Senior Creative Lead - Social Design - Hybrid in MN

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This position is within the Optum Social creative team and reports directly to the Optum Social Associate Creative Director. The ideal candidate is a senior design professional who is driven by a combination of developing and applying creative solutions across a range of social platforms within a collaborative, fast-turn environment. The candidate must be able to understand and interpret strategic objectives, originate and apply creative strategy, and produce compelling social creative that aligns with business goals. As both an individual contributor and creative lead overseeing other designers on projects, they will be responsible for developing engaging social creative that inspires and drives audiences to engage with the Optum brand.

This position follows a hybrid schedule withfour in-office days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops social creative content that aligns to business objectives and the Optum brand
• Applies deep understanding of social platforms, visual systems, and design thinking across all channels
• Serves as lead designer on assigned projects aligning other design contributors assigned to the same project
• Leads and inspires with distinctive creative solutions that advance our brand
• Owns multiple projects while simultaneously maintaining design quality
• Possesses deep knowledge of the businesses, clients and partners they support
• Monitors and implements evolving social platform creative best practices
• Leads and inspires with their distinctive creative solutions
• Embraces stakeholder input and successfully drives effective resolution

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of design experience in a corporate or agency setting
• Team management, leading projects, strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• In depth knowledge of social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and PowerPoint
• Portfolio of social creative (B2B & B2C) that showcases a variety of work across social platforms

Competencies:

• Capable of establishing effective relationships with leaders, peers, and stakeholders
• Adaptable to fast-paced, evolving environments
• Effective time management and workload prioritization skills
• Skilled at expressing and managing input and critical feedback
• Effective collaboration skills in person and virtually (email, phone, video conference, etc.)

About the team

Creative Partners is the internal creative team within the enterprise marketing organization at UnitedHealth Group, supporting the Optum, UnitedHealthcare and UnitedHealth Group portfolio of brands.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.