Associate Creative Director, Design

About the Role

A highly experienced Design Lead or Associate Creative Director with deep expertise in branding, visual design, and a strong creative vision. You're a conceptual thinker equally comfortable shaping a brand's visual identity and art directing large-scale campaigns, with a sharp eye for motion design and video. You thrive on variety, push creative boundaries, and are excited by the evolving landscape of creative and AI tooling. You'll mentor designers, play a strategic and technical role in shaping our brand, and work cross-functionally to turn business goals into creative strategies across performance campaigns, brand programs, and more.

You’ll report to the Creative Director. This role is hybrid, requiring commuting to our NYC headquarters or San Francisco office 3-4 days per week, with mandatory in-office attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative projects across brand marketing, web, performance, event design, art direction of photography and illustration, and video
• Create and evolve brand and visual identity systems that are scalable and impactful
• Translate concepts into high-quality visual assets for both digital and physical touchpoints
• Leverage AI-powered design tools to accelerate creative workflows, explore concepts faster, and push brand boundaries
• Design with motion and video principles in mind
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (brand marketing, performance marketing, product, events) to deliver cohesive, brand-aligned creative
• Maintain pixel-perfect attention to detail while moving quickly
• Uplevel our brand by combining aesthetics from the tech and healthy, beauty & wellness worlds

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in branding and visual design, with a strong portfolio
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder communication skills
• Brand in-house and/or agency experience preferred
• Expert in Figma and up-to-date on modern design tools, trends, and best practices, including AI-assisted design tools
• Comfortable integrating AI into your creative process to increase output quality and velocity while maintaining a strong editorial eye
• Strong understanding of design systems and how to apply them across channels
• Exceptional eye for typography, color, layout, and overall visual craft
• Bonus: Proficiency in Jitter, After Effects, or similar motion tools

Benefits

• Competitive health & dental insurance options, effective on your first day
• Flexible PTO
• In-office lunch twice per week for NYC and SF employees, plus late-night dinner stipends
• Access to Wellhub, a corporate wellness platform with discounted gym memberships, fitness classes, and mental health resources
• Annual stipend for professional development and continued learning
• High performers at 5 years receive a generous stipend for personal recharge
• 401k benefit: eligible to contribute starting day 1
• Dependent Care FSA
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot and Kindbody

Pay

The starting base salary for this role in New York is between $185,000 and $215,000 plus target equity and benefits. The base salary offered depends on skills, experience, location, and education. The range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.