Director of Creative

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive overall content and social strategy at Manychat, leading a creative team to scale content across platforms and integrate with product growth.

  • Own a cohesive content vision spanning campaigns, SEO, and social across major platforms.
  • Must-have: 10+ years leading creative and social teams in SaaS or creator-focused settings.
  • Standout: Ability to build scalable content engines and partner with cross-functional teams to impact pipeline.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve a cohesive vision and strategy that spans campaigns, events, editorial, seo and educational content.
  • Lead content ideation and creation across formats - from blog posts, articles, and guides to carousels, email narratives, and branded editorial pieces.
  • Build a content engine that scales: audience-informed, performance-tracked, and deeply integrated with product and growth goals.
  • Partner with teams like product marketing, performance, brand and comms to ensure content supports strategic objectives and drives measurable business impact.
  • Translate strategy into standout creative that drives influence and impact.
  • Set the bar for taste, originality, and execution across all channels.
  • Develop scroll-stopping creative concepts that are platform native and drive real engagement.
  • Define and execute the organic social strategy across all major platforms - including Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, and YouTube - with a sharp focus on driving quality impressions, engagement, and share of voice.
  • Lead a nimble, creative team in creating thumb-stopping, culturally relevant content that amplifies our brand and fuels community love.
  • Infuse social into everything - from launches and announcements to campaigns and community moments - making Manychat a brand people want in their feed.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience leading creative, content, and social teams, ideally in SaaS, media, or creator-focused tech environments.
  • A proven track record of building and scaling content and social strategies that drive brand awareness, community growth, and pipeline impact.
  • Deep fluency in storytelling for digital audiences - knowing what works where, and why.
  • Experience managing high-volume content pipelines and performance-focused editorial systems.
  • Mastery of social media platforms, content trends, and analytics tools to guide decisions and iterate quickly.
  • Expertise in video and visual storytelling, including directing creative vision and managing production workflows.
  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire teams and influence stakeholders at all levels

Preferred

    Benefits

    • Annual professional development reimbursement for conference tickets, online courses, and other relevant resources to help you grow.
    • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
    • Hybrid work and generous leave options to prioritize your work-life balance.
    • In-office perks, including free meals and snacks.
    • Company-funded sport activities, annual offsites and team-building events
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    Manychat

    4.4 Glassdoor

    Manychat is a leading Chat Marketing platform. We enable businesses and creators to drive more sales and conversions on messaging apps, such as Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Telegram, using automation. Trusted by over 1 million brands in 170+ countries, we're an official Meta Business Partner, backed by top investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners.Our global team of 350+ people is located around international offices in Austin, Barcelona, Yerevan, São Paulo, and Amsterdam. 🌏Founded in 2016, we still embrace a startup work culture — making fast decisions, setting ambitions goals, fostering open feedback and transparency. We think big and win together. 🏆We value our team, offering competitive compensation and benefits, and a hybrid work model to split time between home and cozy offices.We care intensely about our customers and their goals. By experimenting a lot and testing hypotheses, we continuously improve our product to help businesses grow and generate revenue on their social channels. That’s how we deliver results and dazzle our customers. ⚡️🚀 Ready to make an impact in a new and fast-evolving market? Explore our job openings here on LinkedIn, or by visiting our careers page: https://careers.manychat.com/

    Founded in 2016
    Austin, Texas, USA
    471 employees (82 in marketing)
    85% recommend to a friend
    86% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    7.3M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $45.3K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    26.4%
    Direct
    67.2%
    Referral
    4%
    Social
    1.5%
    Paid
    0.8%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~496

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    60 (13% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    10.5 years
    Median Tenure
    1.8 years

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $163.1M
    Last Raise
    $140M
    Series B, 11 months ago

    Funding History

    • Apr 2025
      Series B • $140M
    • Apr 2019
      Series A • $18M
    • Nov 2017
      Seed • $4M

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