Creative Director (San Francisco) Job at Ursus, Inc., San Francisco, CA

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  • Ursus, Inc.
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Base Pay Range

$120.00/hr - $135.00/hr

Company

Our client is a Fortune 500 multi-national technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Key Skills

  • TOP 3 SKILLS: Creative conceptual ability: the ability to ideate, develop, and refine advertising campaign ideas.
  • Mastery of art direction: the ability to design and develop visual concepts, including typography, color palette, and imagery, to support campaign messaging and branding.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills: the ability to collaborate effectively with external agencies and cross-functional teams

Overview

We are seeking an exceptional advertising Creative Director with art direction expertise to drive the development of innovative, concept-driven performance campaigns that engage small and mid-size business audiences across multiple digital platforms. As a creative leader, you will be responsible for guiding external creative agencies and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact, strategic work that drives revenue for the business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develops and leads creative concepts for ongoing marketing campaigns, ensuring alignment with business objectives and brand strategy
  • Excels in the ability to ideate, develop, and refine campaign ideas
  • Leverages historical campaign performance and trends to inform future creative decisions
  • Works with AI and GenAI tools for creative ideation and production
  • Provides constructive guidance to external agencies and cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality creative output across on- and off-platform deliverables such as digital ads, websites, sales enablement materials
  • Leads regular creative reviews and presentations to internal stakeholders, including senior leadership
  • Sets the creative inputs across creative testing plans to optimize creative
  • Fosters strong relationships with cross-functional teams and partners to ensure seamless collaboration and effective communication
  • Designs and develops visual concepts, including typography, color palette, and imagery, to support campaign messaging and branding
  • Creates design assets, such as graphics, icons, and illustrations, to enhance campaign visuals
  • Stays up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in advertising and marketing and implements relevant insights on the work

Software Proficiencies

  • Figma
  • GenAI tools
  • After Effects
  • Media Encoder

Requirements

  • 5+ years of work experience as a Creative Director in advertising or marketing or lead in a creative/design related occupation
  • Bachelor's degree in Digital Design, Visual Design, Advertising Art Direction, or equivalent experience
  • Experience with AI and generative AI tools used for creative ideation and production
  • Portfolio that showcases ability to develop innovative, concept-driven campaigns that drive results, a mastery of art direction, and design principles
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Strong understanding of the B2B marketing landscape and advertising tools
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with external agencies and cross-functional teams
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
  • Energized by working in a fast-paced environment

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Design

Industries

Technology, Information and Media

Location / Salary

San Jose, CA $161,500.00-$265,330.00 1 week ago

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Job Tags

Contract work, Part time, Work experience placement,

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