Barbaricum

CSS Task Lead

Washington, DC · Director · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 35 days ago

CSSPhotoshopIllustratorInDesignStakeholder ManagementContent MarketingWritingLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, Bedford, IN, and Dayton, OH, with team members across the United States and around the world.
Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges.

Lead content and creative services for MC&FP outreach, engagement, strategic communications, and digital enterprise initiatives.
Develop and execute creative strategies that align with MC&FP brand, messaging, engagement objectives, and audience needs.
Lead and manage creative personnel, including graphic design, copywriting, multimedia, web, and content production professionals.
Collaborate with program leadership, executives, government stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define deadlines, deliverables, risks, and content goals.
Review and approve creative concepts, designs, copy, multimedia products, and campaign materials for quality, consistency, effectiveness, and compliance with brand standards.
Manage creative project timelines, workload priorities, production risks, and creative budgets to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
Recruit, mentor, train, and develop team leads and creative staff while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and mission-focused work environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead creative teams and supervise high-quality work across digital, print, social, multimedia, and interactive platforms.

Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in creative services, content strategy, strategic communications, marketing, digital media, or related roles.
5+ years of experience in management, supervisory, creative director, or senior creative leadership position.
Ability to translate executive direction, client requirements, mission objectives, and audience needs into creative strategies and actionable production plans.
Excellent communication, briefing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to present timelines, budgets, risks, and recommendations to executives and clients.
Proficiency with creative tools and production environments such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and comparable content development platforms.

Master's degree in a relevant field is preferred.
Experience supporting federal, defense, military community, public sector, or large-scale enterprise communications environments is preferred.

Expert knowledge of creative direction, brand development, content strategy, campaign execution, and multichannel marketing concepts.
Strong understanding of strategic communications, outreach, community engagement, and audience-centered content development.

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