Creative Lead, Technical Design

Creative Studio Team Member

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This position is within the creative studio team and reports directly to the Creative Director. This role will primarily support the Optum Marketing Resource (OMR) storefront - a SaaS digital marketing platform designed to provide creative customizations at scale. The ideal candidate is a technically skilled creative professional who is eager to contribute technical solutions in a demanding, fast-paced, and collaborative environment. The role requires a blend of strength in basic code development and applying logic, technical problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, along with a designer's eye to ensure professional output. The candidate must be adept at working within a collaborative team, efficiently processing input, and applying technical problem-solving techniques to deliver effective solutions while meeting critical deadlines. As an individual contributor working under the direction of the Creative Director, and as technical development lead on specific assignments, this person will be responsible for configuring automated solutions that scales our ability to deliver strategic and custom creative.

This position follows a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Configures new and unique automated solutions that align to project objectives across brands

* Works on variable and non-variable creative products that output in a variety of formats

* Manages multiple projects while simultaneously maintaining development quality/advancements

* Collaborate and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, both technical and non-technical

* Serves as technical lead, as assigned, guiding other creative contributors

* Ensures design integrity/standards are maintained post-customizations

* Possesses considerable knowledge of the businesses, clients and partners they support

* Advances experience/quality/efficiency though adoption of tools and technology

* Influences others with their solutioning mindset

* Embraces stakeholder input and responds with effective solutions

* Adaptable to change, embraces challenges, and responds with creativity and resilience

* Works proactively and with minimal guidance

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

* 3+ years of creative/development experience in a corporate or agency setting

* Experience with developing print-ready and digital creative

* Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Experience Manager

* Working knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS

* Working knowledge of M365 Suite (e.g., Outlook, Excel and Teams)

* Portfolio of work that demonstrates breadth of expertise/abilities

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with Fusion Pro or other SaaS marketing automation technology

* Figma experience

* Proven to be adaptable to fast-paced, evolving environments

* Demonstrated effective time management and workload prioritization skills

* Demonstrated skill at managing input and critical feedback

* Proven to be capable of establishing effective relationships with leaders, peers, and stakeholders

* Demonstrated effective collaboration skills in person and virtually (email, phone, video conference, etc.)

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $71,200 to $127,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.