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At Skillsoft, we propel organizations and people to grow together through transformative learning experiences. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. Join us in our quest to transform learning and help individuals unleash their edge.
We’re looking for a bold, hands-on Creative Director to lead the development and execution of Skillsoft’s full visual ecosystem. This role is about evolving our visual identity and building scalable systems that bring clarity and consistency to a complex mix of brands, platforms, and products.
You’ll manage a team of expert in-house designers and creative partners to deliver high-quality, high-impact work across every format—from campaigns and events to product launches, sales enablement, social, and more. If you're passionate about creating cohesive, compelling design—and energized by the chance to make a global brand feel modern, human, and differentiated—this is where your creative leadership can make its mark.
What You’ll Do
Own the visual execution of the Skillsoft brand across all channels and sub-brands, ensuring clarity, consistency, and creative excellence
Develop and scale a flexible design system that works across product lines, marketing campaigns, and customer segments
Manage and mentor an in-house team of designers, setting creative direction, supporting career growth, and building a high-performing culture
Lead relationships with external agencies and freelancers to scale production and extend the team’s capabilities
Drive creative concepting and execution for integrated brand campaigns, product launches, events, and go-to-market initiatives
Partner with content, comms, product marketing, and demand gen teams to bring ideas to life across digital, motion, web, social, presentations, and more
Oversee the entire creative process—from briefing to delivery—while maintaining speed, quality, and alignment across stakeholders
Translate brand principles into practical templates, tools, and systems that can be used consistently across the company
Push the team forward with smart experimentation, emerging tools, and new design technologies
Act as a key connector between strategy and execution—advocating for great creative while delivering what the business needs
Who You Are
10+ years of experience in creative roles, with at least 3–5 years in a design or brand leadership position
Strong portfolio that demonstrates modern, cross-channel design and system thinking
Proven ability to manage and scale creative output across a wide range of formats and functions
Experience managing UI/UX initiatives on brand websites
Experienced team leader with a track record of growing talent and building scalable workflows
Deep knowledge of digital-first design, including responsive, motion, and interactive formats
Comfortable navigating complex org structures, brand systems, and multiple stakeholders
Experience in B2B, SaaS, or multi-product environments is a plus
Target base salary range for this job requisition is anticipated to be approximately $160,000 - $190,000 annualized.
We also offer Enterprise benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, and paid time off
The company may modify salaries, salary ranges and/or Pay Plans from time to time as it deems necessary.
Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.
Skillsoft is partner to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.
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Skillsoft is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
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