Overview
Seeking a Creative Director to lead the vision, development, and execution of breakthrough marketing creative across campaigns, product launches, social, retail, partnerships, and digital channels. This role combines creative leadership, concept development, and hands-on creative direction, with a focus on transforming business objectives into distinctive, culturally relevant work that drives engagement and business impact. The ideal candidate is an exceptional creative thinker, mentor, and strategist who elevates both the quality of the work and the capabilities of the team.
Type: Direct hire, Remote, MUST work PST schedule daily
Schedule: Regular day hours, PST
Salary: $140,000 - $200,000 (there is no bonus structure for the role)
Creative Director Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in creative leadership from major brands with a proven track record leading campaigns and multi-channel initiatives.
- Must have at least 2 major brands under your belt that are well known for consumer tech, as clients or in-house (*SMB-only work will not be a fit)
- Must have a portfolio that wows the viewer!
- Demonstrated success developing high-impact creative concepts that drive audience engagement, brand growth, and business results.
- Strong expertise in creative direction, campaign development, visual storytelling, branding, and integrated marketing.
- Ability to translate business objectives into compelling creative strategies, concepts, and executional frameworks.
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing creative teams while fostering high standards of craft, collaboration, and accountability.
- Strong understanding of design principles, including typography, composition, color, layout, and visual communication.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, navigate ambiguity, provide constructive feedback, and balance creative excellence with business priorities.
Creative Director Duties
- Lead creative direction across marketing campaigns and communications from concept development through final execution.
- Develop and refine creative strategies, campaign platforms, visual directions, and storytelling approaches that differentiate the brand.
- Establish and maintain a high creative standard across paid media, social content, retail initiatives, partnerships, and product launches.
- Art direct and guide work across design, motion, illustration, photography, copy, and multimedia production while remaining actively involved in the creative process.
- Coach, mentor, and develop creative talent through constructive feedback, creative reviews, and professional growth opportunities.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align creative solutions with audience needs, business goals, timelines, and resource constraints.
- Build and continuously improve creative development, briefing, review, and approval processes that increase quality, speed, and organizational effectiveness.
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