Creative Director - ART SIDE, Sports Partnerships

Maryland Heights, MO
Contract

Job Description

Creative Circle manages an internal agency on behalf of a financial services client. We are seeking a Creative Director (with a Design background) to join the team. This position will begin January 2026 and will be approximately six months
This role will require 40 hours per week and will be offsite.

Responsibilities:
- Maintaining creative direction on sponsorship initiatives heavily focused on sports sponsorships
- Overseeing a high volume of assets (digital, print, out of home) and ensuring accuracy to the brand standards, current campaigns, and voice
- Building and leading a team on all production design assets and/or managing an external agency responsible for production deliverables 
- Working with Executive Creative Leadership and Project Management team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of assets

MUST HAVE: omni-channel/multi-channel campaigns, including static design (e.g., signage, invitations, social media), motion (social media, hype videos, in-stadium graphics), environmental / event (like a VIP hospitality event, fan engagement activities ex: a photo booth), and non-traditional placements (e.g., a race car, branded merch, bespoke wardrobe pieces)  

Requirements:
- Experience with sponsorship creative, ideally with experience within sports sponsorships (leagues, major tournaments, major events, etc.)
- Ability to work within brand guidelines and maintaining campaign consistency on existing sponsorships while setting creative direction on any new sponsorship campaigns
- Experience from the Design side 
- Ability to problem solve and support senior level stakeholders

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including financial information.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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:

allie.gribble@jobalert.creativecircle.com
**Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : EC10-1914171 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.***

Allie Gribble - Senior Delivery Strategist

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 11/26/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal 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. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

Copyright 1999 - 2025. CreativeCircle, Inc. All rights reserved.PDN-a08452c5-78c1-4c08-90e9-d09595725f2b

Creative Circle manages an internal agency on behalf of a financial services client. We are seeking a Creative Director (with a Design background) to join the team. This position will begin January 2026 and will be approximately six months
This role will require 40 hours per week and will be offsite.

Responsibilities:
- Maintaining creative direction on sponsorship initiatives heavily focused on sports sponsorships
- Overseeing a high volume of assets (digital, print, out of home) and ensuring accuracy to the brand standards, current campaigns, and voice
- Building and leading a team on all production design assets and/or managing an external agency responsible for production deliverables 
- Working with Executive Creative Leadership and Project Management team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of assets

MUST HAVE: omni-channel/multi-channel campaigns, including static design (e.g., signage, invitations, social media), motion (social media, hype videos, in-stadium graphics), environmental / event (like a VIP hospitality event, fan engagement activities ex: a photo booth), and non-traditional placements (e.g., a race car, branded merch, bespoke wardrobe pieces)  

Requirements:
- Experience with sponsorship creative, ideally with experience within sports sponsorships (leagues, major tournaments, major events, etc.)
- Ability to work within brand guidelines and maintaining campaign consistency on existing sponsorships while setting creative direction on any new sponsorship campaigns
- Experience from the Design side 
- Ability to problem solve and support senior level stakeholders

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including financial information.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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:

allie.gribble@jobalert.creativecircle.com
**Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : EC10-1914171 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.***

Allie Gribble - Senior Delivery Strategist

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 11/26/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal 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. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

Copyright 1999 - 2025. CreativeCircle, Inc. All rights reserved.PDN-a08452c5-78c1-4c08-90e9-d09595725f2b

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