ITility is seeking a Creative Director to act as the single managing director to oversee creative staff and ensure commercial-quality artwork, layout, design, photography, and video across Operational Support publications; maintain branding consistency and industry standards while supporting government editorial intent. This position is onsite at McDill AFB, Florida. This position is contingent upon contract award.
ITility is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business with a passion to equip our nation’s Intelligence Community, armed forces and first responders with the very best to empower their missions. From the virtual battlefield to boots on the ground, our people, processes, and performance drive our ability to help our clients protect what matters, now and for generations to come.
At ITility, we help our customers command the future by thinking beyond perceived limits to create new, unexpected ways to protect and defend our nation. We inspire and empower people to create significant solutions that secure what matters to our customers and communities, here and around the globe.
We Value:
- The Drive to Perform Beyond Perceived Limits.
- The Desire to Find Significance in All We Do.
- The Passion and Compassion That Powers Both.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of commercial artists, graphic/web designers, photo editors, videographers, and creative staff.
- Establish and enforce brand standards, style guides, and creative workflows for all publication products and dissemination channels.
- Approve final artwork, layouts, multimedia assets, and production-ready files; ensure technical and quality compliance.
- Coordinate with Editor in Chief, program leadership, and government stakeholders to align creative output with editorial intent and policy constraints.
- Manage creative schedules, resource allocation, contractor performance, and quality assurance processes.
- Oversee image/video sourcing, licensing, and security-compliant handling of media assets.
- Support foreign-language production workflows as required; coordinate with language SMEs and translation teams.
- Provide metrics and executive-level briefings on creative production, quality, and brand compliance.
Required Qualifications:
- Education and years of experience: Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
- Clearance: TS with eligibility for SCI and ability to maintain SCI access.
- Experience: Minimum 7 years’ experience directly managing commercial artists, graphic designers, web designers, photo editors, and creative staff for professional publications (print/online) under senior management guidelines.
- Skills: Strong creative leadership, art direction, branding, production processes, multimedia workflow management, and quality control.
Desired Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience with foreign-language publication workflows (translations to/from English).
- Prior DoD or government publication experience preferred.
- Experience managing creative teams in classified or security-constrained environments.
Physical Requirements:
- Work is typically performed in an office setting.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must have the ability to lift 15-25 pounds.
ITility is an Equal Opportunity Employer
ITility is committed to providing a work environment that is non-discriminatory, harassment free, fair, ethical and inclusive. ITility is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and complies with all applicable laws which prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
ITility strictly prohibits discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including without limitation, recruiting, hiring, assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline and termination. This policy covers conduct occurring at ITility’s offices, client sites, other locations where ITility is providing services, and to all work-related activities.
