Creative Director

Turner Duckworth is behind the brand identities for some of the world’s most iconic brands. We build brands that are distinct, memorable, and have genuine personality—easy to understand yet intriguing, telling a story or making you think. We help brands become utterly distinctive and deeply embedded in culture by defining strategies, visual identities, assets, and expressions for how brands behave in any channel, at any time, in any market.

About the role

We are looking for a Creative Director to join our New York team. You are an experienced creative leader who can inspire world-class work, build confidence with clients, and lead teams toward ideas that are strategically sharp, culturally relevant, and beautifully crafted. You bring a clear point of view, high creative standards, and the ability to move fluidly between big-picture brand thinking and the details that make work exceptional.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams at a brand and client level to deliver strategic, highly creative, and beautifully crafted design solutions
• Set, articulate, and uphold the creative vision across projects, ensuring the work is distinctive, effective, and aligned to client business needs
• Direct projects from concept through final execution, including creative sessions, critiques, selection, refinement, and presentation development
• Guide, mentor, and develop creative teams to deliver excellent work and grow their skills
• Confidently and effectively present to a range of audiences, including clients, senior stakeholders, large groups, and C-suite leaders
• Partner closely with account, strategy, and creative teams to shape strong creative approaches and support effective, accurate proposals
• Translate client objectives and challenges into compelling creative opportunities and solutions
• Champion the work internally and externally, building persuasive rationale and responding to feedback with clarity and thoughtfulness
• Help shape team resourcing, project planning, and creative workflow in partnership with leadership
• Infuse cultural relevance, originality, and ambition into the work while maintaining a high bar for execution
• Thoughtfully integrate AI tools and emerging technologies into the creative process where they enhance exploration, efficiency, or expression

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a branding or design agency setting
• Multidisciplinary with experience in brand identity, design systems, and packaging
• Experience working on brands that operate at significant scale
• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Mastery of Adobe Suite and Figma is essential; bonus points for motion and 3D rendering skills

Qualifications

• A love for design, culture, and how ideas live in the world
• A strong creative point of view and the ability to translate strategic thinking into distinctive brand expression that is like nothing else
• Proven experience leading integrated creative teams and guiding work from concept through execution
• Exceptional taste, craft judgment, and attention to detail across identity systems, brand worlds, packaging, and art direction
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills, including the ability to influence clients, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• An ability to mentor, develop, and motivate creative talent across different levels and working styles
• Confidence navigating multiple clients, projects, workstreams, timelines, and business priorities simultaneously
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to partner effectively across strategy, account, production, and creative disciplines
• Curiosity about emerging tools and technologies, including thoughtful integration of AI into the creative process while maintaining originality, quality, and craft

Benefits

• Medical coverage, dental, and vision
• Disability and 401K plans
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

Pay

Compensation range: USD $129,485.00 - USD $207,324.00 annually. Compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position.

Schedule

Hybrid work model with 3 days per week in-studio.

Location: Based in or willing to relocate to New York City. Reports to Executive Creative Director.