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Ouryahoo

Associate Creative Director, Yahoo Search

United States of America · Director

Sponsorship not specified$129k-$281kDetected 12 days ago
SparkFigmaAdobe Creative SuiteBrand StrategyLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Reporting to the Head of Marketing Studio, you will act as a strategic individual contributor, partnering closely with product and marketing leadership to move from planning to high-impact execution.
  • You are a player-coach: a high-level strategic thinker with exceptional creative taste who remains a hands-on designer and storyteller when the work demands it.

Responsibilities

  • Cross-Functional & Strategic Partnering: Partner closely with Product Marketing, Product Design, and Engineering to craft actionable, strategic creative briefs. Represent design and branding at the highest strategic levels to build cross-functional consensus.
  • Intelligent Campaign Optimization: Drive campaign pipeline efficiency by utilizing Asana AI to automate administrative workflows, orchestrate squad tasks, and streamline review handoffs.
  • Mentorship & Practice Leadership: Multiply the capability of the design organization by mentoring and empowering senior designers (IC4/IC5), raising the bar for craftsmanship, professional maturity, and creative output.
  • Responsible Innovation: Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies and industry shifts, formulating ethical guidelines for how the creative team leverages AI platforms to maintain brand integrity and avoid market redundancy.
  • Partner closely with Product Marketing, Product Design, and Engineering to craft actionable, strategic creative briefs.
  • Represent design and branding at the highest strategic levels to build cross-functional consensus.
  • Drive campaign pipeline efficiency by utilizing Asana AI to automate administrative workflows, orchestrate squad tasks, and streamline review handoffs.
  • Multiply the capability of the design organization by mentoring and empowering senior designers (IC4/IC5), raising the bar for craftsmanship, professional maturity, and creative output.
  • With its beautiful design and lightning fast speed, Yahoo Mail makes reading, organizing, and sending emails easier than ever.
  • From News and Finance to Sports, Mail, and Search, we create integrated marketing campaigns that drive growth and brand affinity globally.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of creative leadership experience in digital media, advertising, or consumer tech, with a proven history of shaping high-level brand visions.
  • Proven experience driving cross-team alignment on complex projects, negotiating through conflicting stakeholder feedback to establish clear creative pathways.
  • Exceptional communication and narrative skills, with the ability to articulate deep strategic rationale behind creative choices to senior business leaders.
  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Fine Arts, Advertising, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility.
  • If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!
  • A portfolio showing exceptional visual taste, multi-channel campaign leadership, and master-level execution across video, digital, and upper-funnel brand initiatives.
  • Deep experience establishing strategic design and storytelling systems for complex consumer tech products (ideally communication or utility tools).
  • Demonstrated ability to validate, refine, and provide creative governance over AI-generated outputs, ensuring high standards of brand-safety, originality, and visual polish.
  • Skilled in modern design and collaboration environments (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite).
  • The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies
  • exercising sound judgment
  • working effectively, safely and inclusively with others
  • exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations
  • and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.
  • At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don't require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You'll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

Compensation

  • The compensation for this position ranges from $129,210.00 - $281,305.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in th

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