Creative Director

Summary

Location: Austin, TX

Experience: 7+ years

Commitment: Full Time

Welcome to ROKA, an independent performance eyewear brand born in Austin, Texas. We’ve redefined what everyday eyewear can be by infusing cutting-edge sport performance technology into prescription glasses and sunglasses built for real life. Whether you're training, running, cycling, or tackling your daily grind, if you move, we’ve built eyewear that moves with you.

ROKA is seeking a Creative Director to help bring our products, stories, and campaigns to life. This is a player/coach role for someone who is equally comfortable developing big ideas, providing creative direction, and rolling up their sleeves to bring those ideas to life.

Responsibilities:

Lead the creative vision and execution of the ROKA brand across digital, social, email, web, retail, print, packaging, and campaign initiatives

Design, deliver and collaborate on tactical and strategic creative work

Stay close to the execution, contributing hands-on when needed

Lead creative development from concept through production, ensuring work is delivered with speed, quality, and attention to detail

Partner with marketing and cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into compelling creative campaigns and experiences

Maintain a consistent and elevated brand experience across all channels and customer touchpoints

Evolve and grow brand standards as needed for ROKA to remain cutting edge and relevant with its customers, while remaining consistent across platforms

Must-haves:

Experience building and leading creative work. For a premium consumer brand a major plus

Strong ability level in Figma + Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat)

HTML, web knowledge, Prismic CMS and WebFlow experience is a strong plus

Proven ability to build and manage content production, including partnerships with videographers, photographers, creators, agencies, and freelance talent

Demonstrated success leading photo and video shoots from concept through final delivery

Proven ability to operate as a player/coach, leading teams while remaining an active contributor

Experience developing integrated campaigns across digital, social, email, web, video, and, photography

Impeccable eye for design aesthetics and great attention to detail

Track record of finishing long-term, complex projects from inception to delivery

Ability to prioritize tasks based on and deliver quality work on tight deadlines

Exceptional teamwork, leadership, and communication skills

Ability to present work, and manage feedback from various stakeholders

Ability to judge creative concepts and copy, and clearly communicate creative direction

Strong knowledge of key marketing best practices.

Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment within a small team

Strong portfolio of recent design work required

Work Location:

ROKA is located in Austin, TX, USA. The Company is on a hybrid work schedule. Candidates must be prepared to work on-site as often as needed per the Department’s business needs. Remote candidates will not be considered for this position.

Benefits Include

Competitive compensation

Employee and industry discounts

Fun and casual but high-performance atmosphere

Onsite corporate gym

Health, dental, vision & FSA, employer paid life insurance

Vacation and sick leave

401(k) with match

Gym membership stipend

Paid maternity (16 weeks) and paternity (8 weeks) leave