Director, Creative (SF - Remote, Hybrid)

Director, Creative (SF - Remote, Hybrid)

Location :

San Francisco, CA (remote with requirement to be within 50 miles of SF)

Salary :

$171,000—$215,000 USD

Employment type : Full-time

Seniority level : Director

Why DEPT®

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we pioneer ideas, act fast, and move further because standing still is not in our DNA. We value curiosity, intention, and relentless innovation. Our culture runs on three values : better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh

• t done.

The Role

We are seeking a visionary Director, Creative who thinks beyond the screen and understands the power of physical environments, including retail. In this role, you will be the architect of our clients’ brand’s physical presence, tasked with pushing creative boundaries both expressively and graphically. You will lead a cross‑functional team to deliver distinct brand experiences and ensure brand content and campaign messaging are consistent across all touchpoints, while collaborating onsite with clients on launches.

What You’ll Do

Closely collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the agency.

Guide the creative team through rigorous conceptual exploration, from "mild" foundational ideas to "wild" boundary‑pushing concepts.

Orchestrate a seamless story across all physical touchpoints, including in‑store digital screens, print collateral, and experiential details.

Partner closely with senior Copywriting to align visual environment with narrative voice.

Establish a robust, scalable design system for clients’ stores, balancing consistency with flexibility.

Infuse physical spaces with expressive design elements, determining how typography, color, and animation function in 3‑D architecture.

Apply strong knowledge of visual design, user‑centered experience design, interaction design, brand development, and the creative process.

Lead internal teams with strategic vision and creative inspiration.

Bring an entrepreneurial and independent spirit combined with a diverse sense of taste.

Demonstrate deep empathy for users, brands, and internal collaborators.

Champion innovation and experimental thinking.

What You Bring

8+ years of creative leadership, focused on experiential design, environmental design, or retail innovation.

Deep understanding of how humans move through and interact with physical spaces, with ability to read and critique floor plans.

A portfolio demonstrating the translation of brand strategy to immersive physical experiences, from concept to‑built reality.

Familiarity with material fabrication, print production techniques, and digital display technologies.

Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite; knowledge of spatial tools (SketchUp, Rhino, etc.) is a strong plus.

Demonstrated ability to provide strategic vision and creative inspiration to large, diverse teams.

Excellent public speaking and presentation skills; ability to articulate complex information to clients and stakeholders.

High attention to detail, proactive mindset, and capacity to navigate complex organizations.

Strategic problem‑solving and process efficiency orientation.

What We Offer

Health, dental, and vision coverage.

401(k) plan with matching.

Paid time off (PTO).

Paid company holidays.

Parental leave.

We Support You Being You

DEPT® is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment and work environment for all, regardless of identity, background, beliefs, lifestyle, or disability. We support reasonable accommodations and participate in E‑Verify.

We are a B Corp‑certified company passionate about purpose‑driven work. Our mission is to help ambitious brands grow faster across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data.

Location & Salary

Remote (must reside within 50 miles of San Francisco, CA). Salary range : $171,000–$215,000.

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