Creative Manager Jobs in Illinois (NOW HIRING)

Who we are:

Visual Comfort & Co. is the premier resource for decorative and architectural lighting, ceiling fans, system controls and automated shading solutions from the most influential designers in the world. We are proud to offer a market-leading range of premium products across categories, styles and price points, remaining committed to beautiful design and, above all, a world-class customer experience.

This position is responsible for collaborating with cross functional teams to lead the development and execution of compelling digital campaigns across web, email, social media, motion content, and emerging AI driven creative workflows. Duties include overseeing the creative process from concept through delivery, ensuring alignment with brand standards, driving audience engagement, and supporting performance focused initiatives by producing high quality digital assets at scale.

Visual Comfort Offers:

• Work-Life Balance: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Training & Development: A comprehensive and structured training program, complemented by ongoing education and opportunities for career advancement.
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation accrual and paid time off policies.
• Holidays: 7 paid holidays per year, in addition to 2 floating holidays.
• Compensation: Competitive compensation plan

• Health Benefits: Visual Comfort covers the majority of employee medical premiums, and offers competitive vision and dental coverage available starting the first day of the month following your start date.

• Insurance: Company-provided life insurance and short-term disability coverage.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan with company matching up to 4%, available beginning the first of the month following your hire date.

How success is defined:

• Lead the creative development of integrated digital campaigns across website, email marketing, paid and organic social, and digital advertising channels.
• Ensure all creative output reflects a cohesive brand identity, maintaining excellence in typography, imagery, tone, and design execution across all platforms.
• Oversee the creation of high-impact digital assets including landing page visuals, email modules, social content packages, motion graphics, and short-form video.
• Collaborate with internal teams or external partners to produce motion-based storytelling and dynamic content for digital channels.
• Explore and integrate AI tools into creative workflows to enhance ideation, content iteration, personalization, and production efficiency while maintaining brand integrity.
• Partner closely with marketing, e-commerce, product, and leadership teams to translate business goals into engaging creative solutions.
• Manage multiple creative timelines simultaneously, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on brand, and within scope.
• Provide direction, feedback, and mentorship to designers, freelancers, and creative partners as needed.
• Support select print initiatives such as catalogs, retail collateral, or event materials, ensuring alignment with broader campaign creative.
• Works effectively with others in a team environment to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems.
• Exhibits and adheres to the established Visual Comfort Company Values.
• Must demonstrate commitment, dependability, punctuality, and adherence to agreed-upon schedule while being present in the workplace to effectively collaborate and communicate amongst co-workers and teams.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in a creative management or digital design leadership role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in digital campaign work across web, email, social, and motion.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects); familiarity with Figma preferred.
• Experience working within brand guidelines while driving creative innovation.
• Understanding of performance marketing creative, digital best practices, and platform-specific design needs.
• Comfort with AI-assisted creative tools and an interest in modern content production workflows.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and changing priorities
• Ability to achieve results both independently and through others by fostering a spirit of teamwork and cooperation
• Demonstrate exceptional communication across all contact channels, including email, chat and phone
• Available to work a flexible schedule including weekends, early mornings, late evenings
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for this role

Compensation Range: $99,000 - $104,000

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