Creative Director | PGIM Ireland
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026.
We’re looking for a strong, smart, energetic, conceptual Creative Director who is capable of leading a creative team that will be responsible for handling multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced in-house design environment. The Creative Director will be responsible for creating innovative solutions for B2B and B2C markets. The ideal candidate will have a design background, but an eye for compelling, powerful copy.
This candidate must possess a sophisticated aesthetic sense that works across multiple digital and print media, a dedication to innovation and a love for the convergence of design and technology. Our ideal candidate will have a portfolio of work that combines strong concepts and usability with an engaging storytelling experience. This candidate will lead a wide variety of projects. There must be a focus on bringing our Business Partners’ sales and marketing goals to life in the most engaging ways possible to help drive business results.
The USB Creative Team is a highly collaborative environment where fast, great work is a mandatory. We a looking for a Creative Director who wants to have a real impact. A Creative Director who is relentless about asking questions and eager to work with client and pitch and defend the work. The USB Creative Team is fully aligned to helping the US Businesses achieve their goals. So you’ll need to be as passionate about solving business problems and achieving business goals and objectives as you are about doing award-winning creative work.
Location: This role is hybrid, based in our Letterkenny office two days a week.
Responsibilities:
- Be fully accountable and responsible for the creative output of the Ireland-based creative team.
- Collaborate with Strategy, Editors, and US-based Creative Directors to conceptualize, design and refine Marketing assets including digital, email, print, data visualization and video/animation.
- Stay up to date on industry trends and new technologies.
- Take and implement feedback to grow as a creative leader
- Embrace a continuous improvement mindset, applying learnings from past programs to ongoing work.
- Leverage industry best practices for creation of materials.
- Be a Prudential Brand Ambassador
- Bring a positive, can-do attitude to the role
- Share accountability for the success of the work product as measured by program KPIs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia/Motion Graphics/3D or related discipline from an accredited college or university required.
- 10+ years of design and/or creative experience, with a focus on leading high-performing creative teams.
- Ability to proactively identify new and more efficient ways of working.
- A positive approach is essential.
- Strong problem solving skills and communication skills: excellent verbal and writing skills.
- Ability to develop strategically-based conceptual ideas and execute against them to create innovative digital/multimedia solutions in a highly collaborative environment.
- Understanding of best practices in motion graphics, 3D, web design, eMail and user interface/information architecture conventions, brand identity and print/advertising design.
- Superb information design abilities.
- Impressive portfolio demonstrating concept work across a range of platforms.
- Understanding of the latest design trends, an interest in exploring and pushing creative boundaries and the ability to think about design beyond the screen and print.
- Ability to balance great design with short deadlines.
- Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively with writers, developers, planners, strategists, other team members and business partners.
- Software expertise including: Adobe CC, Final Cut, HTML, CSS and Microsoft Office.
*PGIM welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.
What we offer you
- Health Insurance: PGIM Ireland partner with Laya and BUPA to provide health insurance schemes that cover eligible employees day to day medical and hospital expenses.
- Annual Leave of 23 days at full pay.
- Pension Scheme: Members of the scheme can contribute up to 8% of salary per annum and PGIM Ireland matches contributions up to 8% of salary. Members can also make voluntary contributions to the scheme.
- Annual Bonus Programme & Shop LK Vouchers / CleverCards (subject to eligibility): Along with an annual bonus employees are rewarded with Shop LK Vouchers/ CleverCards which are paid tax free.
- Life Assurance: fully paid by PGIM Ireland, employees are covered from their start date and beneficiaries are provided with a lump sum of four times an employee’s salary.
- Education Assistance: PGIM Ireland have an Education Assistance Programme that reimburses eligible employees for furthering their education.
Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom.
-PGIM Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of applicants’ gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the traveler community. PGIM Ireland's aim is to hire the best people for the open roles and all appointments will be made on merit.
Any offer of employment made by PGIM Ireland will be contingent on receiving satisfactory references. Applicants should be aware that background checks will be carried out on all candidates offered a position within PGIM Ireland.