Sr. Creative Director

Mountain View, CA (Hybrid)

$143K/yr – $331K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own the creative vision and strategy for major priorities, lead a multidisciplinary team, and align investments with executive goals while building scalable brand and content systems for high-quality, measured impact.

  • Focus on team development and operating model improvements.
  • Main workstreams span brand, design, content, and AI-enabled workflows.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Set creative vision and strategy for major business priorities, translating goals into scalable brand, design, creative and content systems.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team, providing coaching, career growth, performance management, and organizational leadership.
  • Partner with senior stakeholders and executives to shape priorities, influence decisions, and align creative investments to business outcomes.
  • Develop and maintain brand guidelines and creative playbooks that empower internal teams and external partners to deliver consistent, high-quality work.
  • Build scalable operating models, processes, and frameworks that improve quality, efficiency, and organizational impact.
  • Lead creative reviews, provide actionable feedback, and foster a culture of craft, curiosity, and innovation.
  • Champion innovation and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled workflows, to increase creative effectiveness and unlock new opportunities.
  • Manage team health, resource planning, and talent strategy, ensuring the right capabilities, skills, and staffing are in place to meet business needs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 8+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years people management experience (e.g., serving as a Lead Artist, Art Manager, Creative Director, etc.).

Preferred

  • 12+ years of experience leading world-class creative, brand, design, or content teams within large, highly matrixed organizations.
  • 4+ years people management experience (e.g., serving as a Design Manager, Art Manager, Creative Director, Design Director etc.).
  • Demonstrated expertise building and scaling brand systems, visual identities, design frameworks, and creative toolkits across multiple channels and audiences.
  • Deep understanding of AI-powered creative workflows and emerging technologies, with experience integrating AI tools into design and content production pipelines.
  • Proven success managing and developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams, with a strong track record of coaching, talent growth, and organizational leadership.
  • Attention to detail with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on creative direction across complex initiatives.
  • Exceptional creative judgment with an uncompromising commitment to quality, design craft, and delivering best-in-class work at scale.
  • Extensive experience partnering across product, marketing, communications, engineering, and executive leadership to drive alignment and influence strategic outcomes.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to inspire teams and influence senior leaders through clear, compelling storytelling.
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Founded in 1975
Redmond, Washington, US
237K employees (11,715 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$143K/yr – $331K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Sep 1981
    Series Unknown • $1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
56.9%
Referral
7.3%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~225.8K

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Sr. Creative Director

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