Creative Director

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$170K/yr – $250K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own the creative direction at Nscale, shaping brand identity and video storytelling while building and mentoring a multidisciplinary team across brand, video, and campaigns.

  • Lead brand, digital, and motion creative across campaigns and events.
  • Manage creative operations, budgets, and partnerships to scale the team.
  • Translate technical concepts into compelling visuals for product marketing and GTM.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve Nscale's brand identity, visual language, and creative direction, ensuring consistency, quality, and ambition across all creative output — digital, physical, and motion.
  • Lead and grow a multidisciplinary creative team, directly managing the Lead Brand Designer, Brand Designer, and Video Editor, and planning the hire of a Video Producer, Experiential Designer, and Motion Designer as the team scales.
  • Foster a culture of craft, collaboration, and creative courage, mentoring talent and building long-term capability within the function.
  • Oversee brand-defining creative across campaigns, content, events, and product marketing, leading concepting and execution of flagship brand moments such as launches, events, and executive storytelling.
  • Partner with Content & Brand to ensure visual and editorial identity are tightly aligned, and maintain and evolve the Nscale brand guidelines and design system.
  • Own video and motion creative, from product explainers and customer stories to brand films and social content, setting the creative vision for animation across digital channels.
  • Define the creative vision for Nscale's presence at global events and activations, partnering with Global Events to deliver immersive, on-brand experiences.
  • Operate as a strategic creative partner to Product Marketing, GTM, and Developer Marketing teams, translating product narrative and technical concepts into compelling creative.
  • Establish a clear creative operating model — briefing processes, review cycles, and quality standards — and manage creative resourcing, agency relationships, and production budgets.
  • Track and communicate the impact of creative output on brand awareness and campaign performance.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in brand, creative, or design leadership roles, with proven experience leading, building, and managing a multidisciplinary creative team.
  • A portfolio demonstrating exceptional creative direction across brand, digital, and video, showcasing both strategic thinking and execution excellence.
  • Strong ability to translate complex technical or strategic concepts into clear, compelling visual storytelling.
  • Deep expertise across brand, campaign, video, and motion creative, with the ability to create cohesive experiences across all touchpoints.
  • Experience establishing creative operating models, processes, and standards that enable teams to work efficiently at scale.
  • A sharp editorial eye and high standards for craft, consistency, and creative quality.
  • Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing across marketing, product, and leadership.
  • Seniority sufficient to have run a creative studio before, paired with a genuine willingness to stay hands-on and execute creative work directly.
  • Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments where brand is being built, not just maintained.
  • A passion for AI and technology is always a plus.

Preferred

  • Background in B2B technology, cloud, AI, or infrastructure marketing
  • Experience defining or redefining a brand at a high-growth or category-creating company
  • Hands-on experience with motion design, experiential, or large-scale event creative
  • Familiarity with developer or technical audiences and how to create for them
  • Experience scaling a creative team from early-stage to full capability
  • A strong point of view on where brand and AI intersect — and how to use emerging tools responsibly

Benefits

  • Highly competitive package (base + equity + bonus) with reviews every 12 months. 🚀
  • Join the fastest-growing tech startup, your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting-edge AI. ✨
  • Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support.
  • Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.
  • The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
  • Salary Range
  • $170,000 — $250,000 USD
  • For information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.
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Nscale

Nscale is building the engine of superintelligence — full-stack AI infrastructure powering the world’s most powerful systems, from ground to cloud.

Founded in 2024
298 employees (19 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$170K/yr – $250K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
11 (4% of company)
Median Tenure
0.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$5.1B
Last Raise
$2B
Series C, 7 days ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2026
    Series C • $2B
  • Feb 2026
    Debt Financing • $1.4B
  • Oct 2025
    Series C • $433M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
53.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.5%
Direct
42.1%
Referral
9.6%
Social
4.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~314

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Creative Director

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