Job Description

You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That\'s because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that\'s the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.

You\'ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We\'re in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between - doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!

Job Summary

Reporting directly to the Chief Growth Officer (CGO), The Vice President of Creative Services requires creativity in ideas and the ability to implement them. The VP of Creative Services ensures that the vision is created and enacted on time and within budget, and they not only manage but inspire the team, powered by systems, processes, and technology that make it happen.

Now, if you were to come on board as our Vice President of Creative Services, we\'d ask you to do the following for us:

• Drive the strategic and creative direction of the sales process
• Reviewing or assisting in developing service proposals
• Meeting with C-Suite and critical stakeholders to determine their needs
• Facilitating creative project kickoffs
• Led and develop a best-in-class creative team
• Benchmarking budget expenditures against projections
• Troubleshooting issues that could slow down the process
• Providing analysis to ensure the project stays within brand standards
• Suggesting changes to workflows to improve efficiencies and reduce costs
• Presenting drafts to the client or other stakeholders
• Find new and efficient ways to deliver highly creative content that exceed the growing demands of clients while staying ahead of all market trends, including developing new brand concepts, creative marketing pieces with go-to-market campaigns and delivering high-profile strategic events to raise the company profile
• Continually research industry trends and technology across all platforms, ensuring that we\'re always using the most innovative programs and techniques.

Think you have what it takes to be our Vice President of Creative Services? We\'re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here\'s how we\'ll know you are the best fit:

• You have experience in advertising, marketing agency or a corporate setting required. Digital or print production experience. Project management experience leading teams.
• You are creative and have big ideas. Skills in graphic design with a good sense of layout best practices. Not afraid to think outside the box
• You are a good storyteller who is an expert communicator with a sales and customer service focus
• You have strong technical and analytical skills. Insightful attention to detail
• You are flexible yet able to stay on point. A collaborator that knows the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Calm under pressure, including managing multiple deadlines
• Self-starting with the ability to influence, inspire and grow high-performing teams
• You are an organized and efficient multitasker
• You are a strong, decisive decision-maker. A people person with excellent interpersonal skills. Thoughtful with a bias for action.
• You are excellent in cultural change management

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact for further information.

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