Ursus, Inc. is hiring: Creative Director in San Francisco

Base Pay Range

$120.00/hr - $135.00/hr

Company

Our client is a Fortune 500 multi-national technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Key Skills

• TOP 3 SKILLS: Creative conceptual ability: the ability to ideate, develop, and refine advertising campaign ideas.
• Mastery of art direction: the ability to design and develop visual concepts, including typography, color palette, and imagery, to support campaign messaging and branding.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills: the ability to collaborate effectively with external agencies and cross-functional teams

Overview

We are seeking an exceptional advertising Creative Director with art direction expertise to drive the development of innovative, concept-driven performance campaigns that engage small and mid-size business audiences across multiple digital platforms. As a creative leader, you will be responsible for guiding external creative agencies and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact, strategic work that drives revenue for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and leads creative concepts for ongoing marketing campaigns, ensuring alignment with business objectives and brand strategy
• Excels in the ability to ideate, develop, and refine campaign ideas
• Leverages historical campaign performance and trends to inform future creative decisions
• Works with AI and GenAI tools for creative ideation and production
• Provides constructive guidance to external agencies and cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality creative output across on- and off-platform deliverables such as digital ads, websites, sales enablement materials
• Leads regular creative reviews and presentations to internal stakeholders, including senior leadership
• Sets the creative inputs across creative testing plans to optimize creative
• Fosters strong relationships with cross-functional teams and partners to ensure seamless collaboration and effective communication
• Designs and develops visual concepts, including typography, color palette, and imagery, to support campaign messaging and branding
• Creates design assets, such as graphics, icons, and illustrations, to enhance campaign visuals
• Stays up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in advertising and marketing and implements relevant insights on the work

Software Proficiencies

• Figma
• GenAI tools
• After Effects
• Media Encoder

Requirements

• 5+ years of work experience as a Creative Director in advertising or marketing or lead in a creative/design related occupation
• Bachelor's degree in Digital Design, Visual Design, Advertising Art Direction, or equivalent experience
• Experience with AI and generative AI tools used for creative ideation and production
• Portfolio that showcases ability to develop innovative, concept-driven campaigns that drive results, a mastery of art direction, and design principles
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong understanding of the B2B marketing landscape and advertising tools
• Ability to collaborate effectively with external agencies and cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
• Energized by working in a fast-paced environment

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Design

Industries

Technology, Information and Media

Location / Salary

San Jose, CA $161,500.00-$265,330.00 1 week ago