Creative Director (Copy)

You

You’re a creative leader. You can see the tiniest seed of an idea and help a creative team nurture it into existence. Your feedback is considered, clear and actionable. You put a premium on the most thoughtful and guiding notes - tuning your approach to meet the needs of the creative team. You are a champion of a diverse  team, helping them make the best work possible by actively listening, communicating and removing any blockers that emerge along the way. When we say TED meets Vox meets The Hustle meets Carl Sagan meets VICE, you know what we mean. You are curious. You could wake up every day with the mission to make science accessible and cool (while also fully understanding the importance of integrity and the nuance of precision). You’re a writer by trade. You’ve told a lot of stories, written a lot of taglines, scripts, captions, and subject lines. You’re ready for something that satisfies and expands and piques your intellect, your interpersonal talents, and of course, your microbiome.

This is a leadership role reporting to the SVP, Creative. And an opportunity to do amazing work alongside a wonderful assemblage of talented and kind human beings. 

What You’ll Do:

• Create Big Ideas: You’ll be a catalyst for big thinking. Sometimes leading with creative foundations. Sometimes rolling up your sleeves and getting in there. 
• Lead: You’ll mentor and guide your creative team to their best work. And put a premium on their growth and development. 
• The Brand: You’ll be a guardian of the brand’s creative standards - tone, voice, look, feel, vibe. Striving for consistency and awesomeness across touchpoints.
• Collaborate: You’ll serve as a cross-functional partner working directly with Organic, Growth, Product, Product Marketing, etc. You’ll operate across channels. 
• Multi-Channel: Oversee advertising and design projects in all its forms. You’ll have a key role in our social channels. 
• Standard Operating Procedure: Good to each other. Hard on the work.

Who You Are:

• Experience: Ten-plus years experience - either agency or brand-side - with a portfolio that’s filled with original thinking, immaculate craft and audacious swings. 
• Skills: You’re an excellent writer. A writer’s writer. Big on craft, a conscientious editor, a headline machine. You have range - able to go long when necessary. 
• The People: You operate from a place of empathy. You’re generous with your time. You’re deeply invested in the professional growth and personal wellbeing of your people.
• Communication: You strive for clarity. And consistent connection. You put a premium on relationships. You strive to bring people together. 
• Culture: You’re curious. You’re dialed into what’s happening in culture. You’re tuned into the zeitgeist. 
• Production: You’re production savvy - from quick turn low budget affairs to brand campaigns.
• Comfortable moving from macro to micro—no project is too small to tackle with positivity.

The annual pay range for this full-time position is $180k-$200k + equity + benefits across all US locations (this position is 100% remote-US). Our pay ranges are guided by discipline, level and experience required. Within the range, individual pay may vary based on additional factors, including: your specific location, desired skills/ technical competency, relevant experience and advanced education/ training.