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FBT Gibbons LLP is a national law firm focused on serving companies operating and investing in the middle market. With nearly 1,500 employees across 26 offices, we support clients ranging from large multinationals to mid-sized businesses and growth-oriented startups across the United States. Our teams collaborate across departments and geographies to deliver excellent service to our clients, colleagues, and the communities we serve.

At FBT Gibbons, diversity enriches our vibrant culture and empowers our teams to achieve more together. We welcome talented professionals who bring valuable skills, a collaborative mindset, and a shared commitment to helping our firm and clients thrive. Here, you’ll make meaningful contributions, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and build a career that grows with your skills and ambitions.

We are currently seeking a Creative Manager to shape and elevate FBT Gibbons’ visual brand through compelling marketing collateral, thoughtful design solutions, and creative resources that support firm strategy and clearly communicate our value to the market.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands-on creative professional who thrives at the intersection of brand, design, project management, and collaboration, with the ability to guide creative work from concept to completion while supporting a high-performing team.

This position can be based in Charleston, WV; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; or Pittsburgh, PA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the creative development of core marketing and business development templates, firm ads, branded templates, event materials, digital assets, and other branded pieces that support firm strategy, communicate the firm’s value proposition, and maintain brand consistency across platforms.
• Translate complex ideas into clear, compelling, accessible design solutions informed by research, market trends, stakeholder input, and project objectives.
• Manage creative projects from concept through execution, including workflows, timelines, feedback cycles, approvals, quality control, budget considerations, vendor coordination, and alignment with firm brand standards.
• Serve as a primary creative point of contact for internal clients, department leaders, project stakeholders, and cross-functional marketing teams, proactively communicating status, managing expectations, and resolving issues related to scope, timing, or quality. This includes guiding executives through creative project processes to achieve optimal results.
• Manage the creative team and external creative resources by assigning work, monitoring progress, providing direction, supporting technical development, contributing to performance management, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture.
• Ensure organization and upkeep of marketing materials, creative files and catalogs, advertisement and logo submissions, print production, materials inventory, printer bidding, and production vendor management.
• Make decisions regarding branding costs, including the most effective size and arrangement of illustrative materials and the appropriate style, size, and type of design elements.
• Make practical production, and design decisions regarding layout, size, style, cost, and use of illustrative materials to support quality, efficiency, accessibility, and brand integrity.
• Support employee lifecycle responsibilities for direct reports, including recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching, mentoring, workload discussions, documentation of performance, and adherence to firm policies.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, communication design or relevant field required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in graphic design, creative services, or related marketing design work; experience in a law firm or professional services environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, video and audio tools, and other graphic design and multimedia content development tools.
• Current Mac experience and knowledge.
• Commitment to handling confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion.
• Strong creative thinking, client service, and teamwork skills, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Strong organizational, planning, and detail-oriented skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and produce high-quality work in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to provide information clearly, courteously, and tactfully by email, telephone, and in person.
• Strong proofreading skills and a demonstrated commitment to producing high-quality, accurate work.
• Ability to handle demanding situations and interact diplomatically with stakeholders at all levels in and outside the firm.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, judgment, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities, make sound decisions, and apply new concepts.
• Self-starter with demonstrated leadership, project management, and workflow management skills, including the ability to supervise others, delegate work effectively, manage competing priorities, support team development, and prioritize multiple communication opportunities.

FBT Gibbons is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of FBT Gibbons to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other protected status.

FBT Gibbons offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health care coverage (medical, dental, and vision), life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, employee wellbeing and EAP programs, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching and profit-sharing. Benefit offerings and eligibility vary by location and are subject to applicable plan terms and legal requirements.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. FBT Gibbons does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.