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Make a difference to others. If innovation drives you, and you want a career that makes a difference to the world, helping humanity overcome the challenges in our oceans - safely, efficiently, and sustainably -then come join us at Kraken Robotics.\nKraken Robotics is currently recruiting for a Creative Director to join our Canada, or UK office.\nThe Creative Director is responsible for leading the company's creative vision, brand strategy, and creative production function. Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, this role oversees a multidisciplinary team of videographers, photographers, graphic designers, and 3D artists to ensure all visual communications align with the organization's brand standards and business objectives.\nThe Creative Director owns the development, evolution, and governance of the company's brand identity, including visual standards, branded templates, and brand consistency across all internal and external channels. They provide strategic oversight for creative assets used in marketing campaigns, events, digital platforms, recruitment initiatives, facilities branding, and corporate communications.\nThis role leads the end-to-end delivery of creative projects, managing priorities, resources, timelines, external agencies, and freelancers to ensure high-quality execution. 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animation, motion graphics, 3D, and graphic design production from concept to delivery for campaigns, events, social, and internal initiatives.\nSet shared creative production standards and workflows across Kraken and its companies.\nPrioritize creative requests through the marketing intake process, setting capacity and turnaround with Marketing Managers.\nDirect event and exhibition creative (booths, banners, signage) and promotional item design with the Events Lead.\nSupport People & Culture with recruiting campaign branded materials and employee promo item design.\nDesign interior graphics and exterior signage for Kraken facilities.\nManage creative agencies and freelancers.\nAsset management\nMaintain a centralized, searchable library of marketing and creative assets.\nEnsure assets are current, organized, and aligned with brand standards.\nTeam and budget\nSet the creative strategy and annual creative plan, aligned to marketing priorities and brand goals.\nLead, develop, and 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