Creative Director

EF Education First Teachers

Creative Director at EF Educational Tours responsible for visual identity and managing creative output for student travel brands. Leading design process and mentoring design teams.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $125,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead by doing: Carry the creative vision with confidence while staying deeply embedded in the work itself — designing, reviewing, and raising the bar through your own output.
Shape the brand: Drive the evolution of our visual system across channels with intention, craft, and consistency, always ensuring every touchpoint reflects who we are and where we're going.
Translate strategy into creative: Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Product and Service to take a strategic brief and turn it into bold, measurable creative work. You're comfortable in the room with senior leaders and know how to present ideas with conviction.
Champion fresh thinking: Stay ahead of digital trends, emerging tools, and cultural moments to keep our creative output sharp, relevant, and distinctly ours.
Mentor and elevate: Be a genuine leader to the design team. Be someone who invests in their growth, gives real feedback, and builds a culture of curiosity and high craft.
Execute with care: Oversee campaign and promotional materials like print, digital, social, and beyond with a close eye on quality and deadlines.
Spread the word: Champion the value of smart, intentional creative across the organization — in small team settings and larger forums alike.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12 to 15 years of design experience with demonstrated success with leading or mentoring others
You think digital-first.
You understand how creative performs across platforms, and you design with that in mind.
You have a jaw-dropping portfolio showing your ability to connect creative work to real results that drive business impact.
You are a strong communicator and collaborator who works well with others.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Commitment to professional growth: robust monthly calendar of trainings and workshops
Four weeks paid vacation your first year, ten paid holidays, and two floating holidays
Exciting business travel opportunities
25% company match on your 401(k) contributions
Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage, along with options for life and disability insurance, accident and hospital insurance, legal and pet insurance
Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Access to fertility care and family-building support
Wellness benefits including a yearly fitness reimbursement
Frequent social and learning events, including access to our employee-run resource groups
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Tenure-based sabbatical eligibility
EF Product Discounts (discounts on travel, international language schools, Au Pair program and more)
Discounts at local venues and businesses
Amazing offices designed to match the caliber of the people who work there, plus the flexibility of working from home one day a week.

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Hard Skills & Tools

designdigital designcreative strategyvisual system designcampaign executionportfolio developmentmeasurable creative workprint designdigital mediasocial media design

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationcreativitystrategic thinkingfeedbackcuriositypresentation skillsteam building