Senior Creative Director, Social & Content

San Francisco, CA (Remote)

$208K/yr – $260K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the creative leadership for a YouTube first, video led brand storytelling program, shaping formats and franchises while aligning with cross functional partners to grow audience engagement.

  • Creative Direction: Own and mentor multi format content programs, crafting repeatable franchises that scale across platforms.
  • Collaboration & Execution: Lead concepting hands on while setting a clear creative vision with internal teams, creators, and production partners.
  • Platform Strategy & Audience Growth: Turn insights into YouTube first video storytelling that builds and sustains audience engagement across brand, comms, and product touchpoints.

Job Description

- Lead creative across multiple social and content workstreams, ensuring output is distinctive, culturally relevant, and aligned with Airbnb’s brand vision - Develop and guide content formats, series, and repeatable franchises, not just one-off campaigns - Be hands-on in concepting and storytelling, while also setting a clear creative vision for teams and partners - Collaborate with internal teams, external creators, and production partners to bring ideas to life at scale - Build strong relationships across Brand, Marketing, Comms, and Product to ensure cohesion across all touchpoints - Partner with Creative Operations and Production to scale output efficiently without compromising quality - Mentor and grow a team of multidisciplinary creatives, fostering a culture of curiosity, craft, and experimentation - 12+ years of creative leadership experience across social, content, and brand storytelling - Proven success developing YouTube-first or video-led content, including series, channels, or recurring formats that have built and retained audiences - Experience operating in environments where editorial, entertainment, and brand intersect - Strong understanding of platform mechanics, especially video platforms (YouTube, TikTok), and how content succeeds within them - Experience collaborating with creators, influencers, and talent—not just directing campaigns, but co-creating content - Ability to translate insights, data, and strategy into compelling creative work that people actively engage with - Experience leading both internal teams and external partners (agencies, production companies, creators) - Strong storytelling instincts, with a high bar for craft across video, design, and narrative - Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills - A deep curiosity about culture, media, and how audiences engage with content today - This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. - USD 208000-260000 YEAR - Pay Range $208,000 — $260,000 USD
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Airbnb

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Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays, experiences and services that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

Founded in 2007
San Francisco, California, USA
64K employees (7,318 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
91% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
85M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.8%
Direct
65.5%
Referral
2.6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~64.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,349 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Funding

Total Funding
$6.4B
Last Raise
$1B
Debt Financing, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2020
    Debt Financing • $1B
  • Apr 2020
    Private Equity • $1B
  • Dec 2019
    Secondary Market • $25M

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