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Creative Director Confidential Irvine, CA 92617 $130,000 - $170,000 a year - Full-time Apply with Indeed Job Summary This is a highly visible leadership role for a creative visionary who can seamlessly blend brand storytelling, luxury aesthetics, and performance marketing. The ideal candidate is both a strategic leader and hands-on creator, capable of guiding a creative team while actively contributing to concept development, design direction, and campaign execution. Key Responsibilities Brand & Creative Leadership Lead and evolve the visual and creative identity of the brand across digital, web, email, social media, packaging, and customer experience touchpoints. Establish and maintain premium creative standards that reinforce brand positioning and customer trust. Develop and enforce creative guidelines to ensure brand consistency across all channels. Integrated Marketing Campaigns Lead the concepting and execution of integrated marketing campaigns across digital, social, email, content, video, and paid media. Create compelling brand narratives that strengthen audience engagement and support business growth. Translate complex products, services, and consumer insights into clear and compelling stories. Performance Marketing Creative Partner closely with Growth, CRM, and Digital Marketing teams to develop high-performing creative assets. Drive creative strategy for paid acquisition channels, including Meta, Google, display, video, and emerging platforms. Balance premium brand presentation with measurable performance objectives, including conversion, engagement, and customer acquisition. Content & Experience Strategy Oversee content strategy and creative development across editorial, video, social media, SEO, and lifecycle marketing initiatives. Build a cohesive content framework that educates, inspires, and converts customers. Ensure creative assets align with customer journey stages and business objectives. Team Leadership & Creative Operations Lead, mentor, and inspire designers, copywriters, content creators, videographers, and agency partners. Foster a collaborative, high-performance creative culture focused on innovation and execution excellence. Establish efficient workflows, review processes, and quality standards across the creative organization. Measurement & Optimization Collaborate with Analytics, E-commerce, and Marketing teams to evaluate campaign and creative performance. Leverage customer insights and performance data to continuously improve creative effectiveness. Implement testing frameworks to optimize messaging, design, customer engagement, and conversion performance. Required Qualifications Experience 10+ years of experience in creative leadership, brand marketing, art direction, or creative strategy. Experience within luxury, premium consumer, fashion, lifestyle, retail, or e-commerce brands. Proven track record leading brand evolution and delivering impactful creative campaigns that drive business results. Creative & Technical Skills Expertise in brand development, art direction, visual storytelling, and integrated marketing. Strong portfolio demonstrating both premium brand-building work and performance-driven creative execution.

Advanced proficiency in:

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Figma Creative direction for photography and video production Digital design and user experience principles Experience overseeing content creation across web, social, email, video, and paid media channels. Leadership Skills Demonstrated success leading in-house creative teams and external agency relationships. Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational capabilities. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills. Strategic & Analytical Skills Deep understanding of modern brand-building and performance marketing. Experience utilizing customer data, creative insights, and campaign analytics to inform strategy. Ability to align creative initiatives with revenue growth, customer acquisition, retention, and overall business objectives. Preferred Background Luxury, premium consumer goods, fashion, jewelry, lifestyle, home, beauty, hospitality, or other high-consideration purchase categories. Strong understanding of e-commerce customer acquisition, retention, lifecycle marketing, and conversion optimization. Experience leading social media, content marketing, editorial, video production, and digital brand initiatives. Familiarity with SEO-driven content strategies and omnichannel customer engagement programs. Core Skills & Competencies Creative Direction Brand Strategy & Positioning Art Direction Luxury Brand Marketing Performance Marketing E-commerce Marketing Integrated Campaign Development Content Strategy Visual Storytelling Consumer Marketing Creative Operations Team Leadership & Mentorship Digital Design UX/UI Collaboration Photography & Video Direction CRM & Email Marketing Paid Media Creative Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Data-Driven Marketing Cross-Functional Leadership Agency Management Marketing Analytics Apply today with your resume and a link to your portfolio showcasing your best brand, digital, and performance creative work. The Company reserves the right to alter or amend the Creative Director's job responsibilities at any time based on the needs of the business. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. If you require alternative methods of application or screening, you must approach the employer directly to request this.

Pay:

$130,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Work Location:

In person