Head of Creative
Leads the company’s creative execution and visual identity, establishing brand systems, standards, workflows, and direction across digital and physical experiences. Requires 10+ years of graphic, creative direction, or brand design experience, strong portfolio quality, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own Mariana’s brand architecture across the company and its assets.
- Own and evolve the visual identity.
- Design presentations, marketing collateral, recruiting materials, website assets, digital campaigns, employee merchandise, customer merchandise, podcast branding, and graphics.
- Develop scalable design systems and templates.
- Provide creative direction for photography and video.
- Develop visual concepts for marketing campaigns.
- Review and maintain quality across all creative output.
- Help shape the visual language of the company’s culture.
- Maintain brand guidelines and organize asset libraries.
- Establish creative workflows.
- Manage relationships with contract photographers, videographers, editors, and designers.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in graphic design, creative direction, or brand design.
- Portfolio demonstrating strong visual taste and execution across digital and physical formats.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Experience building brands from an early stage.
Nice-to-Haves
- Motion graphics or video art direction experience.
- Industrial, technology, aerospace, automotive, or manufacturing brand experience.
Skills
Graphic Design, Creative Direction, Brand Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Motion Graphics, Video Art Direction, Visual Identity, Brand Architecture, Design Systems, Photography Direction, Marketing Campaigns
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