Creative Director

Bear Down Brands is a network of consumer brands that each focus on premium home, health and personal care products. It is our mission to create elevated wellness essentials that enhance the way you care for yourself and the world around you.

Bear Down Brands’ in-house brands include Pure Enrichment, Bentgo, Verilux, Brusheez, and EasyLunchboxes. Our trusted, high-quality products enhance the lives of tens of millions of people worldwide.

Since inception, our business has continually seen significant year-over-year growth due to our sought-after products, best-in-class marketing, and most importantly, the purpose-driven hustle of our talented team. As a true omnichannel company we are a top 100 seller on Amazon, operate five direct-to-consumer websites, are a preferred partner of our third-party online retailers, and have brick-and-mortar retail presence with the largest retailers in the nation.

We are looking for a passionate Creative Director to join our marketing team. Our marketing team, consisting of approximately 20 professionals, handles almost all our marketing activities in-house. Our team and workflow are fast-paced and dynamic. We support 4 brands across many product categories, sales channels, and seasons. We launch 50+ new products annually and we refresh digital and/or print content for 100+ best sellers each year. We’re proud to manage our photo and video shoots internally, as a part of our efforts to continually grow sales and elevate our brands.

We’re a hard-working, fun-loving, down-to-earth team, and we love our open and collaborative culture. We support our team with a collaborative and flexible environment, while continuing to embody the entrepreneurial spirit that got us to where we are today. When working for Bear Down Brands, you can expect:

• Competitive pay with an annual bonus potential
• Medical, dental and vision
• 401k with company matching
• Paid Time Off: Vacation (3 weeks), Sick and Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time Off: 2 days annually
• Half-day Summer Fridays from Memorial to Labor Day
• Regular company events/initiatives
• Annual performance & compensation review
• Growth and development – We are big on supporting employees who want to grow their career and love to see our team grow beyond their role
• Talented coworkers in a diverse, energetic, and collaborative office culture

• Lead creative strategy and execution for all marketing functions: digital marketing (Amazon and website product listings, landing pages, ads, email marketing, social media content), packaging, retail merchandisers and sales presentations.
• Provide brand leadership for all brands (Bentgo, Pure Enrichment, Verilux and Brusheez) across sub-brands, categories, and channels (e-commerce and retail).
• Includes style guide creation, maintenance, and consistent application.
• Continually strive to elevate our brands and content. Lead efforts to keep the team abreast of design trends and emerging capabilities/technologies.
• Manage design team, which is currently 5 full-time direct reports + external freelancers. Provide art direction and mentorship and manage personnel.
• Project manage deadlines and priorities for all creative needs. Includes prioritizing with VP of Marketing; creating and reviewing projects in Asana and Google Sheets; and proactively communicating throughout the company as needed.
• Lead internal marketing team to plan and execute photoshoots. Hire and provide art direction to photographers. Manage the photoshoot budget.
• Provide art direction for internally created videos and at video shoots.
• Collaborate and lead marketing initiatives together with the Marketing Leadership Team (VP of Marketing, Dir of Digital Marketing, Dir of DTC E-Commerce, and Dir of Customer

• 7+ years of experience as a Creative Director or Art Director.
• Experience leading a design team of multiple direct reports.
• Experience leading brand and creative initiatives for branded CPG products sold in an omni-channel environment (digital/e-commerce and packaging/merchandisers/retail).
• Strong experience strategically leading brand and creative across marketing functions, achieving both company/performance/profitability goals as well as elevating branding and content.
• Exceptional project management skills are needed for our fast-paced environment, including a focus on meeting deadlines, strategic prioritization, and problem solving.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design preferred.
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience in Asana, Slack and Google Docs preferred.
• Thrives in a collaborative, highly communicative culture.
• Passionate about design, branding, and creative storytelling.

$120,000 - $135,000 DOE

Actual base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and relevant job & industry experience.

Hybrid position based in Santa Ana, CA office one day per week (currently Tuesdays, but subject to change) + on location for photo and video shoots.

This position is a full-time salary position with benefits eligibility and reports to the Vice President of Marketing.

Bear Down Brands is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.