About Transfix:

Transfix, named to Forbes’ “Next Billion-Dollar Startups” list, is the leading transportation solutions provider whose digital brokerage marketplace and logistics software offerings are helping transform the $800 billion trucking industry. Since its founding in 2013, Transfix has been driven by a mission to deliver simple, smart, and sustainable solutions for shippers and carriers, powered by people and technology.

Here at Transfix, we are not only building incredible technology solving some of the world’s biggest, most complex, and most important challenges in the freight and logistics industry; We are also helping protect our environment and are passionate about making the world a better place by increasing sustainability and eliminating the extreme amount of waste that currently exists in our industry.

By combining deep industry expertise and a best in class carrier network with cutting-edge technology, Transfix is reimagining the world of transportation. Transfix works with some of the largest Fortune 500 companies such as Staples, Unilever, Target and Wayfair rely on Transfix to handle their most important FTL freight needs. With instant pricing, algorithmic matching, superior service, and unmatched intelligence, Transfix is optimizing the supply chain from start to finish. 

The problems we solve everyday are real and require creativity, grit, and determination. Recognized as one of Built In’s Best Places to Work 2021, Transfix is building a culture that challenges norms while fostering experimentation and personal growth. We’re hiring team members who are passionate and are energized by the vision to simplify and transform one of the largest and most complex industries through technology, data and a strong commitment to customers. 

About the Role:

Transfix is continuing to grow a robust, best-in-class marketing org and is looking for a Creative Director to own all of our creative design across the organization, internally and externally. In this role, you’ll take our creative team to a new level as we continue to grow. We’re looking for someone with an exceptional eye for creative excellence and have built leading technology and service brands either in-house or at an agency. In this role, you will be responsible for ideating and conceptualizing the Transfix brand across all mediums with the purpose of connecting & engaging multiple stakeholders and audiences. Leading a small and growing team, you will truly own the creative process from beginning to end on all executions.

What you’ll do in this role:

• Partner closely with our Go-To-Market teams to translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies
• Lead, direct, and motivate our creative team (currently two highly talented designers) in the production and execution of all marketing collateral
• Roll up your sleeves and create! You’ll be driving a more dynamic and innovative creative strategy both through leadership and through example
• Continue to set and maintain a clear standard for visual communication and brand standards and ensure that we meet these standards consistently
• Serve as a highly effective storyteller; communicate dynamically and deliver with the ability to deliver strategy-driven creative that inspires
• Partner closely with our product design team

You’re an excellent fit for this role if you have:

• 8+ years of agency experience, with at least 4 years of management experience
• An impressive and diverse portfolio of work that includes interactive/experiential creative, as well as branding and traditional advertising that you can share with us
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a directly related field (advertising, graphic design, visual arts, or similar)
• B2B experience
• A mind for business; you’re able to see the big picture, with a base understanding of marketing tactics and the role they play within the experiential ecosystem
• You are humble in explaining your work, process, and decisions and are incredibly open-minded to feedback 
• Scrappiness. You take pride in knowing how to think outside the box and do a lot with less
• Experience partnering closely with product design - you will be collaborating closely with our exceptional product team!
• Must have experience management responsibilities and leading a team
• Ability to build and maintain solid relationships with clients and account teams
• A demonstrable ability to motivate yourself and others to creatively and strategically solve multiple problems at once under tight deadlines

*Note: We prefer someone in the NY area for this role, but this role can be remote or hybrid remote, ideally for someone in the Eastern Timezone who is open to traveling to NYC a few times per year.

Transfix is deeply committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our hiring, programming, and in our work both internally and externally. We recognize how critical diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are to achieving our mission, our growth, and our success. In support of this commitment, some of our focuses include (but are not limited to):

-Developing policies, procedures, and services to our employees, carriers, and shippers that uplift and protect to prevent inequalities 

-Building relationships among our employees, customers, and supporters that are reflective of our community

-Prioritizing the inclusion of diverse communities and underrepresented groups in internal leadership

-Fostering a culture of compassion, empathy, open-mindedness, compassion, and inclusivity

-Creating and maintaining opportunities for continuous education, discourse, and engagement related to issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice

Transfix is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Transfix are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, and are made without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. It is Transfix’s policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Transfix does not and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Transfix encourages applicants of all ages.

To all recruitment agencies: Transfix does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and will not be held responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.