Creative Director

Job description

## **Role Overview** We're seeking an experienced Creative Director to lead creative strategy and execution across our marketing, brand, and client campaigns. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role for someone who can set creative direction, build and mentor a team, and translate business goals into compelling creative work with a natural fit for a company operating in the audio ad space. ## **Key Responsibilities** - Own the creative vision and direction for Audiohook's brand, marketing, and client-facing campaigns - Lead the creative process from concept through execution, ensuring high-quality, on-brand output - Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, and Product leadership to align creative work with business objectives - Build, manage, and mentor a team of designers, writers, and other creative contributors (in-house and/or freelance) - Develop and evolve brand guidelines, visual identity, and messaging frameworks - Present creative concepts and rationale to internal stakeholders and, as needed, to clients or partners - Oversee production timelines, budgets, and vendor/freelancer relationships - Stay current on creative trends in digital advertising, with particular attention to audio and podcast media ## **Qualifications** ### **Required Qualifications** - 6+ years of experience in creative leadership roles (Creative Director, Associate Creative Director, or similar), ideally within advertising, media, or adtech - Proven track record leading creative teams and delivering high-quality campaigns across multiple formats and channels - Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, brand storytelling, and design/copy execution - Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to sell in creative ideas to stakeholders at all levels - Experience managing creative operations including timelines, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration - Comfort operating in a fast-paced startup environment, wearing multiple hats as needed ### **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience creating or overseeing audio advertising and/or podcast ad creative (host-read scripts, produced audio spots, dynamic audio insertion, etc.) - Familiarity with the podcast/audio media landscape and its unique creative constraints and opportunities - Experience working in adtech or with programmatic/digital media platforms ## **What We Offer** - Fully remote work environment - Competitive salary and equity opportunities - Performance bonuses for potential total earnings of $150k OTE - Health, dental, and vision benefits - Other benefits such as daily lunch stipend, monthly wifi, cell phone and subscription reimbursement, and annual hardware stipend - Flexible PTO and remote-friendly culture - Bi-annual Corporate Offsites - Opportunity to help shape a function at a rapidly scaling tech company