Executive Creative Director

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level13+ years expPermanent

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead a senior creative department to deliver strategic, AI-enabled B2B campaigns and client storytelling across digital, video, and experiential work.

  • Own creative strategy, team leadership, and new business storytelling.
  • 13+ years of experience in creative leadership, with senior-level management.
  • Experience building scalable systems and AI-powered workflows across large campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Creative Leadership : Lead the creative vision, standards, and culture across the agency. Inspire teams to deliver innovative, high-impact work rooted in storytelling and design excellence.
  • Team Oversight : Manage and grow a cross-functional creative department of art directors, designers, copywriters, content strategists, videographers, and creative directors. Foster a culture of mentorship, collaboration, and innovation.
  • Strategic Vision : Collaborate with executive leadership, client partners, and other teams to ensure creative solutions are insight-led, business-relevant, and aligned with client goals.
  • AI & Innovation : Partner with other key stakeholders to lead the integration of generative AI and automation into the creative workflow. Develop and implement SOPs to enhance efficiency without compromising quality.
  • New Business Leadership : Own the creative strategy and storytelling for new business pitches, translating insight into big ideas that win.
  • Client Advisory : Serve as a trusted partner to senior clients, guiding them through creative strategy, brand transformation, and digital innovation.
  • Brand Stewardship : Elevate both client and agency brand presence in the market. Represent the agency at industry events and in thought leadership.

Requirements

  • 13+ years of experience in creative leadership, including at least 7 years in a senior-level management role (Group Creative Director, ECD, or higher).
  • Deep expertise in art direction, creative direction, and visual design—with a strong portfolio of B2B.
  • Proven success in building and developing creative experiences and bringing social first ideation to the forefront of your work.
  • Demonstrated success leading large-scale creative teams and delivering award-winning, results-driven work.
  • Experience implementing scalable creative systems, including AI-powered tools and operational frameworks.
  • Proven ability to lead integrated campaigns across digital, video, social, and experiential platforms.
  • Strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling and the ability to turn complex B2B propositions into compelling creative narratives.
  • Excellent communicator and team builder; emotionally intelligent, decisive, and collaborative.
  • Comfortable operating at the executive level, both internally and with client stakeholders.
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We deliver full-service B2B marketing solutions for world-class customer experiences – with an eye always toward the future. We believe in building connections. Between you and your customers. Between marketing and sales. Between potential and results. And we do it by combining agility, data-driven intelligence, and the creativity only humans can provide. Whether one-to-one or one-to-the-world, we drive innovative, powerful, behavior-changing marketing that moves people and moves the needle, in ways that have never been possible before.

Founded in 2013
London, England, GBR
399 employees (113 in marketing)
39% recommend to a friend
43% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.8%
Direct
41.1%
Referral
8.1%
Social
4.3%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~399

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
89 (22% of company)

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