Applecart is hiring: Creative Director in New York

Creative Director

Applecart is a leading technology company helping C‑suite leaders reach critical decision makers through data‑driven content placement. We are hiring a Creative Director for our New York office.

About The Role

As Creative Director, you will lead creative strategy and execution for digital advertising placements across strategic communications and marketing campaigns in support of Applecart clients. You will guide the look, feel, and best practices of creative across client campaigns and work cross‑functionally with Go‑to‑Market, Platform, and Operations teams.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with account teams of communications and media strategists to understand clients' communication goals and align digital advertising placements with their strategic business objectives.
• Manage graphic designers, oversee production, and ensure consistency and excellence across client campaigns and creative assets.
• Set and uphold standards and best practices for visual style, tone, and clarity across a variety of client use cases such as legislative advocacy, investor relations, and corporate communications.
• Partner with product and media teams to analyze performance across campaigns, identify characteristics of high‑performing ads, and implement learnings in creative production.
• Build scalable systems and creative processes that leverage graphic designers as well as automation, staying ahead of emerging trends in generative media and advising on their practical use.
• Consistently apply guidelines for fair and brand‑safe use of images, videos, logos, news media, and AI‑generated content.
• Support the design and development of Applecart marketing and Go‑to‑Market materials and templates as needed.

Experiences And Capabilities You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in a senior creative leadership role, ideally within an agency, tech company, or fast‑growing brand with experience creating corporate affairs content and creative assets for programmatic and social ad campaigns.
• Strong understanding of branding, typography, motion, and digital design principles.
• Strong understanding of intellectual property considerations, including copyright, fair use, and image and video licensing requirements.
• Proficiency with creative software, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and motion/video editing tools.
• Hands‑on experience with AI tools for image and video generation (e.g., Midjourney, Veo, Sora, Runway, DALL·E).
• Strong portfolio showcasing conceptual thinking, storytelling, and multimedia work.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, and experience in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Experience integrating AI content generation into marketing campaigns or automated creative workflows is a plus.

Hybrid Role

Work from home on Monday and Friday and in Applecart’s New York City office Tuesday through Thursday.

Compensation

The base salary range for this role is $170,000–$190,000 per year, based on experience and skills, exclusive of discretionary annual cash bonus and equity compensation.

A Few Facts About Us

• Applecart’s platform has been used by hundreds of industry‑leading clients, including Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and top‑tier agencies.
• In the last 3 years, we’ve increased bookings by 10×, grown headcount by 4×, and are cash‑flow positive.
• Senior leadership includes two Forbes 30‑under‑30 members, former leaders from Moat, Oracle, Google, Twitter, and numerous venture capitalists.
• Our work has been featured on Morning Joe, BloombergTV, Axios, BusinessWeek, and the Washington Post.