Mountain View, United States; Redmond, United States
Full job description
Creative Director role in Microsoft's Global Creative team responsible for leading creative output across brand campaigns, advertising, digital, social, video, and experiential touchpoints. Requires 10+ years senior creative experience, strong portfolio, ability to manage budgets and stakeholders, and experience integrating AI tools into creative workflows. Responsibilities include creative leadership, operations, stakeholder management, innovation, and executive partnership. Locations: Mountain View, CA and Redmond, WA. Salary range: $142,800 - $274,800 per year (U.S.); higher in SF Bay Area and NYC.
What you'll do
Set and uphold the creative bar for your portfolio — driving quality, craft, innovation, and cultural relevance across all output
Lead end-to-end creative development across brand campaigns, advertising content, digital, social, video, and experiential touchpoints
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Collaborate with agency partners and external vendors on assigned work, contributing to the right blend of in-house and external resourcing
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Integrate AI-powered tools and workflows into your creative production responsibly and ambitiously
Stay ahead of emerging creative technologies, platforms, and cultural trends, and bring that perspective into the work
Present creative work, strategy, and rationale to senior stakeholders, including CVP- and VP-level partners
Partner with the GM, Global Creative and peer Creative Directors to ensure creative coherence, resource alignment, and shared priorities across the team
Requirements
Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design
OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 8+ years experience working in product or service design
OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems)
10+ years of experience in a senior creative role at an in-house creative organization, top-tier advertising agency, or comparable organization
Portfolio demonstrating breakthrough creative work across brand advertising, content, and digital with clear evidence of range, craft, and impact at scale
Proven ability to lead concept-through-delivery on complex, multi-channel campaigns
Experience managing project budgets and articulating creative rationale and ROI to senior stakeholders
Executive communication and influencing skills, with experience presenting to VP- and CVP-level leadership
Experience inside an in-house creative organization at a global technology or consumer brand company
Demonstrated experience integrating AI tools into creative workflows in a meaningful and responsible way
Background spanning both brand marketing and advertising creative disciplines
Experience working alongside agency partners in hybrid internal/external models
Advanced degree in design, marketing, communications, or a related field
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensationAdditional benefits and pay information available at https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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