Creative Director (Design)

Creative Circle

Location: Hybrid (4 days onsite in Cambridge, MA)

Type: Full-time, Direct HireOur client is seeking a Creative Director (Design) to join their growing in-house creative team and help shape the future of two brands. This is a player-coach leadership role that blends strategic thinking, hands-on creative execution, and team management.Working closely with the Creative Director of Copy and senior marketing leaders, you'll lead integrated, digital-first campaigns while mentoring a team of approximately seven designers. The ideal candidate comes from an agency background, excels at connecting creative decisions to business goals, and has a strong portfolio featuring brand storytelling, digital campaigns, and creative leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Lead creative strategy and execution across digital marketing channels, including web, social, paid media, video, and motion content.
Develop compelling campaigns that align business objectives, audience insights, and brand goals.
Partner with marketing, product, and senior stakeholders to create impactful customer experiences.
Present and defend creative concepts to leadership.
Manage, mentor, and develop a team of designers, fostering creativity, accountability, and growth.
Champion innovation by leveraging emerging technologies, creative trends, and AI-powered workflows.

Portfolio Requirements

Integrated marketing campaigns.
Edgy, clean and out of the box design aesthetic
Digital-first creative work.
Strong visual storytelling and brand-building examples.
Diverse industry experience and creative versatility.

What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months)

Become a trusted partner to marketing leadership.
Strengthen cross-functional relationships.
Elevate team performance and creative output.
Introduce fresh ideas, digital best practices, and innovative approaches.
Create more impactful, strategically driven campaigns across both brands.

Qualifications

10-15 years of experience in creative, design, or art direction roles.
2+ years of creative team leadership experience.
Agency experience strongly preferred.
Strong digital marketing and integrated campaign expertise.
Proven ability to balance strategic leadership (65%) with hands-on creative work (35%).
Experience collaborating with senior business and marketing stakeholders.
Familiarity with AI-enabled creative tools and evolving digital trends.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

- 4 weeks PTO in year 1

- 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays

- 25% 401K match

- Market-leading medical, dental, vision

- Fertility and family-building support

- Wellness reimbursement

- Travel discounts

- Sabbatical eligibility

- Frequent social and learning events

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 07/12/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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