runwayml.com is hiring: Creative Director in New York

We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world. World models offer the most clear path to general‑purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached.

Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role
Open to hiring remote across North America — we also have offices in NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle.

We're building something unusual: an in‑house creative studio producing campaign work, bespoke content, product education, events, and proper advertising, all under one roof. We're looking for a Creative Leader to oversee all output from concept through execution, reporting directly to the CCO and acting as day‑to‑day creative leader of the department. This role owns brand and product campaigns, sets art direction, writes or directs copy, and leads a team of copywriters, art directors, brand designers, and video producers.

This role requires strength across both copy and art direction. Not equally deep in both but able to concept in either lane and give sharp, timely feedback across all creative surfaces. You'll report to, and at times collaborate directly with the CCO as day‑to‑day creative leaders of the department. That means overseeing product assets while carving out space for brand platform thinking, developing a point of view on what Runway means culturally, and making work that doesn't just inform but makes people feel something about the company and the future it's building.

What you’ll do

Develop creative concepts, campaigns, and brand platform work across all channels and formats

Provide creative direction and oversight across the full department — your creative authority extends beyond your direct reports

Manage and develop a growing team: writers, art directors, designers, video editors, developers and social

Concept and create key pieces yourself when the work demands it - you are a “player / coach”

Set art direction and copy direction for campaigns, brand, web, product, video, events, and social

Work with product marketing to translate briefs into powerful creative ideas

Oversee photo and video shoots alongside the Studios team and freelance production crews

Brief and manage freelance talent and agency partners during campaign surges

Help establish creative processes, review cadences, and quality standards as the department scales

Present concepts and creative work to senior stakeholders with clarity and conviction

What you’ll need

8+ years in creative roles, with significant time at agencies or in‑house teams that think like agencies

A portfolio that shows conceptual range across both copy and art direction — big ideas that work across mediums

Someone who is actively utilizing AI in their creative process today

Proven ability to direct and elevate writers, art directors and designers

Incredibly strong art direction sensibilities, deep knowledge of industry defining work and sharp instincts for language and tone

Experience leading and mentoring creatives, not just directing work

Comfort with ambiguity — we're building the plane while flying it, and you'll help define how this department operates. Things change often, that needs to motivate you.

Experience directing video and motion work, not just static and copy

You understand that great advertising and great content aren't separate disciplines

Someone who has made their career out of making things. Proactively creating their own opportunities.

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.

Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.

Working at Runway
Great things come from great teams. We’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

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In Summary: We're looking for a Creative Leader to oversee all output from concept through execution, reporting directly to the CCO and acting as day‑to‑day creative leader of the department . This role owns brand and product campaigns, sets art direction, writes or directs copy, and leads a team of copywriters, art directors, brand designers, and video producers . The role requires strength across both copy and art direction .

En Español: Estamos construyendo IA para simular el mundo mediante la fusión de arte y ciencia. Creemos que los modelos mundiales están en la frontera del progreso en inteligencia artificial. Los modelos lingüísticos por sí solos no resolverán los problemas más difíciles del mundo robótica, enfermedad, descubrimiento científico. El verdadero progreso requiere modelos que experimenten el mundo y aprendan de sus errores, como lo hacen los humanos. Y este tipo de ensayo y error se puede acelerar masivamente cuando se hace en simulación, en lugar de en el mundo real. Este papel requiere fortaleza tanto en la dirección de copias como en las direcciones artísticas. No es igual de profundo en ambas, pero puede concebir en cualquier línea y dar comentarios agudos y oportunos a través de todas las superficies creativas. Usted se reportará y a veces colaborará directamente con el CCO como líderes creativos diarios del departamento. Eso significa supervisar los activos del producto al tiempo que se crea espacio para el pensamiento de la plataforma de marca, desarrollar un punto de vista sobre lo que Runway significa culturalmente y hacer trabajo que no solo informe sino que haga sentir a las personas algo acerca de la empresa y el futuro que está construyendo. Lo que usted hará Desarrolle conceptos creativos, campañas y plataformas de marcas en todos los canales y formatos Proporcionar dirección creativa y supervisión en todo el departamento su autoridad creativa se extiende más allá de sus informes directos Gestionar y desarrollo de un equipo cada vez mayor: escritores, directores artísticos, diseñadores, editores de video, redactores de vídeo y social Conceptos y crear ideas clave cuando el trabajo lo requiere - Usted es un poderoso shooter / entrenador Dirección artística y orientación para campaña, eventos web, productos, videocreaciones, creativo, creativas y estrategias de marketing de productos Trabajar junto con grandes agencias de diseño e ingeniería de imagen y alta calidad Encuentra una gran variedad de conocimientos personales que trabajan en línea con las agencias profesionales de la industria de la creación de imágenes y la actualidad Las cosas cambian a menudo, eso necesita motivarte. La experiencia de dirigir video y trabajo en movimiento, no solo estático y copia Usted entiende que la gran publicidad y el gran contenido no son disciplinas separadas Alguien que ha hecho su carrera haciendo cosas. Creando proactivamente sus propias oportunidades. Runway se esfuerza por reclutar y retener talentos excepcionales de diversos orígenes al tiempo que asegura equidad salarial para nuestro equipo. Nuestros rangos salariales están basados en tasas competitivas del mercado para nuestro tamaño, escenario e industria, y el salario es sólo una parte del paquete general de compensación que proporcionamos. Hay muchos factores que entran en las determinaciones salarias, incluyendo la experiencia relevante, nivel y calificaciones evaluadas durante el proceso de entrevista, y mantener la equidad interna con los compañeros en el equipo. Así que independientemente de la raza, identidad o expresión de género, orientación sexual, religión, origen, capacidad, edad, estatus de veterano, si unirse a esta misión te habla, te animamos a solicitar. #J-18808-Ljbffr