Creative Director

Job description

Pixel is a boutique creative agency focused on strategic storytelling and high-impact campaigns. We work with leading brands like Canon to deliver concept-driven, visually powerful work across photo, video, digital, and print.

We’re hiring a Creative Director with exceptional conceptual thinking, creative leadership, production fluency, and hands-on skills in writing, art, or design. You’ll set the creative vision for campaigns, lead a multidisciplinary team, and ensure every deliverable connects strategically, creatively, and commercially.

Responsibilities

Set the creative vision across multiple campaigns, ensuring concepts are strategically sound and visually compelling

Lead a ~7-person creative team, guiding them from idea to execution.

Manage creative team staffing, performance standards, and growth.

Balance big-picture thinking with hands-on creative work in writing, art, or design

Partner closely with strategy, accounts, and production teams to align creative with business objectives

Oversee all stages of production—pre-production, on-set, and post—collaborating with directors and content creators

Ensure work meets commercial goals while maintaining creative excellence

Present concepts and work to internal teams and clients with clarity and confidence

Actively integrate AI tools into workflows to enhance speed, quality, and innovation

Keep current with trends in design, culture, and technology to keep Pixel’s work fresh and competitive

Qualifications

7+ years in creative leadership roles at agencies, studios, or brand teams

Proven commercial track record, campaigns that meet sales goals while resonating culturally

Strong portfolio spanning digital, social, video, and print, with social-first storytelling experience

Willing to travel to SF or NYC once a month and as needed for shoots

Camera and content creation fluency (gear, workflows, creator culture)

Hands-on expertise in at least one creative craft (writing, art direction, or design)

Demonstrated leadership in managing multiple concurrent campaigns and mentoring teams

Significant on-set production experience, comfortable collaborating with directors and talent

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Google Workspace; familiarity with project management tool

AI-positive mindset with a clear vision for how AI can enhance creative processes

SF or NYC-based with US work authorization

Bonus:

Passion for film, cinema, editing, and photography

Experience in the consumer electronics industry

One Medical membership

401k with company match

20 PTO days + 4 remote "Work From Anywhere" weeks

1-month sabbatical every 4 years

8 weeks parental leave

Fitness, home office, and education stipends

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Worksite address

san francisco, CA, 94199, US

Who can apply

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