Creative Manager jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

Company Overview

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

The KLA Brand Creative team is looking for a Creative Program Manager to help KLA build and extend its global brand experience. You bring consistency to the company's brand expression across forms, you understand the value of process and drive the implementation of the tactical consistencies of the brand.

• Grow brand equity, by being the primary point of contact to intake and evaluate requests for brand collateral

• Establish and implement a formal process for creative brief submission, evaluation and execution on multi-disciplinary projects (digital, environmental, online and out of home advertising, traditional print, sales collateral, technical, corporate brand collateral, environments)

• Establish, distribute, and maintain, corporate brand guidelines, brand education, self-service templates, brand creative processes, and brand creative tools

• Lead and develop branded collateral across all mediums and regions globally

• Handle a digital library of brand assets that will be accessible globally to all employees internally, as well as vendors or partners externally

• Lead assignments from initial kick off concepts, to content creation, to final file hand off and production

• Assist with management of creative teams for the internal global regions and third-party agencies

• Work directly with the brand creative and marketing and communication leadership teams to critique new creative projects and evaluate ongoing brand expressions for quality and efficiency

• See opportunities to simplify and improve processes across the brand organization

• Ability to evaluate a branded ecosystem from a high-level emotional impression down to the tactical consistency of the brand

• Ability to lead and distribute brand assets internally and externally

• Identify and assist in the creation of templates, guidelines, and brand related education for employees globally

• Providing mentorship on creative requests or projects across all levels of the organization

• Comfort tool platforms used for crafting project briefs, project management, and brand asset management

• An understanding of collaborator groups and how the brand experience will differ for different audiences, building and influencing relationships.

• Must be comfortable being the point of contact for any project that relates to brand experience

• Bonus to be comfortable copy writing and editing brand collateral, from advertising, to event experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years

• Has worked directly with software and tools like, MS SharePoint, MS Office, Brand Asset Management, and project management. A bonus is experience with Creative Suite

• Experience working directly with a creative director, team, designers and agencies

• Highly organized and detail oriented, with higher level process and operational thinking

• A mastery with the basics of project management and comprehension of brand experience

• Must be a self starter who can identify problems and build solutions

The company offers a total rewards package that is competitive and comprehensive including but not limited to the following: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at to request accommodation.