Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.

Our marketing team is charged with an important task – sharing our Staples story. We use customer data and analytics to help us understand and improve our customers’ experiences, drive customer retention and encourage brand loyalty. Our team is diverse, with skillsets and responsibilities ranging from graphic design, content creation and performance marketing to internal communications and loyalty & rewards programs. We work together to provide expertise and guidance, so that the Staples brand is well represented in all areas. 

What you’ll be doing:

Create innovative new ideas and designs that are compelling, original content for a variety of digital, video and print-based assets with a focus on digital display assets.Leverage brand identity guidelines, the Art Director will execute against a defined brand style guide to align with key customer segments, business drivers and campaign objectives.Ensure brand is visually represented and maintain a fresh and relevant expression of the brand within marketing campaigns, digital assets, and sales collateral.Ensure on-brief communications are developed in a timely manner.Ability to partner with Project Management and Business/Marketing partners to ensure creative is on brand and on strategy.Work closely with the Associate Creative Director, Creative Director, project management team, marketing operations and copywriters.

What you bring to the table:

Innovation and change: Actively present designs that are on strategy and on brand.Communication: Strong listening skills, customer service skills, verbal communications, and the ability to translate agency briefs into breakthrough creative executions.People Leadership: Demonstrate a sense of partnership and caring within the creative team while guiding the team’s output.Business Strategy: Create innovative new design ideas and original content and create a variety of digital, video and print-based assets.

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.6+ of professional-level experience required; in an external or internal agency.1+ years managerial/supervisory experience.

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in B2B communications and understand fundamental marketing engagement and customer experience practicesExperience in designing effectives digital communicationsExpertise in relevant design applications & creative software (Adobe CS, Sketch, Figma, etc.)Working knowledge of project management tools i.e., Workfront, Trello, Asana, etc.Knowledge of marketing best practices in the B2C and B2B fieldsPractical experience in Content Management Systems and Image management

We Offer:

Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays) Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more! 

At Staples, “inclusion” is an action word. It represents what we do to ensure that all employees feel valued and supported to contribute to their fullest potential. When we operate inclusively, diversity naturally follows. This is why we work hard to foster an inclusive culture, as we seek employees with unique and varied perspectives and areas of expertise. The result is a better workplace and innovative thinking that helps us exceed our customers’ expectations -- through the power of the people behind our iconic brand.

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.