Responsibilities

• Set the creative vision across multiple campaigns, ensuring concepts are strategically sound and visually compelling
• Lead a ~7-person creative team, guiding them from idea to execution.
• Manage creative team staffing, performance standards, and growth.
• Balance big-picture thinking with hands-on creative work in writing, art, or design
• Partner closely with strategy, accounts, and production teams to align creative with business objectives
• Oversee all stages of production—pre-production, on-set, and post—collaborating with directors and content creators
• Ensure work meets commercial goals while maintaining creative excellence
• Present concepts and work to internal teams and clients with clarity and confidence
• Actively integrate AI tools into workflows to enhance speed, quality, and innovation
• Keep current with trends in design, culture, and technology to keep Pixel’s work fresh and competitive

Requirements

• 7+ years in creative leadership roles at agencies, studios, or brand teams
• Proven commercial track record, campaigns that meet sales goals while resonating culturally
• Strong portfolio spanning digital, social, video, and print, with social-first storytelling experience
• Willing to travel to SF or NYC once a month and as needed for shoots
• Camera and content creation fluency (gear, workflows, creator culture)
• Hands-on expertise in at least one creative craft (writing, art direction, or design)
• Demonstrated leadership in managing multiple concurrent campaigns and mentoring teams
• Significant on-set production experience, comfortable collaborating with directors and talent
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Google Workspace; familiarity with project management tool
• AI-positive mindset with a clear vision for how AI can enhance creative processes
• SF or NYC-based with US work authorization

Preferred

• Passion for film, cinema, editing, and photography
• Experience in the consumer electronics industry

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, vision coverage
• One Medical membership
• 401k with company match
• 20 PTO days + 4 remote “Work From Anywhere” weeks
• 1-month sabbatical every 4 years
• 8 weeks parental leave
• Fitness, home office, and education stipends
• Charitable gift matching