Senior Manager, Creative & Brand Services

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Senior Manager, Creative & Brand Services

POSTION: Full-time Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Marketing & Communications

REPORTS TO: Director, Marketing & Communications

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta works to inspire and lead our region toward equity and shared prosperity for all who call our region home. We work with a shared commitment to community working with residents, neighborhoods and civic leaders across public, private and philanthropic sectors to seize the greatest opportunities and solve the region’s most pressing challenges.

As the Community Foundation nears its 75^th anniversary in 2026, it is in a period of exciting growth and transformation. The senior manager, creative and brand services is the Community Foundation’s lead designer, brand steward, and expert in visual communication. This role requires the ability to articulate a visual parallel to the brands leadership written word, prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and to effectively deploy marketing and design solutions to ensure cohesive, impactful, and persuasive communication and experiences.

The Foundation’s creative and brand services leader should be a champion for human-centered design across all Foundation initiatives, guiding efforts to meet the needs and preferences of diverse target audiences across multiple channels. These audiences include but are not limited to Foundation donors, nonprofits, financial advisors, Board of Directors, community members and Foundation staff. 

The role is especially well suited to a design generalist who can create a concept-driven annual report as easily and happily as an infographic-heavy Deck; who can optimize a REEL for Instagram as readily as they can advise against creating a logo when it dilutes the Foundation brand rather than elevates it; who understands that being a steward of the brand means ALL communications that represent the Community Foundation are important enough to get them right.  An ideal candidate has mastered their craft of design, has a firm hold on the Foundation’s brand identity, is an effective project manager, an influential communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills, a competent copy editor and a supportive contributor to fellow colleagues as well as the Foundation’s agency, with whom the leader will regularly interact.

Essential Functions of Position:

• Oversee the Foundation's brand identity, ensuring integrity and consistency across all communication channels, materials and environments.
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex concepts into compelling visual narratives that support marketing campaigns and brand initiatives across the organization including print, digital, video, presentations, environmental and, via events, experiential.
• In partnership with internal and external teams, integrate design and visual storytelling across all communications channels.
• Build and maintain a scalable design system, including a comprehensive library of templates, iconography, and other reusable assets.
• Design and/or oversee development of compelling print and digital communication, including magazine, emails, brochures, ads, SWAG, office environmental graphics and event promotion – all in accordance with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta style and brand guidelines.
• Produce engaging video content for use across digital platforms, from storyboard creation to post-production.
• Develop templates for internal and external use (e.g., sales decks, email layouts, social graphics) to maintain consistency and efficiency.
• Monitor, correct and educate staff to prevent inconsistencies in brand expression to ensure consistence application of written brand standards.
• Coordinate department communication project production schedules with both internal (planners, content creators and project managers) and external (print and fabrication vendors) stakeholders.
• Manage the daily, and often on-demand, hands-on design and/or management of vendors related to the creation of all internal and external communications.  Provide leadership and guidance to the marketing and communications team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and excellence.
• Oversee maintenance of the image database. Provide creative direction for the Foundation’s photography aesthetic.
• Represent the Foundation at events and community functions as requested. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, fine arts or a related field and minimum of 7+ years’ experience in brand and creative roles, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design, video production and/or storytelling skills; or 10+ years equivalent
• Mastery of design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects) and tools like Figma or Canva; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills
• Strong project management abilities including ability to plan, execute, and oversee multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines without compromising quality
• Deep understanding of audience-centered design principles and design-thinking methodologies
• Well-rounded experience in digital and print design, preferably experience with presentation graphics and conceptual design of motion graphics
• Familiarity with multi-channel marketing strategies and practices
• Exceptional design, storytelling and visual communicator
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized with ability to prioritize work and manage competing priorities in a collaborative manner
• Creative thinker with a passion and clear commitment to equity of opportunity as well as a genuine intention to live and uplift diversity, equity and inclusion with the team and through the work
• Strong creative point of view and aesthetic sense, demonstrated in a portfolio of hands-on graphic design work.

Other:

The Community Foundation operates in a hybrid working environment with staff working in-office three days per week and the opportunity to work two days remote per week if in good standing. 

Compensation:

To be determined based upon experience and qualifications within the anticipated salary of $95,000-$105,000. This position is exempt and employee is eligible for the Foundation’s competitive health and benefits plan:

• Paid time off:
  • Two weeks accrued paid vacation
  • Two weeks accrued paid sick leave
  • Four mental health days
  • Two personal days
  • Two floating holidays
  • Ten holidays
• Benefits:
  • All benefits effective on date of hire – no waiting period
  • 100% employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision) for employee-only insurance plans
  • 100% employer-paid life insurance and AD&D
  • 100% employer-paid short-term disability and long-term disability
  • 100% employer-paid parking in downtown Atlanta or monthly MARTA card
  • Affordable plans for legal insurance, critical illness, supplemental life, and more
  • Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement:
  • Immediate eligibility for employee contribution to 403b plan
  • After one-year anniversary with organization, all employees receive an employer-paid contribution of 6% of their salary to their 403b plan regardless if the employee contributes to retirement
• Culture and Development:
  • Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for each team member including trainings, resources, development opportunities, etc.
  • Two wellness rooms for mental health with self-care items
  • Fun monthly employee engagement activities

To Apply:

Please apply directly through our career site.

Due to the volume of candidates, we are unable to provide status updates to applicants or accommodate phone calls or walk-ins regarding open positions.

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta values diversity and inclusion; therefore we honor the diverse needs, strengths, voices, and backgrounds of all individuals in our regional community.