Creative Lead - Americas

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$151K/yr – $365K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global creative leadership at TikTok by directing a high-impact team to deliver breakthrough brand work aligned with strategy.

  • Must-have: Extensive Creative Director or equivalent leadership experience with strong team ownership.
  • Standout: Global collaboration with agencies and brand guardianship for consistent output.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create a sustainable, motivated, and efficient environment for exceptional creative development.
  • Demonstrate creative thought leadership by keeping ahead of trends and providing proactive inspiration and recommendations.
  • Lead and collaborate with extraordinary creatives, copywriters, designers, innovators, and strategists.
  • Provide in-house creatives with clear creative direction and ownership over their projects. Continually raise the bar for creative excellence.
  • Work closely with world-class advertising agencies across the globe, guiding the work effectively for creative excellence. Be a fiscal guardian by working in the best interests of the company.
  • Demonstrate brand guardianship and proactively identify areas to improve the creative output.
  • Work collaboratively with the team to develop compelling creative solutions that align with the strategic brief.
  • Partner closely with both global and regional marketing teams to develop breakthrough creative work that balances commercial needs with innovation and long-term brand building.
  • Manage creativity within the parameters of project allocation and resources.

Requirements

  • Extensive work experience as a Creative Director, Executive Creative Director, Creative Lead, or in a related position.
  • Team leadership experience.
  • Previous experience leading and delivering a broad range of creative projects, including brand campaigns, activations, and creative partnership solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of US poltical and cultural nuances, with a keen understanding of what is relevant and an eye for upcoming trends.

Preferred

  • Demonstrated keen knowledge of TikTok and the TikTok community.
  • Demonstrated proactive thinking and examples of entrepreneurialism, whether in or out of work.
  • Ability to manage team bandwidth and delivery timelines.
  • Must be dependable, positive, and open-minded, with the ability to clearly communicate both verbally and visually.
  • Ability to pitch creative solutions in response to marketing strategies.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills, including the ability to read a room and pivot accordingly.
  • Portfolio of work.

Benefits

  • Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • a 401(k) savings plan with company match.
  • paid parental leave.
  • short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • life insurance.
  • wellbeing benefits.
  • 10 paid holidays per year.
  • 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
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TikTok

3.2 Glassdoor

TikTok is the world's leading destination for short-form video. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Our employees lead with curiosity, and move at the speed of culture. Combined with our company's flat structure, you'll be given dynamic opportunities to make a real impact on a rapidly expanding company as you grow your career. We have offices across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas – and we're just getting started.

Founded in 2003
Los Angeles, California, US
71K employees (26,053 in marketing)
48% recommend to a friend
70% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3B
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.6%
Direct
59.4%
Referral
2.7%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~79.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
23,667 (30% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
76

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