and extensive knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint

• Possess an in-depth knowledge of brand development and multi-channel marketing models
• Experienced people manager with strong collaborative leadership style

• Natural collaborator with the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions cross-functionally
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with conflicting priorities and a constantly evolving landscape

• Proficiency in project management software

This is a c.3month Contract role with an immediate start. Candidates must be immediately available.