VP Creative

Role Description

The Vice President, Creative is the senior creative leader at Kanahoma, responsible for defining the agency's creative vision while leading a multidisciplinary organization of copywriters, designers, and videographers. Reporting directly to the CEO, this individual will oversee the agency's entire Creative Services product, balancing long-term innovation with exceptional day-to-day execution across every partner engagement.

This is a leadership role for someone who is equally energized by big ideas and operational excellence. You'll shape integrated brand campaigns, performance marketing creative, website experiences, commercial productions, and emerging creative capabilities while building and developing a high-performing creative organization. You'll partner directly with college and university presidents, CMOs, executive leadership teams, and boards while helping define where creative and the agency is headed next.

Role Responsibilities

Own Creative Services as a Product

• Serve as the executive owner of Kanahoma's Creative Services product, defining its long-term vision, strategy, and continued evolution
• Champion the intersection of creativity, brand strategy, performance marketing, AI, and emerging technology to ensure Kanahoma remains ahead of where the market is going
• Develop new creative capabilities, services, frameworks, and best practices that strengthen the agency's competitive advantage
• Partner closely with executive leadership on agency strategy, product development, and long-term growth
• Collaborate with Sales on scopes of work and growth opportunities while supporting strategic partner presentations and new business development
• Partner with account services and executive leadership on project scoping, budget estimation, and resource planning to ensure creative engagements are staffed appropriately and delivered profitably

Build & Lead a Best-in-Class Creative Organization

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Creative organization of 10+ professionals across Copy, Design, and Video through a leadership structure of Associate Creative Directors
• Recruit, mentor, and retain exceptional creative talent while fostering a culture of accountability, curiosity, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Develop leaders who can scale their respective disciplines while maintaining consistently exceptional creative quality
• Build systems, workflows, and operational processes that allow creative excellence to scale without sacrificing speed or craftsmanship
• Serve as the executive leader responsible for the overall performance,