Head of Creative

About Faire

Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.

About this role

We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading creative teams, ideally in a high-growth technology, marketplace, consumer, or product-led company.
• Exceptional creative taste across brand, design, storytelling, and campaign work. You know what makes great creative great, and you can articulate that clearly to creative teams and business partners.
• Deep experience developing brand strategy, messaging, and customer storytelling. You can turn complex products into simple, compelling narratives that work across the funnel.
• A strong track record managing and developing creative talent. You have led designers, writers, producers, and/or creative operations partners, and you know how to build a healthy, high-performing team.
• Experience partnering with PMM, Growth, Product, Sales, and executive stakeholders. You can bring people along, create alignment, and build trust even when priorities are shifting or feedback is complex.
• Strong business acumen. You understand how creative work connects to company goals, customer behavior, and performance outcomes, and you are comfortable using testing and measurement to improve the work.
• Excellent judgment on speed vs. craft. You can manage a large creative queue, make thoughtful prioritization calls, and use contractors, agencies, technology, and process improvements to meet the needs of the business.
• A low-ego, highly collaborative leadership style. You are kind, direct, generous with context, and able to build strong relationships across teams and levels.
• Comfort with AI and emerging creative tools. You are curious about how technology can improve creative workflows and can coach teams to experiment while maintaining a high bar for taste, originality, and brand quality.