Sammons Financial: Manager, Design & Production

What You Can Expect In This Role

Lead a multidisciplinary production design and video team to plan, prioritize, and deliver high-quality design work that supports distribution channels and enterprise marketing objectives. Provide creative direction and hands-on leadership across the full workflow—from intake and briefing through production, quality assurance (QA), and final delivery—spanning print, digital, email, social, and video. Drive effective prioritization, resourcing, and communication to maintain an efficient operation and a high-quality, data-informed output, while coaching and developing team talent.

What You'll Do In This Role

• Serve as a leader and production designer while overseeing the team responsible for production design, video production, operational forms development, print fulfilment, and the execution of marketing material production updates within marketing communications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sammons Financial Group Companies (Sammons Financial Group) marketing communications teams and other departments across the organization to create high quality, impactful creative that resonates with the target audiences.
• Monitor package and preflight files for release to printers or media partners.
• Serve as brand champion and subject matter expert (SME) resource for team for brand standards and creative design strategy through understanding of company brand standards, team and organization goals, The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, and current design trends, and regularly educate others on the creative team.
• Participate in the production design work of print and digital marketing materials including but not limited to externally facing client and agent materials, projects in support of conferences and events, and special internal organizational projects.
• Monitor market changes and technology enhancements to ensure the team's skills and work product is up-to-date and utilizes effective technology and processes.
• Provide leadership for the team and assist team members with design production coordination; provide guidance and direction to prioritize and assign work by collaborating closely with contributors on the team and outside of it.
• Oversee and direct team members who manage marketing operation platforms, including the print fulfillment center, forms, promotional item procurement, and design and production-focused software tools and systems, such as Creative Suite, Getty images, etc.
• Provide leadership and direction to ensure printing, inventory, fulfillment, and procurement procedures are managed appropriately and efficiently.
• Oversee management of operations forms design, materials updates, and project management workflow for production design team.
• Develop and follow timelines to ensure tasks are being completed on time.
• Troubleshoot and identify resolutions as issues arise with both the creative team and the printer.
• Facilitate coaching of team members to achieve personal growth and build collaboration and accountability across the team.
• Ensure team members are knowledgeable of and trained on new marketing technology and innovations.
• In partnership with other business units, oversee the company’s brand usage and design guidelines.
• Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, Connection, Openness, Respect and Integrity).
• As stated within the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service levels and workflow demands.
• Participate in other initiatives and/or projects as necessary.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's Degree in Design or other related field Preferred

• Minimum 8 years' experience in providing moderate to complex graphic design for print and electronic media Preferred

• Minimum 5 years' experience with print process and vendors Preferred

• Online portfolio that demonstrates clear knowledge of print production, layout, and thoughtful, clean design Required

• Experience or proven knowledge of the Insurance Industry Preferred

• Experience in leading or managing people Preferred

• Experience with digital content such as websites, social media, and online advertising along with knowledge of project management systems Preferred

• Marketing project management experience Preferred

• Strong leadership skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of print processes and adept with software applications that include Adobe and Microsoft Office Suites (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Word, and PowerPoint) as well as experience working in automated marketing platforms such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Eloqua

• Demonstrated strong initiative, organizational ability, communication skills, and the ability to meet deadlines and reprioritize constantly changing needs

• Proficient in social, web, print, and email design

• Excellent typographic and layout skills

• Strong eye for detail

• Ability to follow established brand guidelines and best practices

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to write clear, concise, and compelling copy that sells

• Command of Standard English usage including sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and excellent proofreading and editing skills

• Ability to produce graphic communications for print or email on Mac

• Advanced problem-solving and design thinking skills

• Outstanding organizational skills and leadership skills

• Ability to meet strict deadlines and reprioritize projects as necessary

Other Requirements
• Criminal background check required.

What you can expect when you join Sammons Financial Group

• Sammons Financial Group offers a competitive benefit package that includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Retirement, PTO and Holiday Pay.
• Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a 100% company-funded retirement plan, so you can save for retirement without contributing a penny of your own paycheck.
• Healthy balance between work and personal lives. Friday afternoons off all year long, competitive PTO, and generous number of paid holidays.
• Our incentive program for defined goals subject to eligibility and performance. Monetary rewards are based on individual and/or overall company performance.
• Colleagues who support one another, model our core values, and drive our healthy, high-performing culture.

Salary Range Information
USD $66,791.00 - USD $111,319.00 /Yr.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we’re not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)