Creative Director

Creative Director

HIKINEX is a multi-channel integrated service provider helping companies scale faster, boost efficiency, and drive greater profitability. We build dedicated remote teams in sales, recruitment, marketing, and operations so our clients can work on their business instead of in it.

We're looking for a Creative Director who can establish world-class creative standards, lead our creative team, and ensure every deliverable reflects excellence. This is a leadership role for someone who enjoys building creative systems, mentoring people, making creative decisions, and continuously improving quality.

As the Creative Director, you will own the creative vision and quality of the entire Marketing Department. You will define creative direction, establish brand standards, mentor designers, review creative work, and ensure every project aligns with HIKINEX's visual identity and business goals. You will work across multiple brands, software products, websites, presentations, videos, training materials, and marketing campaigns. As HIKINEX continues to grow, you'll also help shape our future creative services by supporting client-facing branding, marketing, and creative initiatives.

This role is expected to take ownership of the creative function, build scalable creative processes, raise the quality of every deliverable, and help grow the Marketing Department into a world-class creative team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the creative quality of all marketing deliverables.
• Define and maintain HIKINEX's visual identity, brand standards, and creative direction.
• Lead creative direction for websites, software products, presentations, videos, training content, social media, and product launches.
• Make final creative decisions on branding, visual direction, design quality, and creative standards.
• Review, approve, and provide constructive feedback on all creative work before publication.
• Build scalable design systems, templates, and creative processes.
• Mentor and develop designers, video editors, and other creative team members.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Product, Operations, Recruiting, and Leadership teams to deliver high-quality creative solutions.
• Continuously improve creative workflows by leveraging AI tools and automation.
• Support the development of HIKINEX's future creative service offerings for clients.
• Ensure every creative deliverable communicates a clear message, tells a compelling story, and maintains a consistent brand experience.

Required Skills

• Exceptional visual design and creative direction skills.
• Strong understanding of branding, visual identity, and brand strategy.
• Experience leading and mentoring creative teams.
• Strong storytelling and presentation design skills.
• Deep understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy, composition, and color theory.
• Experience designing websites, landing pages, and digital experiences.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong creative problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Tools & Technologies

Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva, Microsoft 365

AI Tools

HIKINEX is building an AI-first marketing department. Every team member is expected to use AI to improve creativity, efficiency, and decision-making. Preferred: ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Canva AI, Runway, Perplexity, Cursor or other AI productivity tools.

Experience Required

5+ years of experience in creative design, branding, or creative leadership.

2+ years leading or mentoring creative teams.

Experience working with technology, SaaS, B2B, recruiting, software, or startup companies is preferred.

Proven experience managing multiple brands and creative projects simultaneously. Portfolio Requirements

Candidates should demonstrate experience with:

• Brand Identity & Visual Systems
• Website Design
• Marketing Campaigns
• Product Marketing
• Presentation Design
• Social Media Design
• Design Systems
• Creative Direction & Leadership

A portfolio that demonstrates strategic thinking, storytelling, and consistency across multiple projects will be highly valued.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Motion Graphics
• Video Production
• UX/UI Design
• Product Marketing
• Webflow or Framer
• Creative Operations
• Experience with Project Management tools (ClickUp, Asana, etc.)
• Experience building and scaling creative teams
• Experience supporting client branding, marketing, or creative strategy

Who Will Thrive in This Role

You're someone who naturally takes ownership, enjoys solving creative challenges, and raises the standard of everyone around you. You believe great design is about solving problems—not just making things look good. You're comfortable giving feedback, making creative decisions, mentoring designers, and using AI as part of your everyday workflow. Most importantly, you're excited to help build a modern, scalable marketing department that produces exceptional work for both HIKINEX and the clients we serve in the future.

We Encourage You to Apply

If you don't meet every single requirement listed above, please don't let that stop you from applying. We'd still like to hear from you if you're excited about this role and bring relevant experience. Skills and qualifications can be built on the job—genuine interest and the right attitude matter just as much to us.