Creative Director, Design & Animation

Overview At T-Mobile, we invest in YOU! Our Total Rewards Package ensures that employees get the same big love we give our customers. All team members receive a competitive base salary and compensation package - this is Total Rewards. Employees enjoy multiple wealth‑building opportunities through our annual stock grant, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), and access to free, year‑round money coaches. That’s how we’re UNSTOPPABLE for our employees! This role leads creative direction for visual and motion design across Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, working inside Full Bars (our in‑house agency) to deliver brand design, animation, and multi‑format visual storytelling that support marketing objectives. The work spans concepting, art direction, motion, visual systems, and execution across Ecommerce, Media, Brand, and Retention channels. The role partners closely with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams to translate strategy into design and animation that holds a distinct visual identity for each brand, engages our audiences, and continually elevates the creative standard our team is known for. Responsibilities Lead and mentor the design and animation teams to develop high‑quality visual and motion work that meets brand and marketing goals across Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile Provide actionable feedback through quarterly reviews and ongoing coaching to strengthen craft, career growth, and creative range for designers and animators Manage team dynamics and performance to keep a productive, collaborative, innovative environment for the team to do its best work Maintain a consistently high standard of design, animation, and visual storytelling across both brands while evolving aesthetics as business needs change Partner with the Creative Director, Copy as a dynamic duo to deliver breakthrough integrated creative across promotional campaigns, social, experiential/brand activations, and customer communications Collaborate with marketing partners, Creative Account Management, and external partners to plan and execute creative projects against shared deadlines Translate briefs (and more often, conversations) into ideas and visual concepts that drive action Present creative concepts, rationale, and a persuasive creative vision to senior leadership and stakeholders to secure alignment and buy‑in Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of related work experience OR a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent (Required) Acceptable areas of study include Design, Animation, Fine Arts, Creative, Advertising, Film or related field (Preferred) 8+ years directing design and animation for national or global brands as a creative director or like creative leader (Preferred) You’ve worked with leading brands and led design/animation teams to produce award‑winning work (Preferred) D2C brand experience a strong plus (Preferred) Mastery of design and animation software including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and motion tools (Preferred) Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Leadership: A track record of leading design and animation teams and partnering with marketing and production to produce high‑quality motion graphics, video, animation, and graphic design across channels (Required) Creative Direction: You have a vision for how every customer touchpoint is evolving visually and can steer the work that direction (Required) Presentations: Confidently and persuasively presenting creative concepts to secure buy‑in (Required) You work independently and proactively. You can take a brief (or more often, a conversation) and turn it into a visual idea. You know when to get others involved and how to work with peers inside and outside Creative (Required) Problem Solving: Identify problems and provide solutions, or resolve with a sense of urgency, in a high‑volume, fast‑turnaround environment (Required) Love storytelling: Design, art‑direct, and steer work that speaks with, not at, our customers (Required) At least 18 years of age Legally authorized to work in the United States Travel Required: Yes Safety & Compliance DOT Regulated: No Safety Sensitive Position: No Compensation Base Pay Range: $114,600 – $206,700 Corporate Bonus Target: 20% Benefits At T‑Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part‑time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full‑time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part‑time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, backup care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short‑ and long‑term disability, voluntary accident and disability coverage and voluntary long‑term care insurance. We don’t stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! Never stop growing! As part of the T‑Mobile team, you know the Un‑carrier doesn’t have a corporate ladder – it’s more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it’s that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you’re living our values while investing in your career growth–and we applaud it. You’re unstoppable! Equal Opportunity Employer T‑Mobile USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religious affiliation, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination, retaliation or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with how we do business and will not be tolerated. Accommodation Talent comes in all forms at the Un‑carrier. 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