285 creative lead jobs at 182 companies in California
Creative Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Client-facing experience, strong creative taste and communication, able to run demos and workshops, fluent with AI creative tools, feedback-driven and product-minded.
Krea
Creative Lead
California, United States
$75k-$90k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5-7 years creative agency or social experience; strong portfolio, writing, design sensibility, and fluency in creator culture; collaborative approach.
Creative Lead
San Francisco or Atlanta or Austin or Boise or Boston or Charlotte or Chicago or Columbus or Dallas or Houston or Kansas City or Los Angeles or Miami or Minneapolis or Nashville or New York City or Philadelphia or Phoenix or Portland or Raleigh or Salt Lake City or San Diego or Seattle or Tampa or Washington +1 more
$140k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years relevant creative experience, strong portfolio, proven concept development and prototyping skills, familiarity with generative AI models, and ability to simplify complex financial narratives.
ChatGPT, Gemini, Slack, Apple MacOS, GSuite
Senior Brand Creative Lead
Los Angeles, California, United States
$75/hr RemoteContract
6+ YOERequires 6+ years in brand creative, design, or creative direction; professional writing experience; Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and AI creative tool proficiency; digital and video portfolio; HTML/CSS familiarity.
Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Figma, HTML, CSS
Creative Lead, Brand Design
United States or San Francisco or Portland or Seattle or Denver or New York City
$125k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOEMinimum 6 years leading global brand campaigns; senior creative role experience; strong visual design fundamentals; portfolio; Figma and Adobe CC; communication and presentation skills; critical thinking; collaboration experience.
Figma, Adobe CC, Framer, Webflow, Midjourney, Runway, Gemini, ChatGPT
Creative Lead - North America
Santa Cruz, California, United States
$110k-$120k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in content or creative marketing; experience with omnichannel storytelling, creative briefs, and managing external resources; proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite; strong writing and communication; passion for cycling; ability to lift up to 60 pounds.
Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro
Creative Director
Greenwood Village or Santa Monica
$160k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE3+ MgmtBachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, or equivalent experience; 10+ years of creative experience; 3+ years leading multidisciplinary teams; portfolio and Adobe Creative Cloud proficiency required.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Creative Director
San Mateo, California, United States
$231k-$270k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE3+ Mgmt12+ years in creative roles, including 3–5 years leading teams; multidisciplinary management experience; expertise in design, copywriting, video editing, creative operations, stakeholder and vendor management.
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Google Slides, Keynote
Creative Director
Santa Clara, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years leading creative in B2B SaaS, visual brand evolution with business impact, hands-on video production and editing, people management, design fluency, and experience connecting creative to pipeline outcomes.
Adobe Premiere, camera, lighting, audio equipment, podcast setup
Creative Lead, Brand & Interactive Apple TV (PD&M)
Culver City, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Senior creative individual contributor with expertise in narrative architecture, conceptual thinking, and strategic clarity to lead brand and interactive vision for Apple TV.
Creative Lead, Experiential Marketing
San Francisco, California, United States
$179k-$269k/yr HybridFull Time
Expertise in event branding, production processes, brand activations, cross-functional facilitation, business acumen, and creative direction; proficiency in Adobe, Figma, Google apps, and generative AI tools; willingness to travel.
Adobe, Figma, Google apps, generative AI tools
Creative Lead, SPECS, Social
Los Angeles or New York City
$142k-$214k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in design, marketing, communications, filmmaking or equivalent; 8+ years creative direction/content production in luxury; 3+ years at a luxury brand; experience directing shoots and managing production; portfolio required.
Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Keynote, Adobe Creative Suite, Frame.io
Creative Lead, Paid Social
Los Alamitos, California, United States
$140k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6-9 years art direction, video direction, or design experience; portfolio with concept development and video-first paid social; hands-on shooting; Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, AI tools; platform best practices for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Snap.
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
Creative Technology Lead
New York City or San Francisco
$209k-$232k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years at intersection of technology, product, and marketing/creative teams; 3+ years designing and deploying modern AI architectures; experience with Python, JavaScript, SQL, APIs, or workflow automation; strong communication skills.
Python, JavaScript, SQL, APIs
Creative Director, Certificates
California, United States
$165k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years creative experience with portfolio; strategic and hands-on across copy, visual, and video; experience presenting to senior stakeholders and leading matrixed teams; fluency with AI in production.
Creative Director, MAI Creative Studio Lead
Mountain View or Redmond or New York City
OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE3+ MgmtBachelor's or Master's in design-related field with 6-8+ years product/service design experience, 3+ years people management, and ability to lead creative teams and direct high-level design work.
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