Creative Director (Art), Social Job at Microsoft in Redmond

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The Global Marketing Engines & Experiences (GME&E) team is seeking a Creative Director (Art), Social to drive connected storytelling and visuals across Microsoft’s commercial marketing efforts. This role brings the Microsoft brand to life through campaigns, activations, and creative assets that drive both emotional connection and business impact. As a member of our integrated creative team, you will concept across social, digital, and emerging platforms — partnering closely with marketing, brand, product, and social leads to deliver resonate, audience-first assets that support the full customer journey. In addition, you will ensure that design quality, strategic relevance, and platform fluency are always front and center.

Job Location:The primary location for this position is Redmond, WA. Additionally, there are three other locations where this role may be based. Candidates who do notresidein one of these four areas will berelocatedto Redmond.

This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positivelyimpactour culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Drive creative direction of integrated campaigns across social, digital, and emerging platforms.
• Translate insights, trends, and cultural moments into breakthrough visual and editorial concepts.
• Lead ideation and development of social-first campaigns, content series, and real-time.
• Deliver quick-turn assets across formats (video, animation, stills).
• Craft compelling design systems, motion assets, photography, and content that support storytelling across the funnel.
• Ensure visual consistency and creative excellence for all deliverables.
• Present and pitch ideas to internal stakeholders and leadership with clarity.
• Stay updated on trends, internet culture, and audience behaviors to inform and inspire work.
• Partner with copywriters, strategists, and marketing teams to meet campaignobjectivesand audience needs.
• Exhibit design innovation, including the application of AI tools and workflows to scale quality creative production.
• Manage multiple projects and timelines whilemaintaininga high standard of craft and leadership.
• Collaborate across creative and production partners (internal and external) to ensure world-class execution.
• Embody ourCultureandValues
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Art Direction, Marketing, Communications, or related field AND 3+years experiencein art direction, visual storytelling, or integrated campaign development
• OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in social-first content creation, including video, animation, and real-time visuals.
• 3+ years of experience with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), and motion/3D tools.
• 3+ years of experience in design or art direction rolesin B2B(business-to-business),technology,enterprise environments, or related environments.
• 3+ years of experience and a portfolio/design samplesshowcasingcampaign work, platform-specificdesign, andbrand systems is required.
  
  
Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Design, or related field AND 5+ years of experience in social creative, content marketing, or visual storytelling

• OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Design, or related field AND 2+ years of experience in social creative, content marketing, or visual storytelling
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience and understanding of commercial audiences and B2B (business-to-business) social storytelling.
  
  

Integrated Marketing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 29, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing

• Industries

  Software Development

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