Chief Creative Officer (Business Media / Publishing)

New York, NY (Hybrid) | Full-Time

About the Role

The parent company of two of the most iconic brands in business publishing is seeking a Chief Creative Officer to define and drive the creative direction of its editorial and publishing properties. Reporting directly to the CEO, the CCO will set the vision for visual identity and user experience across both brands, architecting the systems and structures that enable innovative, intuitive, and distinctive content and products across all platforms and touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Defining and stewarding the overarching visual identity and creative direction for both brands, ensuring each maintains a distinct, authoritative, contemporary aesthetic
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive brand guidelines and design systems that scale across print, digital, social, video, and experiential channels
• Creating the structures, processes, and team capabilities that enable innovative and intuitive digital experiences for readers, subscribers, and partners
• Collaborating with product, technology, and editorial teams to ensure design is embedded in every stage of product development
• Leading the ongoing evolution of the brands' digital design language, balancing aesthetic ambition with usability, accessibility, and audience insight
• Overseeing art direction and design execution for print and digital editorial
• Partnering closely with editors-in-chief and senior editorial leadership to bring stories to life through photography, illustration, typography, and data visualization
• Driving innovation in formats and presentation, exploring emerging creative approaches
• Collaborating with revenue, custom content, and partnerships teams to ensure creative output in sponsored and custom programs meets the highest editorial and aesthetic standards
• Contributing to the creative development of event experiences, branded activations, and franchise properties
• Building, leading, and inspiring a high-performing creative team across design disciplines
• Monitoring trends in design, technology, and media to anticipate how emerging platforms, including AI-driven tools, will shape visual content and user experience
• Evaluating and implementing design tools, AI-assisted workflows, and production technologies

Qualifications

• A portfolio of creative leadership at the highest level, preferably in media, publishing, or digital content, demonstrating a sophisticated eye for design and a track record of building beloved brands
• Expertise in brand identity, editorial design, and digital/UX design, with ability to evaluate and guide work across print, web, mobile, social, video, and experiential environments
• Collaborative leadership style with demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with product, technology, revenue, marketing, and editorial teams
• Proven ability to lead, build, and scale creative teams and systems in fast-moving, resource-conscious environments
• Strong command of contemporary design tools and emerging technologies, including AI-assisted design workflows
• Exceptional visual communication skills
• Data-informed approach to design, using audience insights, engagement metrics, and UX research to refine creative output
• Strong understanding of the business of media and the role design plays in audience and client acquisition and retention
• Commitment to inclusive design practices and building diverse, equitable creative environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with annual employer match
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Parental leave
• Life and disability insurance