Dir, Creative

Position Summary

We are building a unified Growth & Experience organization across a portfolio of five direct-to-consumer brands, Albany Park, Edloe Finch, X-Chair, Mavix, and Timbuk2 alongside Sitonit Seating, our flagship B2B brand. Creative is central to how we show up across this portfolio, and we are looking for a Director of Creative to lead and evolve that work. In this role, you will lead a lean, AI-enabled in-house team and drive creative across both DTC and B2B channels in close partnership with the CGXO and cross-functional leaders. You will balance creative strategy with hands‑on execution, ensuring high-quality output at the speed required for modern marketing. This is an opportunity for a strong creative leader who enjoys improving systems, developing talent, and shaping impactful work, with the potential to grow into broader leadership as the organization scales. This is a hybrid role requiring onsite work three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

Salary Range

$158,690.00 - $245,969.00

Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Creative strategy & brand stewardship

Lead and evolve creative direction across DTC brands and the B2B channel, ensuring distinct brand voices and consistent standards

Maintain and apply brand guidelines across the portfolio, ensuring alignment across paid, organic, owned, and retail channels

Partner with the CGXO, eCommerce, and Growth leaders to align creative with commercial priorities

Contribute to campaign concepts, seasonal creative, and always‑on performance assets

Bring a strong creative perspective to cross‑functional planning, balancing strategy and execution

High‑velocity, AI‑enabled production

Support and evolve an AI‑enabled production model using current and emerging tools

Drive consistent, high‑quality creative output at the pace required for modern DTC marketing

Establish and refine creative processes, briefs, and asset production workflowsPartner with Growth Marketing and eCommerce to incorporate performance insights into creative output

Stay current on emerging creative tools and foster a culture of learning within the team

Studio & location production

Direct studio and location shoots across brands, from concept through delivery

Support planning, logistics, and execution of photo and video production

Partner with freelance talent and external partners as needed

Ensure creative assets meet quality standards across both DTC and B2B channels

B2B creative leadership

Support creative strategy and execution for Sitonit Seating’s B2B channel

Adapt creative approaches to meet both performance‑driven DTC needs and B2B brand‑building efforts

Contribute to development of sales materials, campaigns, and event assets

Team leadership & org design

Lead and develop a lean in‑house creative team, including designers and AI creative resources

Provide clear direction, feedback, and support to ensure high‑quality output and team growth

Identify opportunities to strengthen team capabilities and workflows over time

Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and craft‑focused team culture

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in creative roles, including leadership responsibility

Experience leading multi‑brand creative across both performance and brand contexts

Strong portfolio across campaign, digital, brand, email, and social creative

Experience managing small, high‑performing teams

Hands‑on experience directing studio and location shoots from concept through delivery

Demonstrated fluency with AI tools and creative workflows

Experience developing and maintaining brand guidelines across multiple brands

Ability to collaborate and influence across eCommerce, Growth, and Brand teams

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working across multiple brands

Exposure to B2B creative environments

Familiarity with AI tools or interest in learning AI‑enabled creative workflows

Experience in home furnishings, lifestyle, or related categories

Background in UX or web design

Why This Role

Broad creative scope across a multi‑brand portfolio spanning DTC and B2B

Opportunity to help shape and evolve an AI‑enabled creative function

Hands‑on leadership role with meaningful impact on output and process

Close partnership with cross‑functional leaders in Growth & Experience

People‑first culture with strong investment in creative talent and team development

Clear path for growth as the organization and creative function scales

Perks and Benefits

Competitive Salary: Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges are developed with the support of national benchmarks and industry best practices that adjusts to your cost of labor, years of relevant experience, skill set, and education.

Hybrid Work Schedule: We believe in supporting a healthy work‑life balance and offer a flexible hybrid schedule, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays and onsite collaboration on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Health Insurance: We offer a variety of health insurance options (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for all of our team members. Eligible the first month following your start date.

401(k): We match 100% up to 3% and then 50% of the next 2% deferred.

Time Off: Taking time off to recharge is a must whether it is for your personal health or vacation; paid time off starts accruing day 1!

Observed Holidays: 10 company observed holidays: New Years, Martin Luther King, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day.

Employee Discounts: We offer discounts to our employee across all of our product lines.

Hit our Numbers Lunch: When we hit our monthly milestones, we all celebrate!

Tuition Scholarships: Partnership with UMASS Global for 10%-20% off tuition for you and/or your family.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Exemplis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our company adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state, and local laws. Read our full statement on our careers page.

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