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Kraken Roboticsis currently recruitingfora

Creative Director

to join our

Canada, or UK office.

The

Creative Director

is responsible for leading the company's creative vision, brand strategy, and creative production function. Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, this role oversees a multidisciplinary team of videographers, photographers, graphic designers, and 3D artists to ensure all visual communications align with the organization's brand standards and business objectives.

The

Creative Director

owns the development, evolution, and governance of the company's brand identity, including visual standards, branded templates, and brand consistency across all internal and external channels. They provide strategic oversight for creative assets used in marketing campaigns, events, digital platforms, recruitment initiatives, facilities branding, and corporate communications.

This role leads the end-to-end delivery of creative projects, managing priorities, resources, timelines, external agencies, and freelancers to ensure high-quality execution. The

Creative Director

also maintains the organization's creative asset library, oversees branded merchandise and apparel programs, and collaborates closely with Marketing, Events, and People & Culture teams to support key business initiatives.

As a people leader, the

Creative Director

is responsible for developing and mentoring the creative team, managing departmental budgets, optimizing creative workflows, and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITES Brand

Own brand identity, architecture, and visual standards, including legacy company brand consolidation.





Oversee the development of branded templates (presentations, documents, collateral).

Review creative for brand compliance across internal, partner, and agency materials.

Own visual design standards for the website and the internal marketing SharePoint site.

Oversee the company apparel stores for assortment and brand compliance.

Creative production

Direct video, animation, motion graphics, 3D, and graphic design production from concept to delivery for campaigns, events, social, and internal initiatives.

Set shared creative production standards and workflows across Kraken and its companies.

Prioritize creative requests through the marketing intake process, setting capacity and turnaround with Marketing Managers.

Direct event and exhibition creative (booths, banners, signage) and promotional item design with the Events Lead.

Support People & Culture with recruiting campaign branded materials and employee promo item design.

Design interior graphics and exterior signage for Kraken facilities.

Manage creative agencies and freelancers.

Asset management

Maintain a centralized, searchable library of marketing and creative assets.

Ensure assets are current, organized, and aligned with brand standards.

Team and budget

Set the creative strategy and annual creative plan, aligned to marketing priorities and brand goals.

Lead, develop, and manage the creative team.

Manage team capacity and external creative resources.

Own the creative budget, including planning, forecasting, and spend oversight.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, Fine Arts, Multimedia Design, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

10+ years of progressive experience in creative, brand, or design roles, with demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary creative teams.

5+ years of management and people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, team development, and resource planning.

Robust portfolio demonstrating expertise across branding, graphic design, video, motion graph

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