Senior Manager, Brand
Every day, our team members do amazing things in pursuit of our shared purpose to build trust with our clients, partners, subcontractors, and teammates. No matter your background, education, or career path, if you share our vision to create extraordinary experiences, you belong at HITT . Senior Manager, Brand Job Description: The Senior Manager of Brand is a trendsetting visionary and a key team leader within the Marketing department, responsible for translating creative strategy and innovation into flawless execution. This role serves as the primary steward of the HITT brand nationwide, ensuring its integrity, success, and continuous elevation across all client and employee experiences. The Manager plays a critical role in the successful execution of the marketing plan, demanding exceptional project management, strong customer service, and a results-driven, idea-forward mindset. With superb taste, judgment, and strong visual design instincts, the individual must clearly articulate a vision and inspire both creative teams and peers. The core function involves leading the ideation, development, and execution of the creative process for all advertising, branded materials, and visual content. This includes leading the design and development of all visual branding—covering campaigns across print, web, social media, and broadcast, as well as events, collateral, and general content—all in close collaboration with the Creative Director. Finally, the role collaborates with key stakeholders and the communications team, supporting the Director of Marketing and Communications in the planning and execution of comprehensive branding campaigns to bring the HITT brand to the forefront of corporate initiatives. Responsibilities Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies Lead the development and evolution of the visual brand strategy in collaboration with the Creative Director Ideate, develop, and execute creative content to achieve marketing plans The ability to communicate brand strategy and vision to executive leadership to ensure alignment with campaign strategies and solutions Support the Director with the creative budget and control costs Manage the creative process from concept to completion for all marketing collateral, including promotional materials, print and digital, social media, etc. Collaborate and support the creative vision for all multimedia, photography, and videography; lead the development of large-scale productions such as campaigns, corporate messaging videos, and lifestyle shoots Develop the annual advertising creative strategy in collaboration with the marketing leadership; ensure alignment with the marketing plan to achieve the corporate goals Lead the creative development for brand experiences such as tradeshows, employee engagement events, client events, and recruiting activities Identify new tools, platforms, and approaches for elevating the brand experience Recruit, manage and cultivate the career development of direct reports Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, or Fine Arts is required, or other degree plus relevant work experience and training (or combination thereof) 7-10 years of experience in creative strategy, branding, and/or graphic design (or combination thereof) Experience leading strategic branding for a corporation, either in-house or in an agency role, is required; experience in the A/E/C field is a plus, and agency experience is desirable Expertise in graphic design tools, especially Adobe Creative Cloud, web design/coding, photography, and videography, is required Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required; expertise in public speaking and pitching is highly desirable Experience with both print and digital platforms is required, as well as familiarity with the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies in graphic design, web design, production, and photography Demonstrated strengths in project management, creativity, strategy, and execution are required, as evidenced by previous successful integrated marketing campaigns Experience managing a marketing plan to budget is desirable Experience directing a team of creatives, especially graphic designers Experience designing and executing effective advertising programs is desirable Experience in branding for events, physical spaces, and large-scale environmental mediums is required The position reports to the Director of Marketing and Communications Direct supervisor to the graphics team (managers, senior associates, and associates) HITT Contracting is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring and developing the most qualified individuals based on job-related experience, skills, and merit. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We value a respectful, inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. HITT Contracting maintains a drug-free workplace, consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
