Creative Director
Pixel
About Pixel
Pixel is a boutique creative agency focused on strategic storytelling and high-impact campaigns. We work with leading brands like Canon to deliver concept-driven, visually powerful work across photo, video, digital, and print.
We’re hiring a Creative Director with exceptional conceptual thinking, creative leadership, production fluency, and hands-on skills in writing, art, or design. You’ll set the creative vision for campaigns, lead a multidisciplinary team, and ensure every deliverable connects strategically, creatively, and commercially.
Responsibilities
- Set the creative vision across multiple campaigns, ensuring concepts are strategically sound and visually compelling
- Lead a ~7-person creative team, guiding them from idea to execution.
- Manage creative team staffing, performance standards, and growth.
- Balance big-picture thinking with hands-on creative work in writing, art, or design
- Partner closely with strategy, accounts, and production teams to align creative with business objectives
- Oversee all stages of production—pre-production, on-set, and post—collaborating with directors and content creators
- Ensure work meets commercial goals while maintaining creative excellence
- Present concepts and work to internal teams and clients with clarity and confidence
- Actively integrate AI tools into workflows to enhance speed, quality, and innovation
- Keep current with trends in design, culture, and technology to keep Pixel’s work fresh and competitive
Qualifications
- 7+ years in creative leadership roles at agencies, studios, or brand teams
- Proven commercial track record, campaigns that meet sales goals while resonating culturally
- Strong portfolio spanning digital, social, video, and print, with social-first storytelling experience
- Willing to travel to SF or NYC once a month and as needed for shoots
- Camera and content creation fluency (gear, workflows, creator culture)
- Hands-on expertise in at least one creative craft (writing, art direction, or design)
- Demonstrated leadership in managing multiple concurrent campaigns and mentoring teams
- Significant on-set production experience, comfortable collaborating with directors and talent
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Google Workspace; familiarity with project management tool
- AI-positive mindset with a clear vision for how AI can enhance creative processes
- SF or NYC-based with US work authorization
- Bonus:
- Passion for film, cinema, editing, and photography
- Experience in the consumer electronics industry
Benefits
- Full medical, dental, vision coverage
- One Medical membership
- 401k with company match
- 20 PTO days + 4 remote “Work From Anywhere” weeks
- 1-month sabbatical every 4 years
- 8 weeks parental leave
- Fitness, home office, and education stipends
- Charitable gift matching
Pixel is an equal opportunity employer.
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