Associate Creative Director — Brand & AI Campaigns

Elastic; United States; Hybrid; USD 128,200 - 202,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock program

401k matching

Job summary

Elastic, the Search AI Company, seeks an Associate Creative Director to evolve and elevate the Elastic brand. You will lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary team that transforms complex technology into clear, engaging experiences for technical audiences.

This role blends creative strategy with operational excellence. You will drive our creative vision while growing Elastic’s brand awareness, positioning us as a forward-thinking leader in the industry.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in-house creative teams.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong brand thinking and execution.
• Deep understanding of technical audiences and enterprise marketing.
• Ability to balance creative innovation with operational discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an in-house team of designers and video creatives.
• Set strategic creative direction across campaigns, launches, events, digital, social, and executive communications.
• Provide artistic direction to ensure consistency with brand standards.
• Raise the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of the Elastic brand.
• Translate complex technical concepts into engaging creative for developers, practitioners, and enterprise buyers.
• Review and provide feedback to ensure quality and brand alignment.
• Build efficient creative processes to move faster without sacrificing quality.
• Partner with marketing, product, executives, and agencies to deliver strategic creative.
• Champion experimentation, AI-powered workflows, and modern creative practices.
• Manage relationships with external agencies and media partners.

Skills

Team leadership

Brand thinking

Enterprise marketing

Creative direction

Stakeholder management

Job description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, seeks an Associate Creative Director to evolve and elevate the Elastic brand. You will lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary team that transforms complex technology into clear, engaging experiences for technical audiences.

This role blends creative strategy with operational excellence. You will drive our creative vision while growing Elastic’s brand awareness, positioning us as a forward-thinking leader in the industry.