The studio at Ross Stores runs on Zeplin, strong coffee, and the conviction that a Creative Director should be in the room for every big call. Plainly put, Ross Stores wants 12 years of Zeplin, will pay $124,000 - $169,000, and expects you to own the result.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop creative campaigns that translate Ross Stores's strategy into compelling storytelling
- Support director designers through critique, mentorship, and shared best practices
- Hold the line on kerning while shipping at a full-time pace
- Run the critique that makes junior creative work braver, not safer
- Uphold the Ross Stores brand as its standards scale across new products and markets
- Pace a product walkthrough so the purpose-soaked payoff lands at the right second
- Reverse-engineer a competitor's hit to understand the mechanic, not copy the look
- Interrogate a brief until the real ask underneath it surfaces
What You'll Bring
- Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
- Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
- The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter
- A point of view on Ross Stores's space, sharpened by your own reading
- Experience translating Zeplin complexity for a non-technical audience
- Comfort being measured against a clear director bar
Ross Stores turned a frustration with creative into a refreshingly-candid business that now serves customers far beyond VA. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.
The package is honest: $124,000 - $169,000, a benefits plan that works, mentorship that lasts, and the flexibility to live in Norfolk, VA.
As of today's date, this Creative Director req has not been filled.
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