Creative Director

New York City, NY (On-site)

$143K/yr – $318K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own global creative vision and brand discipline across channels while turning design into business impact with AI driven speed.

  • Own the Creative Vision: set brand strategy across TV, OOH, digital, social, and flagship experiences.
  • Lead a High-Output Engine: scale in-house design, copy, video, and animation teams.
  • Pioneer AI-Driven Efficiency: implement generative tools to ideate, prototype, mood board, and asset generate faster output 10x faster.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the Creative Vision: Drive the global creative strategy and brand consistency across all marketing assets, platforms, and physical experiences—from TV, OOH, Digital, and Social to flagships like our Navigate conference.
  • Lead a High-Output Engine: Oversee and scale our in-house design, copy, video, and animation team.
  • Integrate Creative into the Business: Help writers and designers deeply understand Navan’s business model, sales cycles, and customer pain points. You are fluent in the metrics of conversion and business impact, not just aesthetics.
  • Pioneer AI-Driven Efficiency: Act as a champion for generative innovation. You will operationalize AI tools to automate ideation, rapid prototyping, mood boarding, and asset generation—enabling your team to move 10x faster and stay focused on "big-rock" ideas.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a strategic peer to Demand Generation, Sales, and regional teams to translate complex functionality into powerful, persona-centric campaigns.
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Navan

3.5 Glassdoor

Navan is the leading all-in-one business travel and expense management solution that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels, to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com.

Founded in 2015
Palo Alto, California, USA
3.1K employees (151 in marketing)
58% recommend to a friend
56% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$316.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.8%
Direct
64.1%
Referral
11.1%
Social
1.4%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
106 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$2.2B
Last Raise
$400M
Convertible Note, 11 months ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Convertible Note
  • Dec 2022
    Debt Financing • $400M
  • Oct 2022
    Series G • $154M

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