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VP, Creative Strategy

Gartner


Job Location:

Stamford, CT - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 164000 - 226000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (11 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The VP Creative Strategy is responsible for driving Gartners creative strategy across all internal communications external enterprise communications and corporate brand strategy. The VP will lead and inspire a high-performing team including video production motion and graphic design and brand ensuring world-class creative output continuous innovation and a strong unified brand presence.

Responsibilities:

Creative Leadership & Strategy:

  • Set and execute the creative strategy for internal communications and external enterprise communications aligning with Gartners business objectives and brand vision.
  • Continuously improve the creativity quality and performance of video production leading a high-performing team of producers editors and motion graphics professionals.
  • Continuously improve the creativity quality and performance of corporate communications assets including executive presentations external reports brand deliverables etc leading a highly valued team of designers.

Brand Stewardship:

  • Lead the development implementation and coordination of corporate brand guidelines across all internal and external assets partnering with key stakeholders including Marketing Business & Technology Insights Global Product Management Legal and others.
  • Ensure the rollout and adoption of visual identity systems and brand messaging partnering with key internal stakeholders.
  • Continuously assess and articulate the strategic value of brand health leveraging data and analytics to inform decisions and demonstrate impact.

Operational Excellence & Innovation:

  • Establish and cascade production approaches and creative standards ensuring all deliverables are on-brand high-quality and efficiently produced.
  • Identify pilot and implement technology-enabled solutions including AI to further increase the efficiency and productivity of the team while improving the quality of deliverables.
  • Oversee complex multi-channel productions and manage relationships with key internal stakeholders and external partners.

Team Leadership & Talent Development:

  • Set business objectives for the creative team and hold accountability for delivering measurable outcomes.
  • Lead mentor and develop direct reports (Head of Video Production Associate Creative Director Sr Director Brand) and their respective teams fostering a highly creative collaborative positive and inclusive working environment where colleagues can achieve professional and personal success.
  • Build and maintain a talented highly engaged team with the skills and capacity to deliver best-in-class creative solutions.

Budget & Resource Management:

  • Own and manage the creative functions budget ensuring optimal allocation of resources and proactive cost management.
  • Partner closely with the Corporate Communications Ops team to effectively allocate resources to critical creative

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelors degree in Design Communications Marketing Fine Arts or a related field.
  • 12 years of progressive experience in creative leadership brand strategy or corporate communications with a proven track record of leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
  • Demonstrated expertise in video production design digital asset management and creative operations.
  • Experience implementing technology-enabled solutions including AI to drive creative innovation and efficiency.
  • Strong business acumen with experience in budget ownership and resource management.
  • Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills; able to influence at all levels of the organization including C-suite.
  • Deep understanding of brand strategy visual identity systems and associate engagement best practices.
  • Commitment to fostering diversity equity and inclusion within creative teams and across the organization.

Who You Are:

  • Visionary creative leader and strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Collaborative influencer who excels at building relationships and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Inspirational people leader who develops talent builds strong teams and creates an inclusive high-performance culture.
  • Results-driven professional who sets clear objectives owns outcomes and delivers measurable business impact.

Who are we

At Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT) we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable objective business and technology insights helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979 weve grown to 20000 associates globally who support over 13000 client enterprises in 90 countries and territories. We do important interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work

Our vast virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities opportunities that may not even exist right now for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together our singular unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies cultures religions ethnicities races genders sexual orientations abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why year after year we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner youll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive objective guidance throughout clients AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. Youll have access to unmatched resources expertise and technology and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

Its an exciting time to be at Gartner with limitless opportunities to make a real impact grow your skills and build a lasting meaningful career in a field thats reshaping the way we operate. If youre passionate about AI and want to be part of a team thats guiding the leaders who shape the world Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer

Gartner offers world-class benefits highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive working virtually when its productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 164000 USD - 226000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO a 401k match up to $7200 per year the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount and more.


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