Manager, Graphic Design - Commerce Trust

About Working at Commerce

Building a career here is more than just steps on a ladder. It’s about helping people find financial safety and success, helping businesses thrive, and making sure people and their money are taken care of. And our commitment doesn’t stop there. Our culture is about our people, the ones in our communities and the ones that work with us.

Here, you’ll find opportunities to grow and learn, to connect with others, and build relationships with the people around you. You’ll have the space and resources to grow into the best version of yourself. Because our number one investment is you.

Annual Salary: $91,000.00 - $ (Amount based on relevant experience, skills, and competencies.)

The main purpose of this job is to design and execute elevated creative across wealth brands and across multiple channels to help bring the company brand to life, while managing the Graphic Design team.

As Manager, Graphic Design – CTC, you will be responsible for designing and executing elevated creative across wealth brands and across multiple channels to help bring our brand to life. This role requires a meticulous eye for high-end detail. Though the focus is the Commerce Trust brand, you must possess the flexibility to pivot between distinct brand voices while maintaining a unified visual presence under a larger wealth umbrella.

A successful candidate will bring a strong portfolio of luxury or high-end-product or service design that demonstrates the ability to execute on the creative expression for each wealth business to create deliverables consistent with our visual aesthetic. As a brand steward, you will guide internal and vendor partners towards the same goal. This role reports directly to the Commerce Trust Director of Marketing.

• Lead, mentor and motivate team members to implement the department strategy and manage department workflow with guidance on departmental projects/issues, and provide coaching and development opportunities appropriate to each direct report's individual needs
• Perform all necessary management functions, including hiring, evaluations, annual increase allocations and disciplinary action as required
• Communicate decisions, priorities and relevant information to team members effectively
• Support budget management, planning and expenditure
• Execute on agency design concepts to design and produce elevated, clean, content and brand marketing deliverables, including flagship content publications, timely asset management commentaries, evergreen financial planning articles, and digital marketing assets; for print and digital, including website, email, landing pages and Linked In
• Design and produce relationship marketing materials that adhere to brand standards, such as client presentation, event or trade show assets for key events on an as needed basis
• Execute on the production of print and mailed materials in collaboration with strategic marketing agency and print production vendors, to ensure the highest quality with efficiency
• Contribute to defining the design system library of all brand assets to be shared between the internal marketing team and agency partner
• Organize and maintain collateral inventory for efficient use and access by officers and the internal marketing team
• Organize and maintain library of all marketing image assets, working with the strategic marketing agency and photographer partners to ensure all photography assets are current and consistently executed to brand
• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to high-end brand detail, who can effectively advocate for the brand through design
• Able to manage multiple project priorities in a timely manner, project managing their team’s deliverables, starting by gaining alignment with the Marketing Director on a clear articulation of the design assignment goal, audience and insights before putting pen to paper, through to successful execution and delivery
• Interact effectively with both internal and external partners, across functions, oriented towards building long term partner relationships, including business leaders, officers and vendors and manage multiple…