Associate Creative Director

EF High School Exchange Year
Cambridge, MA Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 3/4/2024 CLOSED ON 4/2/2024

Job Posting for Associate Creative Director at EF High School Exchange Year

EF High School Exchange Year, a leader in international education, is seeking a talented and versatile Associate Creative Director. This role is pivotal in designing and producing compelling marketing collateral across various formats, and in leading creative initiatives that align with our global brand and marketing strategies. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a creative, dynamic, and international environment. Your work will directly contribute to providing educational and cultural experiences to a global audience. If you are passionate about design, creativity, and international education, we encourage you to apply!

What you'll do:
Creative Execution and Graphic Design:
  • Design and produce marketing materials in various formats, including digital, print, and multimedia, while adhering to company brand guidelines.
  • Collaborate with the larger marketing team to create engaging visuals for campaigns and social media platforms.
  • Provide creative guidance on brand visuals for advertising and promotional materials.
  • Lead creative brainstorming sessions and manage the creative aspects of events to ensure alignment with event strategies.

Project Management:


  • Coordinate with marketing and communications teams to ensure creative alignment with marketing strategies.
  • Manage timelines and deliverables for creative aspects of marketing campaigns.
  • Conduct regular reviews and provide updates on creative project progress with marketing stakeholders.
  • Translate stakeholder ideas into actionable creative initiatives that align with organizational goals.
Strategic Collaboration and Communication:
  • Engage in customer and market research to inform design and creative strategies.
  • Provide creative insights in marketing strategy meetings and contribute to campaign ideation.
  • Work closely with the central marketing team in Zurich to ensure alignment with global strategies.
  • Participate in virtual meetings for collaborative projects with a global impact.


Who you are:

  • Proven experience in creative execution, graphic design, and project management.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing a range of design and creative work.
  • Excellent skills in graphic design software (Adobe Creative Suite or similar).
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to present creative concepts effectively.
  • Experience in leading creative teams and brainstorming sessions.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
  • Knowledge of current design trends and customer preferences.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
Why you’ll love working here:
Work in our North American headquarters where you’ll enjoy comprehensive professional development, frequent social programming and employee-run DEIB Resource Groups, and clubs. You can expect:
  • Eligibility for our Workplace Flexibility Program: our hybrid work model with up to two days of work-from-home flexibility work per week, after your initial onboarding
  • Robust professional growth opportunities including monthly trainings, workshops, and inspiring talks with global leaders and experts
  • Four weeks paid vacation your first year and ten paid holidays
  • 25% company match on your 401(k)
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance
  • Wellness benefits and a yearly fitness reimbursement
  • EF program discounts including travel, language schools, childcare, and more
  • Paid International Travel
  • Dependent care, healthcare, and commuter flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  • Discounts at local venues and businesses
About EF High School Exchange Year:
EF High School Exchange Year is a non-profit high school foreign exchange program affiliated with EF Education First. We bring students from around the world to live with volunteer host families and enroll in local high schools for either one semester or a full academic year. Our mission is to promote international understanding and global awareness across the US. Together we share culture and languages, open communities to the wider world and create lifelong bonds that span the globe. For more information about our program, please visit www.efexchangeyear.org.
About EF Education First:
At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.
When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity, parental status, experience and everything else that makes you unique.
Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has school and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://ef.com
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