What are the responsibilities and job description for the Creative Director position at Hover?
As a Creative Director at Hover, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our brand. You will elevate and champion Hover’s creative expression across all touchpoints, including brand, marketing, digital platforms, and within our product. Working closely with marketing leadership and designers, you’ll lead the charge in building and maintaining brand and marketing systems that reflect our high bar for craft. You’ll advocate for the best ideas, and inspire the team to deliver exceptional, hands-on work that resonates with our users.Who you are Build and Elevate the Hover Brand : Develop and scale Hover’s brand and marketing systems to ensure consistency, impact, and creative excellence across all mediums, including physical activations, video and photography direction, and brand expression within both the product and marketing efforts.Lead with Craft and Clarity : Set a high bar for design quality, ensuring hands-on involvement in the creative process while coaching and mentoring designers to refine their craft and generate innovative ideas.Collaborate Cross-Functionally : Partner closely with marketing leadership and cross-disciplinary teams to align creative strategies with broader company goals, while advocating for the best ideas and solutions.Advocate and Influence : Confidently push back and say no when necessary, ensuring the team focuses on ideas with the greatest impact. Elevate the creative process with clear decision-making and direction.Innovate and Inspire : Drive the creation of new campaigns and concepts while fostering a culture of collaboration and creative exploration.Deliver Results : Own the end-to-end creative process, from concept development to execution, measuring success, and iterating for improvement.What you’ll bring Exceptional Craftsmanship : A master designer with a sharp eye for detail and quality, skilled in both Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite, with motion design experience as a bonus.Brand Vision and Execution : Deep expertise in brand strategy, marketing systems, and digital design, with a passion for building cohesive, impactful brand expressions.Leadership and Mentorship : Experience coaching designers and elevating team performance, fostering an environment of growth and collaboration.Strategic Thinker and Doer : Ability to balance high-level creative direction with hands-on execution to deliver best-in-class work.Collaborative Partner : Strong cross-functional skills, working closely with marketing leadership and other stakeholders to align on goals and ensure creative success.Advocacy and Decision-Making : Comfortable challenging ideas, saying no when needed, and advocating for the best creative solutions.Campaign Innovation : Proven ability to generate fresh ideas and influence campaigns across various mediums, including video, photography, and experiential activations.Experience negotiating with vendors and agencies : Ensuring strong partnerships and results.International experience : A strong understanding of global audiences experience is a bonus.Highly organized : With the ability to bring order to complex projects and timelines.Benefits : Compensation : Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing company.Healthcare : Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents.Paid Time Off : Unlimited and flexible vacation policy.Paid Family Leave : We support work / life balance and offer generous paid parental and new child bonding leave.Mandatory Self-Care Days : A day set aside each month to allow employees to recharge.Remote Wellbeing Resources : We provide recurring fitness classes, meditation / mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistance.Learning : We encourage continued education and will help cover the cost of management training, conferences, workshops, or certifications.Hover has Hubs in San Francisco and New York City, where we expect that all employees living within a 50-mile radius of our offices will come into their local Hover office at least three times a week to build rapport and foster organic connection. At this time, Hover is not considering fully remote roles.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $158,000 - $180,000 annually. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all applicable US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $158,000 - $180,000
