Creative Services Manager

Job Summary:

The Creative Services Manager position requires the ability to implement creative ideas in a fast-paced, agency-like environment. This role oversees resources and projects related to the firm’s creative services, including visual identity and branding, advertisements, digital experiences, videos, and publications. This role functions as the lead designer on various projects, drives creative strategy, provides leadership and direction, and upholds our standards for design, branding, and visual style in print and digital media. This role works closely with the Creative Services Senior Manager, national and field marketing teams, BDO professionals, and firm leadership to develop and execute the visual elements of marketing strategies, campaigns, and presentations.

Job Duties:

• Leads the ideation and delivery of new design concepts for a variety of projects which may include print, digital/web, video, signage, newsletters, training materials, and reports/publications
• Serves as a strategic internal design resource to marketing professionals, industry groups, and business lines regarding integration of visual identity and marketing programs
• Meets with the Creative Services team and internal clients to establish a vision for a deliverable or design and create a visual concept by studying or researching information and materials
• Leads and provides support on design projects and campaigns
• Illustrates visual concept by designing and refining the layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts
• Employs color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and layout techniques that align with firm brand standards
• Obtains approval of concept according to national marketing protocol and defined processes
• Prepares print-ready files and liaises with external vendors and printers for finished copy and deliverables
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending design workshops; reviewing professional publications; participating in professional societies
• Works with external agencies and vendors (advertising, PR, graphic design, printing) to create specific deliverables
• Champions the BDO brand to ensure all marketing and communications reflect the firm’s messaging, positioning, and visual identity
• Develops and maintains tools/resources to communicate corporate visual identity and design processes in alignment with global standards
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises the day to day work assignments of junior team members
• Onboards, mentors, and trains junior team member

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or other related field, required
• Experience:
• Five (5) or more years of design or marketing and communications experience, required
• Experience working within a professional services environment (i.e., accounting, financial consulting, business advisory services and/or banking industries), preferred

License(s)/Certification(s):

• N/A

Software:

• Advanced experience with InDesign, Illustrator, and design-related Adobe or similar applications, required
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced knowledge of Powerpoint, required
• Experience with interactive content creation tools, like Ceros, Outgrow, and ContentTools, preferred
• Experience with video creation programs, Adobe AfterEffects and/or Premiere Pro, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent IT skills, especially with design and photo-editing software
• Exceptional creativity and innovation
• Excellent project leadership, time management and organizational skills
• Accuracy and a high attention to detail
• An understanding of the latest design and marketing trends and their role within a professional services environment
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment while handling multiple projects simultaneously and managing process and service providers (internal and external) to accomplish desired results
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with specific experience writing for marketing materials. Strong interpersonal and client service skills, consultative approach to working with marketing and client service professionals at all levels. Knowledge of production print processes
• Ability to understand and communicate BDO business, marketplace and value proposition
Driven self-starter with a proactive approach to serving professionals at all levels in a client-oriented, matrix environment

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $85,000 - $92,000
Maryland Range: $85,000 - $92,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $85,000 - $92,000

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more!

• Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets