Creative Director, Design

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Kettle

Bringing technology and creativity together to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.

Digital Strategy & Product DesignArt Direction & Technical DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingDesignAdvertising Campaignsand Project Management

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wearekettle.com

51-200 employees

Advertising Services

New York, New York

Privately Held

17k LinkedIn followers

• At least 8+ years of experience in digital design, art direction, or creative direction, with a strong track record of craft-oriented, brand-focused interactive work
• Proven ability to lead from concept through execution across digital experiences, with a natural ability to provide clear, actionable creative direction and ensure consistency across workstreams
• Exceptional visual and conceptual design skills, with the ability to set a clear creative vision while understanding the realities of detailed digital execution
• Experience working closely with Copy and other creative disciplines to develop integrated digital ideas and experiences
• Excellent client collaboration and presentation skills, with the confidence and executive presence to influence senior stakeholders
• Proven experience mentoring designers across levels and creating opportunities for teams to do their best work
• Active use of AI and emerging technology in your creative workflow, and an ability to help teams understand how new tools can change the way they work
• Design a Vision: Setting the creative and visual direction for digital experiences, ensuring the work is distinctive, relevant, own-able, and aligned to the client’s broader brand and business goals
• Integrate Creative: Partnering with Copy, Strategy, UX, and other disciplines to develop simple, relevant concepts and digital experiences where the idea is stronger because the disciplines work together
• Team Leadership: Setting the design bar across the account, mentoring Designers and Art Directors at every level, helping them chart their career path, and creating opportunities for them to do their best work
• Client Rapport: Building trust with senior clients, presenting work with confidence, challenging needs where appropriate, and aligning stakeholders around a clear creative North Star
• Creative Quality: Knowing when to lead from the front and when to get into the work, ensuring ideas are thoughtfully designed and beautifully crafted from first exploration through final build
• Future Thinking: Staying ahead of design culture, emerging technologies, and new ways of working, bringing relevant opportunities into the work and helping the team evolve with them
• This is a creative leadership role for someone ready to drive digital work that is strategically smart, conceptually rich, beautifully designed, and thoughtfully crafted.
• The target range of base compensation for this role is $200k - 240k. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.