Associate Creative Director- Product Campaigns [AQ-24302]

Aquent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent Studios seeks an experienced Associate Creative Director to lead full-funnel campaigns for Snapdragon Compute and Wearables. You will translate complex chip tech into culture-defining creative, working with Snapdragon leadership, OEM partners, and cross‑functional teams to shape premium brand storytelling.

You'll guide creative direction, copy, art, 3D CGI, video, and interactive assets, balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution to deliver high-impact campaigns across digital,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of creative experience in advertising, brand design, or integrated marketing, including product launch campaigns.
• Portfolio showcases multi-channel, integrated global campaigns in tech hardware or lifestyle.
• Strong familiarity with computing, personal hardware, and wearable technology ecosystems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex productions across video, 3D CGI, interactive digital, and experiential activations.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with ability to persuade senior leadership and OEM partners.
• Hybrid leadership: balance big-picture strategy with hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Campaign Leadership: Conceptualize and direct 360° global product campaigns across digital, film, social, OOH, experiential, partner retail, and launch events.
• Pitch & Presentation Mastery: Build and deliver keynote-level decks, concept boards, style frames, and prototypes for senior stakeholders and OEM partners.
• Cross-Discipline Storytelling & Production: Bridge tech demos with consumer narratives; oversee production including live-action shoots, CGI, and interactive assets.

Skills

Experience in leadership

Campaign portfolio

Tech domain fluency

Storytelling & pitching

Hybrid leadership

Job description

Associate Creative Director, Snapdragon Product Campaigns (Compute & Wearables)

Aquent Studios is seeking a hands on Associate Creative Director, Product Campaigns to lead and execute high-impact, full-funnel integrated campaigns for Snapdragon. This role focuses on driving creative excellence across Snapdragon’s next-generation hardware ecosystems, with specific emphasis on Compute (Snapdragon X Series laptops and PCs) and Wearables & XR (smartwatches, audio, smart glasses, and spatial computing). Working alongside the Creative Director, Snapdragon leadership, agency partners, and cross-functional teams, the ideal candidate is an ambitious, conceptual thinker who is equal parts strategist, storyteller, and maker. You understand how to translate complex chip architecture, AI capabilities, and hardware specs into human, culture-defining creative work. Whether launching flagship compute platforms or defining how wearable tech integrates into daily lifestyle, you will push boundaries to ensure Snapdragon stands out as an iconic brand.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Ideation & Full-Campaign Development

• End-to-End Campaign Leadership: Conceptualize and direct 360° global product campaigns across digital, film, social, OOH, experiential, partner retail, and launch events.
• Innovation: Bring emerging tech literacy to every stage of creative development, ensuring Snapdragon leads conversations around AI, mobile computing, and connected ecosystems.
• Creative Ambition: Push work beyond conventional tech marketing tropes, challenging teams to explore unexpected angles, bolder visual languages, and breakthrough creative solutions.

Creative Communication, Direction & Presentation

• Pitch & Presentation Mastery: Build and deliver compelling keynote-level decks, concept boards, style frames, and prototypes that sell ambitious ideas to senior internal stakeholders and external OEM partners.
• Craft & Execution: Guide copy, art direction, 3D/CGI visualization, video production, and sound design to maintain an ultra-premium, modern brand aesthetic.
• Cross-Discipline Storytelling: Seamlessly bridge the gap between technical feature demos and emotionally resonant consumer narratives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Production

• Strategic Partnership: Partner closely with the Creative Director, Snapdragon product marketing managers, and OEM/hardware partner teams to align creative ambition with business goals.
• Team & Agency Leadership: Direct agency partners, copywriters, art directors, motion designers, and external production houses from brief through post-production.
• Production Oversight: Oversee hands-on production—including live-action shoots, CGI product renders, virtual production, and interactive web/digital assets—ensuring on-time, high-craft delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years of creative experience across advertising, brand design, or integrated marketing agencies/in-house studios, including direct experience leading product launch campaigns.
• Portfolio of Impact: A standout portfolio showcasing multi-channel, integrated global campaigns with proven experience in tech, hardware, consumer electronics, or lifestyle innovation.
• Domain Fluency: Strong conceptual familiarity with computing, personal hardware, and wearable/smart technology ecosystems.
• Concept-to-Execution Mastery: Demonstrated ability to lead complex productions across video, 3D CGI product visualization, interactive digital, and experiential activations.
• Pitch & Storytelling Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation skills with proven ability to persuade senior leadership and OEM partners.
• Hybrid Leadership: Comfort seamlessly toggling between big-picture strategic direction and hands-on creative execution

Preferred Qualifications

Experience collaborating with global OEM partners (e.g., Microsoft, Lenovo, Dell, HP, Samsung, Meta) on co-branded launch initiatives.

• Familiarity with leveraging generative AI tools and 3D pipelines into modern creative workflows.

What Success Looks Like

• Snapdragon Compute and Wearables are recognized through bold, culture-defining creative work that sets a new standard for semiconductor and hardware marketing.
• Complex on-device AI and processing capabilities are translated into simple, desirable consumer benefits.
• Cohesive, high-performing 360° campaigns deliver measurable brand lift, partner enthusiasm, and consumer demand worldwide.

Client Description

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them—work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studio team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!

Other Requirements

Compensation Range: $140,000-$145,000 per year.

The range provided is our reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location.