Creative Director

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WHAT YOU'LL DO

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Drive Creative Leadership & Vision
• Define and execute a compelling creative vision that aligns with Samba TV’s brand and business strategy.
• Lead the evolution of Samba TV’s brand identity, visual system, data visualization, and storytelling approach to drive differentiation in the marketplace.
• Champion brand consistency across all touchpoints, ensuring cohesive messaging and design execution.
• Push creative boundaries by exploring motion design, interactive media, and innovative digital experiences.
• Balance high-level creative strategy with hands-on execution when necessary.


Brand & Marketing Creative
• Oversee the creation of B2B marketing assets, including digital campaigns, social media content, video, web design, event branding, and demand generation materials.
• Drive storytelling across multimedia formats, ensuring that messaging resonates with key audiences, including advertisers, media agencies, and partners.
• Translate complex data insights into compelling visual stories, leveraging data visualization techniques to make information more engaging, accessible, and actionable for advertisers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and data teams to leverage insights and analytics to inform creative decisions.
• Partner with performance marketing to optimize creative for lead generation, engagement, and conversion.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, freelancers, and production partners to scale creative efforts.


Design Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of designers, fostering a culture of creativity and innovation.
• Be a player/coach as needed, sometimes individually leading strategic projects as the primary designer.
• Develop efficient workflows, project management processes, and approval structures to enhance productivity.
• Partner closely with product design, UX/UI, and engineering teams to ensure seamless brand integration across product experiences.
• Work with sales, product marketing, and executive leadership to translate complex ideas into compelling visual narratives.
• Present and defend creative work to senior stakeholders, incorporating feedback while maintaining a strong creative vision.


Operational Excellence & Process Improvement
• Implement best practices for design operations, including JIRA, Asana, or similar project management tools to track workflows.
• Manage creative resources effectively, including budgeting, vendor relationships, and asset production.
• Stay ahead of design trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices to continuously innovate.

WHO YOU ARE

• 10+ years of experience in a Creative Director, Senior Designer, or similar role within a tech, media, or entertainment company.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and mentor high-performing creative teams.
• An exceptional design portfolio showcasing strong conceptual thinking, strategic problem-solving, and high-quality execution.
• Expertise in branding, storytelling, and marketing creative across digital, social, video, and experiential platforms.
• Hands-on proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects), Figma, CapCut and other relevant design tools.
• Experience managing multiple projects in fast-paced environments with aggressive deadlines.
• Deep understanding of performance marketing, data-driven design, and A/B testing.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize feedback from multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with motion design, animation, or interactive media is a plus.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Visual Arts, Marketing, or a related field.

WHY SAMBA

• At Samba TV you’ll work at the intersection of technology, advertising, and entertainment, helping shape the future of TV measurement and engagement. We offer a collaborative culture, growth opportunities, and the chance to lead high-impact, innovative creative projects