Creative Director - Copilot

Mountain View, CA (Hybrid)

$140K/yr – $275K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the foundational creative direction for Copilot across multi‑channel marketing, owning storytelling, executive framing, and design orchestration with cross‑functional teams.

  • Must-have: 6+ years in product or service design with a master’s degree (or 8+ years with a bachelor’s).
  • Standout: proven ability to lead across disciplines and present to executives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead the foundational creative direction for Copilot across integrated, multi-channel marketing efforts including launches, campaigns, demos, executive storytelling, and ongoing GTM communications.
  • Serve as cross-functional creative lead, partnering across Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Product Marketing, and Engineering teams to solve complex business and narrative challenges.
  • Craft and oversee strategic storytelling rooted in audience insight, cultural context, and product truth.
  • Present creative frameworks and work confidently to executive stakeholders, shaping narratives with precision and clarity.
  • Lead and influence across disciplines including visual storytelling, art direction, UX, graphic design, illustration, typography, motion, 3D, photography, and presentation design.
  • Guide internal teams and external agencies in delivering strategically sound, digital-first creative work that supports the full marketing funnel.
  • Incorporate AI tools thoughtfully into the creative workflow to accelerate innovation and improve quality and speed.
  • Ensure creative excellence across ambiguous, fast-moving workstreams while maintaining strong judgment and high standards.
  • Model inclusive leadership and foster an environment where diverse perspectives elevate the work.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 8+ years experience working in product or service design
  • OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems)

Preferred

  • 10+ years of experience leading breakthrough creative for high-profile brands from both strategic and executional perspectives.
  • Demonstrated expertise across multiple visual disciplines including art direction, video, film, digital design, UX, motion, and storytelling.
  • Proven ability to operate independently and lead within highly ambiguous, cross-functional environments.
  • Experience collaborating directly with senior executives and presenting complex ideas with clarity and impact.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing integrated campaigns, digital experiences, and strategic storytelling.
  • Hands-on experience with creative tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft products) and AI-enabled workflows.
  • Experience working in both agency and in-house environments.
  • Strong systems thinker with the ability to unify brand voice across diverse channels and touchpoints.
  • Demonstrated excellence in narrative development, pacing, visual judgment, and multi-disciplinary craft.
  • Exceptional collaboration and influence skills across organizational boundaries.

Benefits

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Microsoft

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

Founded in 1975
Redmond, Washington, US
237K employees (11,715 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
56.9%
Referral
7.3%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~225.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6,377 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
21 years
Median Tenure
14 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
44

Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Sep 1981
    Series Unknown • $1M

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