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CAVA · 2 hours ago

Vice President, Creative

NYC Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

CAVA is a company dedicated to making it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every day, guided by a Mediterranean heritage. The Vice President, Creative will lead the development and execution of a unified creative strategy that connects people to the CAVA brand through powerful visual storytelling and integrated campaigns while inspiring a multidisciplinary in-house creative team.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingHospitalityRestaurants

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Mary Charlotte Stalvey, MBA

Responsibilities

Define the overarching creative vision and standards for the CAVA brand across all channels, touchpoints, and formats

Ensure consistency of brand voice, tone, and visual identity across all guest and internal communications

Translate brand strategy, business goals, and guest insights into bold, impactful creative ideas and executions

Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, cross-functional creative team including design, art direction, copy, motion, and production

Provide coaching and feedback to support career development and elevate the craft of individual contributors

Oversee the concepting and execution of integrated campaigns for product launches, brand storytelling, seasonal moments, and partnerships

Collaborate with Marketing, Digital, and Loyalty teams to create a consistent and compelling brand experience across paid, owned, and earned channels

Guide the creative development of in-store experiences, environmental branding, packaging, and menu storytelling in partnership with Culinary and Operations

Build scalable systems, templates, and guidelines to enable creative consistency and efficiency as the brand grows

Own the creative development process from brief through execution, ensuring deadlines, budgets, and quality standards are met

Present and communicate creative vision and campaign work to executive leadership, aligning on business and brand priorities

Partner cross-functionally across departments including Strategy, Operations, People, Communications, and Technology to align creative with enterprise initiatives

Stay on the pulse of cultural trends, design innovation, and consumer behavior to keep CAVA’s brand expression current and relevant

Qualification

Brand creative experienceHigh-impact brand campaignsLeading creative teamsCreative operations expertiseCultural awarenessCollaborative leadershipStorytelling passionDesign passionFood culture passionBachelor's degreeMFAAdvanced degree