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We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.\nJob Description:\nJob Title: Creative Services Manager\nDepartment: Marketing\nFLSA: Salary\nRevision Date: 10/2026\nAbout Hy-Vee\nAt Hy-Vee, we believe the shortest distance between two people is a smile. We're seeking professionals who bring proven skills, a desire to grow, and a commitment to work together in building a company that strives to make our customers' lives easier, healthier and happier.\nThe Role and Why It's Important\nThe Creative Services Manager helps shape and execute creative strategy across Hy-Vee's marketing initiatives, combining hands-on design and art direction with team leadership, project oversight and collaboration with internal teams and external partners. This role translates business objectives into compelling creative and guides work from concept through execution across digital, in-store, print, photography and video, using AI tools to improve creative quality and efficiency while maintaining accuracy and brand consistency. If you're a creative leader who loves mentoring designers, staying hands-on with the work and turning strategy into standout campaigns, this role is for you.\nWhat You'll Do\nConceptualize and design marketing assets for campaigns, retail promotions and enterprise initiatives, including in-store signage, digital advertising, email and landing pages, ensuring cohesive creative that reflects Hy-Vee's brand and supports strategic business goals.\nPartner with the Director, Creative Services to develop creative strategies, campaign concepts and visual direction that support business objectives and customer needs.\nLead assigned creative projects from brief through final delivery, developing concepts, presentations and cohesive executions across channels.\nGuide and mentor designers and other creative contributors through actionable feedback that strengthens their craft, strategic thinking and ownership of work.\nWork with creative operations and project managers to prioritize work, balance resources and identify risks to timelines or quality.\nCollaborate with copywriters and marketing partners to align messaging and visual storytelling across campaign and promotional assets.\nPartner with digital and UX teams to ensure web and app creative supports usability, customer needs and brand consistency.\nHelp maintain brand standards and design systems across channels and customer touchpoints.\nProvide art direction to agencies, photographers, production partners and other external collaborators.\nHelp direct photography, including concepts, shot lists, styling and on-set direction; review final assets for quality and intended use.\nReview creative work against approved strategy, brand standards, messaging, accuracy and production specifications; coordinate revisions before approval and production.\nStay current with design trends, emerging technologies and AI tools; apply and share best practices for image generation, enhancement and concept development while maintaining product accuracy, brand standards and compliance with company guidelines.\nSupport project estimates and resource planning in partnership with the Director, Creative Services and appropriate teams; this role has no direct budget authority.\nMaintain strict confidentiality of campaign plans, pricing, product launches, business initiatives and personnel information.\nReport to work on time and work the expected number of hours.\nPerform other job-related duties and special projects as required.\nYour Skills\nCommitment to the Hy-Vee mission and a willingness to promote the company's values.\nStrong creative judgment and the ability to connect business goals, audience needs and brand strategy to effective design and messaging.\nExpertise in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, and proficiency with Figma.\nStrong knowledge of typography, layout, color, production requirements and design systems across print and digital formats; expertise in image editing, manipulation and color correction.\nAbility to lead and develop creative teams while remaining hands-on with design.\nStrong organizational and problem-solving skills; ability to prioritize projects, make decisions and adapt to changing deadlines.\nStrong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; ability to present creative recommendations and collaborate across teams, including marketing leadership, creative and digital teams, operations, agencies, photographers, production partners, vendors and store personnel.\nProficiency with Microsoft 365 and project management tools such as Monday.com; strong file and asset management practices.\nHands-on proficiency with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Adobe Firefly for idea development, image generation and enhancement, including prompting, refinement and quality review; workflow automation experience a plus.\nDigital UI/UX design experience, including customer journey mapping and creating intuitive web and app experiences, a plus.\nBasic animation, motion design and video production knowledge a plus.\nReporting Relationships\nAccountable and Reports to: Director, Creative Services\nDirect Reports: Assigned creative team members\nEducation and Experience\nFour-year degree with an emphasis in graphic design, visual communications or a related field preferred.\nMinimum of 7 years of progressive experience in graphic design, art direction or creative services, including project leadership and mentoring creative team members.\nExperience developing integrated campaigns and collaborating with internal stakeholders and external creative partners required; 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