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We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.\nView our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.\nLocation: Must be willing and able to be based in Modesto, CA (Requires 3 days/week onsite)\nGallo Creative in Modesto is growing a best-in-class internal agency, and our team takes brands from blank page to shelf-stopping presence, developing and renovating brand identities, defining the visual and verbal language that makes them distinct, and extending that identity with consistency across commerce, experiential, digital, and print.\nAs an Associate Creative Director, you'll be a key creative leader on that team, someone who's just as comfortable rolling up your sleeves and doing the work as you are mobilizing a team to get it done. You'll bring your own hands-on craft to the mix while helping guide the broader creative effort.\nA Taste of What You’ll Do\nGet hands-on with creative direction and execution on brand identity, commerce, or multi-channel projects, depending on where your strengths and the business need align\nMobilize and direct designers, copywriters, and content creators - and manage external partners - to deliver standout work on time and on budget\nTurn shopper and consumer insights into creative that drives engagement, conversion, and loyalty\nLead creative briefings and presentations, using sharp strategic rationale to influence decisions\nPartner with creative leadership and cross-functional teams to keep the team's work strategically sound and beautifully made\nGrow alongside the team, expanding into new parts of the brand-building process as you go\nWhat You Bring\nA strong portfolio spanning brand identity, retail, or multi-channel creative - with the range to both make and lead great work\nDeep understanding of the shopper journey and how design influences it at every stage\nExperience directing creative teams and/or external partners, as well as contributing hands-on when needed\nConfidence presenting and defending ideas to senior stakeholders\nA sharp eye for detail and an even sharper drive for breakthrough ideas\nWhy Gallo CreativeYou'll join a team building brands end to end - with the range of an agency and the depth of partnership only an internal team can offer.\nWhat You’ll Need\nBachelor’s degree in graphic design, fine arts, advertising, communications, and/or journalism plus 6 years of experience in graphic design, copywriting, art direction and/or campaign development reflecting increasing levels or responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 11 years of experience in graphic design, copywriting, art direction and/or campaign development reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.\nOriginal portfolio that contains a collection of commercial work across a variety of industries/client organizations and demonstrates a range of output, skills, and creative experience.\nEmerging balance in strength between copy and design aesthetic with experience successfully leading multi-media creative projects.\nAbility to partner effectively with clients and Client Partnership colleagues to develop innovative approaches to advance business objectives.\nExpertise developing and defining creative strategies, refining concepts from ideation through final execution in support of consumer, shopper, commerce, and online and in-person retail.\nUnderstanding of marketing and brand strategy, messaging, design, and production principles across all forms of media; skilled in color theory, typography and creating content for digital and social platforms.\nExperience working as part of a multi-functional marketing communications team to develop industry-leading creative output.\nOutstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to successfully interact with and influence clients and decision makers.\nExceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.\nAbility to succeed under pressure, managing multiple concurrent projects while shifting priorities and responding to changing business conditions and corresponding needs.\nStrong interpersonal skills, conflict-resolution, and relationship-building skills.\nExperience with Microsoft 365 productivity apps including Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.\nExpertise with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.), Keynote, and cloud-based project management systems/platforms, e.g. Workfront, Basecamp, etc.\nRequired to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.\nRequired to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.\nHow You’ll Stand Out\nBachelor’s degree in graphic design, fine arts, advertising, communications, and/or journalism along with an exceptional portfolio plus 8 years of experience in graphic design, copywriting, art direction and/or campaign development reflecting increasing levels or responsibility.\nExternal agency experience driving creative solutions on behalf of assorted clients and global brands.\nDesign experience in spirits, beer or beverage industry OR consumer-packaged goods; shopper, omni-commerce creative design, and/or package design with equally strong copy and design aesthetic.\nExperience contributing to business development initiatives and positively influencing growth objectives.\nTo view a full job description, please click here.\nOur Benefits & Perks\nWe are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.\nThe Fine Print\nThe Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.\nWe offer a broad salary range to allow for long-term growth. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.\nThis position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting with an option for occasional telecommuting. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.\nIt is the Company’s policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.\nGallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.\nGallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).\nWe also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. 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