Fellow
Creative Director
San Francisco, CA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$185k-$200kDetected 7 days ago
Project ManagementBrand StrategyBudgetingPhotographyLeadership
About the role
- About Fellow We believe that the act of making should be meaningful and fulfilling, done with intention and precision.
- When the simple motions of life become small moments of joy, that's Everyday Magic.™ This role is based in our San Francisco, CA office and requires regular in-office presence in accordance with company policy.
- Who You Are Fellow is looking for a Creative Director to translate the essence of our brand into a Creative Vision that brings to life our brand identity across every internal and external touchpoint.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary in-house creative team including art direction, design, copy, and production
- Set and uphold a high creative bar. Maintain and evolve Fellow's brand guidelines in partnership with the creative team, ensuring consistency across every expression of the brand. Establish clear creative principles and review work with precision and intention
- Partner closely with the CMO, Product, and Marketing teams to translate brand strategy into compelling creative work for marketing priorities
- Optimize team structure, workflow, processes and tools to enable the creative team to work efficiently and produce top tier work product while consistently meeting deadlines
- Transform how the team develops content by championing AI, automation, and new ways of working to drive the effectiveness and efficiency of our creative engine
- We are committed to building diverse teams and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
- Fellow makes beautifully functional tools for any kitchen, designed in San Francisco and used around the world.
- This is a rare opportunity to shape how one of the most design-forward brands in the consumer goods space shows up across global campaigns, digital, retail, packaging, and beyond.
- Reporting to the CMO, you'll lead a talented in-house creative team and serve as the connective tissue between brand strategy and creative execution.
- We are looking for someone who can lead an aspirational brand while remaining agile and scrappy.
Requirements
- 15+ years of creative experience, 5+ as seasoned Creative Director.
- Expertise in creative and content development across marketing, digital, retail, product, and packaging
- A natural conceiver of ideas. You can originate a campaign concept, push a creative brief beyond the obvious, and inspire a team around a vision before a single asset is made
- Ability to art direct photo, video, and design at a high level-from concept development through execution
- Strong leadership skills - ability to manage, motivate, and develop internal team and external partners
- Excellent communicator and collaborator - you bring people along and know how to get alignment without losing creative integrity
- Excellent operational skills, including planning, budgeting, organizational and project management
- Scrappy and agile. Able to deliver on big expectations despite limited budget and resources
- Champion of AI, automation, innovation, and transforming how the team operates
- Ability to both lead others, while rolling up their sleeve with hands-on work
- A creative, fast-moving environment where ideas turn into action
- Competitive compensation including employee equity plan
Compensation
- We intentionally publish salary ranges to promote transparency and set clear expectations.
- Final compensation is determined based on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills, expertise, scope of previous work, demonstrated impact, and internal equity.
- $185,000 - $200,000.
- Manage functional budget including annual budget planning, spend tracking, and end of month close out activity
Benefits
- Fellow is looking for a Creative Director to translate the essence of our brand into a Creative Vision that brings to life our brand identity across every internal and external touchpoint.
Company info
- You bring a clear point of view, a high creative bar, and the operational instincts to bring big ideas to life-on time, on brand, and with the craft that our customers expect.
Equal opportunity
- Fellow is an equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- use of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any p
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