Director, Head of Creative

San Francisco, CA (Unknown)

$185K/yr – $275K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years exp

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Lead a high-performing creative team while shaping strategy, brand consistency, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative, data-informed campaigns.

  • Guide creative strategy and long-term vision across functions
  • Ensure global brand standards and strong agency partnerships
  • Drive data-informed storytelling to senior leaders

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop: Build and mentor a high-performing creative team, fostering a culture of psychological safety, inclusivity, and continuous feedback.
  • Drive creative strategy and long-term vision: Partner with cross-functional leaders to align business objectives with long-term creative vision.
  • Oversee brand identity: Maintain global visual and verbal brand standards across all markets to ensure consistency.
  • Lead agency partnerships: Direct external partners and agencies to deliver creative excellence under tight timelines.
  • Influence senior leadership: Champion creative initiatives to senior stakeholders through data-driven storytelling to secure alignment.
  • Champion innovation: Stay current with industry trends and technology to elevate the brand and inspire breakthrough work.

Requirements

  • Leadership experience: 10+ years in creative direction, marketing, or advertising leadership, with proven success managing teams of managers.
  • Strategic vision: Ability to design and execute team structures and strategies that navigate ambiguity and meet business objectives.
  • Communication skills: Exceptional ability to synthesize and present complex creative concepts to executive audiences.
  • Global Brand and Agency Management: Proven track record of managing global brand standards and high-value external agency relationships to deliver results.
  • Data-driven mindset: Experience using performance insights and market trends to inform creative decisions and campaign strategies.
  • Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a design-related field or equivalent practical experience.
  • Portfolio: A portfolio or case studies demonstrating strategic creative leadership, brand building, and campaign impact is required.

Preferred

  • Proven experience building creative strategies where the user/creator voice is the primary brand asset, effectively navigating the balance between corporate standards and community authenticity.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Maternity & Parental Leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • Amazon Employee Discount
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Twitch

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Twitch is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day. Together for streamers. Together for games we love. Together for each other.

Founded in 2011
San Francisco, California, USA
17K employees (12,954 in marketing)
57% recommend to a friend
45% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$185K/yr – $275K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$35M
Last Raise
$20M
Series C, 12 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2013
    Series C • $20M
  • Sep 2012
    Series B • $15M
  • Oct 2007
    Seed

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$7
Traffic Source Mix
Search
14%
Direct
81%
Referral
3.2%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~17.1K

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Director, Head of Creative

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