Creative Director, Brand (Contract)

San Jose, CA (Remote)

$180K/yr – $210K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 20 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own Nex's multi-channel creative direction from concept through launch, translating business goals into distinctive campaigns while building and guiding a high-performing creative team.

  • Lead the creative direction for campaigns across channels
  • Develop and coach the creative team to elevate craft and judgment
  • Establish rigorous reviews and ensure high-quality execution

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative Own creative direction for Nex's marketing campaigns and communications, from concept through launch.
  • Translate business objectives into compelling creative strategies and ideas.
  • Develop and challenge concepts, platforms, and campaign directions.
  • Push the team toward work that is distinctive, surprising, and memorable.
  • Set the creative vision and maintain it through execution.
  • Set and uphold a high creative bar across campaigns, paid media, social, retail, launches, and partnerships.
  • Know when work is good, great, or not ready to ship, and have the authority to redirect it when needed.
  • Make the work Stay close to the craft while empowering the team to execute.
  • Concept and pitch ideas; develop creative directions, mood boards, style frames, and visual approaches.
  • Art direct creative production across design, motion, illustration, photography, and other mediums.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in design and creative, with real experience in creative direction for campaigns and multi-channel initiatives and leading teams.
  • You've been a creative director or design lead somewhere the work was held to a high standard, and you've grown people while doing it.
  • Obsession with craft. You don't settle. Excellent taste and attention to detail across typography, layout, color, and composition.
  • Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to translate strategy into compelling visual ideas.
  • You move fast without much oversight. Ambiguity is normal and information is usually incomplete. We need someone who can get things moving anyway and be scrappy about it.
  • You take hard feedback well and give it clearly. Our culture involves direct critique in both directions.
  • High curiosity; you see the world a little differently.
  • You connect creative decisions to business outcomes like unit sales, retail performance, and market expansion.
  • Comfortable being hands-on. This isn't a role where you only review work. Some weeks you'll be in Figma, or writing copy, or redlining packaging artwork yourself.
  • Comfortable operating in a small, fast-moving environment with evolving priorities.

Benefits

  • Why Join Us? Impact: Your work will directly influence our brand and how the world sees us.
  • Growth: Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Culture: A supportive and inclusive environment where your ideas matter.
  • Flexibility: We offer flexible working hours and remote work options to fit your lifestyle.
  • We Offer Competitive compensation package. Flexible working hours and vacation policy. Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth. Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field
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NEX Inc. · San Jose, CA · Remote