Creative Director

At Red Antler, we launch and grow brands. From startups seeking to bring new ideas to life to established companies aiming to retain their category leadership, we help businesses tell the story of why they matter to put them at the center of every tomorrow. We’re looking for a Creative Director who will collaborate across disciplines to create and develop dynamic brand worlds for our clients. You’ll contribute to the creative vision of Red Antler and effectively influence cross-disciplinary work that impacts our teams and clients.

Who you are:

• You have 10+ years of creative experience in branding, digital, art direction, or some combination. You are passionate about understanding how brands exist more broadly in the world and how they come to life. You’re not just a design thinker—you’re thinking about spaces, systems and experiences too.
• You have a killer design aesthetic and can push creative teams to imagine new ways to bring brand experiences to life across digital platforms. UX experience is a plus.
• You’re a strategic thinker who can see how creativity can solve business problems. You love creating brands—whether it’s a prelaunch brand created from scratch or a brand evolution for a growth-stage client. You apply your skills to creating compelling brand worlds for clients that span a variety of categories.
• You think beyond your discipline and seek opportunities to collaborate with cross-disciplinary leadership to maximize a project’s potential. You’ll provide creative leadership, collaborate across disciplines—from brand design to digital to advertising—and help create fully immersive brand experiences for our clients.
• You can build strong, trusting relationships with clients and will serve as a creative expert across projects. You’re comfortable engaging with clients strategically, facilitating a seamless work process, and identifying growth opportunities based on a deep understanding of their business objectives and goals.
• You have previous experience leading and managing a team and a successful track record of guiding designers to deliver amazing work. You enjoy tapping into the potential of creative teams and supporting the professional development of the people you manage. You have excellent judgment and decision-making skills—you are decisive and know when and how to pivot.
• An innovator in process and format, you embrace technology as part of your work—AI, motion, and beyond. You are always finding ways to spark inspiration and break formulas in ways that push world-building. You serve to ground and assure teams that risks are worth taking. You’re a leader outside of your own projects—driving growth for the larger team.
• You’re an effective communicator and a spirited leader. You inspire others to do their best work and can guide and persuade both internally and externally.
• You’re entrepreneurial, ambitious, and culturally aware. You’ll always have a clear point of view and be a leader inside and outside the organization. You enjoy various work challenges and exhibit resilience and positivity when priorities shift and clients' needs change. You think proactively about finding solutions, not stressing about roadblocks.