Translation is hiring: Creative Director in New York

Who We Are

UnitedMasters is building a marketplace that connects artists, brands and fans, empowering artists to earn and grow. We have taken a bold step building a music distribution service that puts artists first, disrupting the legacy music business by letting up-and-coming artists distribute directly through streaming services while maintaining ownership of their master recording rights and up to 100% of royalties. Through our platform and deep ties to brands, UnitedMasters enables independent artists and change‑makers to grow and earn like no other platform.

The UnitedMasters team is made of musicians, marketers, engineers, and storytellers from YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora, Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, Complex, VICE, and more. We work hand in hand with the award‑winning creative teams that forge innovative partnerships at Translation, our in‑house creative advertising agency.

This role is based in Brooklyn, New York with four days in‑office and one day remote.

What You'll Do

• Own and elevate the UnitedMasters creative vision, ensuring brand, design, and messaging resonate deeply with independent artists and drive connection and trust


• Evolve and enforce the brand system (in partnership with Translation), delivering clear, differentiated positioning and consistent yet channel‑optimized expression across all touchpoints


• Lead end‑to‑end creative for Marketing, owning production across campaigns and channels including web, digital, email, social, and events


• Develop and direct market‑leading social content series that create opportunities to showcase our artists and grow audience reach and engagement across UnitedMasters channels


• Partner across Marketing (brand, growth, product, social, lifecycle) to deliver best‑in‑class creative that is both emotionally compelling and performance‑driven


• Champion a data‑first creative approach, using insights to inform strategy, measure impact, and continuously optimize output


• Build and scale a high‑performing design org with strong processes, tools, and operations to meet evolving business needs


• Drive cross‑functional alignment with Product Design, Marketing, Artist Marketing, and Brand & Partnerships to ensure cohesive, high‑quality creative across channels


• Partner with Translation to align on overarching brand direction and unlock opportunities for breakthrough, integrated creative


• Hire, lead, and develop a world‑class creative team (in‑house and freelance), aligning resourcing to both immediate priorities and long‑term growth

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Manage multiple concurrent projects with precision; adapt quickly as priorities shift


• Thrive in lean environments; deliver scrappy short‑term wins while building scalable, long‑term solutions


• Communicate with clarity and influence across all levels, including senior leadership


• Execute with urgency and ownership; hold self and team accountable for outcomes


• Deep fluency in digital trends and formats; optimize creative by channel and run a rigorous test‑and‑learn approach


• Lead, develop, and retain high‑performing creative teams


• Portfolio of impactful, multi‑channel campaigns required

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience leading marketing creative, in‑house and/or at an agency


• Proven experience defining or evolving brand identity (including branding, style guide, creative toolkit, brand voice/messaging guidelines)


• Experience building creative for multi‑channel campaigns (paid social, digital banners, email, OOH, etc), with strong emphasis on digital/performance marketing

Salary Hiring Range: $190,000 - $225,000