Creative Director/Strategist - Niles, IL

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13803275 Our client is a well-established, privately held CPG company with a long history of creating innovative products sold through major retail channels worldwide. They are seeking a strategic, hands-on Creative Director to lead brand development, packaging design and integrated marketing creative across a growing portfolio of prodcuts. This role will oversee and mentor a team of designers while helping shape the future creative vision of the organization. What you'll do:\ - Establish and evolve brand identity systems, visual standards, packaging guidelines and creative processes\ - Lead the creative vision across multiple product lines and consumer brands\ - Translate packaging, design and consumer trends into actionable creative strategies\ - Ensure brand consistency across packaging, retail displays, digital marketing, social media and ecommerce channels\ - Lead, mentor and develop a growing team of designers and creative professionals\ - Direct packaging design, print production, photography, video shoots and other creative initiatives\ - Manage relationships with external agencies, freelances, photographers, printers and production vendors Qualifications:\ - 8+ years of experience in Creative Direction, Brand Design and Packaging Design\ - Experience within CPG, food & beverage, confectionery or related consumer product industries\ - Strong portfolio showcasing packaging design, brand identity development and integrated marketing campaigns\ - Experience managing creative budgets, agencies and external vendors\ - Experience working with licensed brands preferred\ - Experience incorporating Generative AI tools into creative workflows preferred In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment. \ \ Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:\ \ Email your resume in Word to:\ \ [email protected]\ **Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : TH8-1999507L185 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.***\ \ Tiffany Hicks - Senior Recruiter\ \ For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.\ \ \ \ This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 10/13/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.\ \ Everforth Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer\ \ All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. Everforth Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with crimina histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. Anthem / Blue Cross Blue Shield creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Creative Circle.\ \ Copyright 1999 - 2026. CreativeCircle, Inc. All rights reserved. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.\ We request Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the state.