Creative Senior Manager - Design Studios

The Boston Consulting Group

Who We Are

BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world. BCG Design Studios are thought and solution partners to the consulting teams. We operate at the intersection of creativity, design and technology, exploring innovative and impactful interactions with clients. With the help of advanced tools and creative thinking, we fuel their imagination, making the extraordinary possible and the possible, extraordinary. Spread across the globe with three design hubs in Bangalore, Madrid and Atlanta, our eclectic teams of right-brain thinkers, designers, strategists and storytellers come together to craft solutions and experiences of great impact. We are keen to find like-minded thinkers, problem solvers and designers who share the same passion for making a positive impact on the world with the strong belief that creativity has the power to inspire, transform and shape a better future.

What You'll Do

We are seeking an inspiring and senior creative manager to lead our creative team in EMESA and drive high-impact and strategically aligned creative projects. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of creative prowess, strategic thinking, and strong leadership skills to elevate our brand and lead our teams to ensure high quality creative outputs, consistently.

As a Senior Creative Manager in the Design Studios (DS), you will be the creative leader, inspiring clients with creative solutions that deliver business impact.

You will bring design inspiration and thought leadership to our clients and our creative teams, setting the long-term creative vision and strategies, and driving delivery of innovative, high-quality solutions for all engagements. You will develop and implement creative solutions and approaches in various creative projects, overseeing them to completion, while creative growing the next wave of creative leaders in Design Studios.

In partnership with the Design Studios regional/global leadership team, you will develop and deliver our creative service offering, helping to drive innovation and engaging partnerships with the BCG Consulting Team. You will develop an understanding of our current client engagements, including products, services, the target audience, and competitors' activities. You will also effectively balance creativity and business needs - providing clear direction, guidance, and feedback to influence and lead teams to drive impact and deliver excellence on budget and schedule. 

What You'll Bring

  • You have a bachelor's degree or similar in Design, Marketing, Advertising or related Creative field
  • You have at least 12-16 years of relevant experience in a professional services environment or a design start-up or agency.
  • You've gained strong management experience in design/creative teams.
  • You possess strong conceptual and design skills and are experienced in improving the conceptual, technical, and creative performance of teams.
  • Your strong creative and problem-solving abilities enable you to supplement project teams.
  • You excel at establishing and maintaining effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • You've gained experience working in a collaborative design environment; experience working with global teams is a plus.
  • You have B2B experience and business language knowledge.
  • You have proven client-facing experience, along with persuasive and dynamic presentation skills.
  • You have a demonstrated ability to understand and apply principles of visual organization, composition, information, hierarchy, symbolic representation, typography, aesthetics, and the construction of meaningful designs.
  • You have excellent English language skills; other languages requested in certain locations.
  • As part of Design Studios, you will collaborate with global designers and colleagues across BCG to bring design expertise and capabilities to clients as well as internal teams. Design Studios comprises a diverse group of talented design professionals across video, content, digital design, etc., all of which work collaboratively to deliver the most cutting-edge design solutions.As part of Design Studios, you will collaborate with global designers and colleagues across BCG to bring design expertise and capabilities to clients as well as internal teams. Design Studios comprises a diverse group of talented design professionals across video, content, digital design, etc., all of which work collaboratively to deliver the most cutting-edge design solutions.

Who You'll Work With

A career in design at BCG involves bringing deep strategic, user experience and visual expertise into product development, helping to deliver breakthrough products that engage and inspire. We have extensive knowledge of design thinking and human-centered design, and are fluent in the latest technological innovation.

Additional info

We are Design Studios, an in-house creative agency comprised of diverse professionals creating best-in-class solutions for our clients. We are a global, multidisciplinary team of design strategists, creative leaders, and digital experts. We craft powerful design stories for BCG to deliver inspiring solutions to our clients' challenges. As part of BCG, Design Studios partners with consultants and clients to shape our brand by elevating our work through the power of design. We offer guidance and orientation through a strategic and audience-centric approach, and apply design, technology, and media solutions to take BCG's achievements to the next level.

As bold creative leaders, we are curious, innovative, and playful, while committed to delivering creative excellence. We recognize how to transform complex ideas into compelling stories and experiences, and how to activate new commercial opportunities at the intersection of business and design. We value innovation, co-creation, inspiration, and the business impact that design achieves. We believe in the art of the possible and in applying creative solutions to business challenges. We believe we can advance the world by conquering its complexity through a universal human language-design. 

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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