Creative Director( Start Up/Cultural/Lifestyle Company)

About the role

Founding Creative Director (Player-Coach)

Key Responsibilities

• Define and establish the creative vision, visual identity, and conceptual framework for the agency
• Set the standard for all creative output across digital, social, experiential, and retail channels
• Ensure work reflects a strong point of view aligned with brand partners and cultural relevance
• Lead concept development and execution of 360° campaigns
• Actively design, iterate, and produce work alongside the team—especially in this early build phase
• Balance strategic thinking with detail-oriented execution
• Partner closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to pitch and execute work for major brand partners
• Present ideas confidently in client-facing environments
• Translate brand objectives into compelling, insight-led creative solutions
• Establish creative processes, workflows, and systems (asset management, approvals, quality control)
• Build scalable infrastructure to support both current partnerships and future growth
• Define best practices across creative development and delivery
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a lean, high-performing creative team as the agency scales
• Foster a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture grounded in creative excellence
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to elevate team output

Ideal Candidate

• 6–10 years of experience in Art Direction, Design, or Creative leadership
• Open to “step-up” talent—Senior Art Directors ready to take on their first Director-level title
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong understanding of video, typography, photography, and integrated campaign development
• Ability to execute across multiple channels and formats
• Thrives in startup or build environments with ambiguity and evolving structure
• Comfortable owning both strategy and execution
• Motivated by the opportunity to build and shape something from the ground up
• Strong pulse on fashion, lifestyle, and contemporary culture
• Instinctive understanding of trends, visual storytelling, and brand relevance