Creative Director, Demand Gen

San Mateo, CA (On-site)

$219K/yr – $301K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end to end demand gen creative function for a B2B SaaS program, shaping the team, process, and integrated campaigns that translate strategy into conversion.

  • Lead a small creative team and establish scalable processes to ship multiple campaigns on time
  • Translate Global Campaigns strategy into cohesive creative across channels and assets
  • Collaborate with Brand and Campaign teams to align briefs, rhythms, and execution from the start

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build the demand gen creative function end to end, including team structure, operating model, and clear partnership standards with Global Campaigns and Field Marketing
  • Lead a team of two designers and one copywriter, developing them as individuals and building a cohesive team that ships integrated campaigns
  • Own creative strategy for three major demand gen campaigns, translating Global Campaigns' campaign strategy into integrated creative strategy and execution
  • Develop integrated campaign creative where every asset reinforces one idea and drives toward conversion
  • Use performance data to understand what works across channels and formats, then refine the creative strategy and approach based on what the market tells you
  • Partner with Global Campaigns to establish clear roles, briefing standards, and a working rhythm so creative informs campaign planning from the start
  • Collaborate with the Creative Directors for Brand & Experiences and Digital, and the Director of Brand Strategy, to ensure creative work across the organization is aligned and coherent
  • Manage timelines and production to ensure the team ships high-volume work on time without sacrificing quality

Requirements

  • Senior creative leadership running demand gen, performance, or conversion-focused campaigns, ideally at a B2B SaaS company, with a clear understanding of how demand gen creative operates distinctly from brand or awareness creative
  • A track record of building or scaling a creative function from the ground up: hiring, developing, and retaining strong designers and copywriters, and establishing process, standards, and partnership models with new teams
  • A portfolio demonstrating integrated campaign thinking — how you connect multiple asset types into one creative system, and how you've iterated that system based on performance results
  • Experience owning creative strategy and working with marketing operations and campaign teams as a creative leader, co-concepting campaigns rather than executing briefs
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a creative team while staying hands-on: comfortable conceptualizing and executing work alongside your team, not just managing from above
  • Experience applying brand systems in performance and conversion contexts

Preferred

  • You understand that demand gen creative is its own discipline with its own rules, and you know how to lead it
  • You can build a team and build a function, not just manage what exists
  • You think in campaigns and outcomes, iterate based on performance, hold the creative bar high, and jump into the work alongside your team

Benefits

  • health, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • flexible spending account
  • paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
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