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Pearson Virtual Schools, formerly Connections Education and a division within Pearson, is a leading provider of accountable, high-quality virtual education solutions for K-12 stude
Manager, Creative Strategy – Design
Location
New Jersey
Posted
141 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Manager, Creative Strategy – Design
Pearson
• Elevate the overall creative standard by developing ideas that reflect agency-level quality. • Lead conceptual thinking for campaign-level, brand-defining, and high-impact Studio projects. • Translate complex ideas into clear creative strategies, narratives, and design approaches. • Shape briefs, frames, stories, and creative territories that guide the rest of The Studio. • Provide creative direction across digital, editorial, environmental, social, and motion work. • Serve as the anchor point between all creative verticals ensuring alignment, clarity, and consistency. • Partner with Video & Media, Content & Copy, Digital Design, Brand System Management, and Operations to ensure shared understanding of creative direction. • Facilitate idea development sessions, ideation workshops, and creative alignment conversations. • Champion Pearson's brand identity system and ensure conceptual work pushes the brand forward while staying grounded in its strategic foundation. • Lead creative reviews at all project stages; from concept through final delivery.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in creative direction, design, or creative strategy in an agency or in-house studio.
- A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking, campaign development, and editorial/design excellence.
- Experience leading creative teams and guiding multi-disciplinary creative work.
- Skilled at shaping narratives, briefs, concepts, messaging frameworks, and design direction.
- Strong ability to communicate ideas visually and verbally, with clarity and inspiration.
- Deep understanding of brand systems, storytelling, and integrated creative development.
- Comfortable navigating a global matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
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