Creative Director

Poo~Pourri; Addison (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

Medical and dental benefits

Matching 401(k)

Relaxation room

Job summary

Poo~Pourri is seeking a Creative Director to lead and elevate the creative vision behind the ~Pourri portfolio. This hybrid role in Addison, TX, partners with leadership to set direction, guide teams and external partners, and build scalable processes for creative excellence.

You will own campaigns, product launches, and new business proposals while managing budgets and fostering a culture of innovation. The role demands leadership and a proven track record across branding and execution.

Qualifications

• Over 6 years of progressive creative leadership experience across brand, design, packaging, and marketing.
• Proven track record building and evolving consumer-facing brands.
• Experience leading diverse creative teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the overarching creative vision for Pourri across web, digital, print, packaging, retail, and social.
• Define creative direction for campaigns, product launches, and new business proposals.
• Lead creative budget planning and allocation across projects.
• Build scalable project-management processes aligning teams with stakeholders and clients.
• Develop roadmaps and execution paths to ensure timely, on-brand deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Brand strategy

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Team development

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/Marketing

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Job description

Poo~Pourri is seeking a Creative Director to lead and elevate the creative vision behind the ~Pourri portfolio. In this hybrid role in Addison, TX, you will shape how the brands show up across every customer touchpoint, partnering with leadership to set creative direction, guide teams and external partners, and build scalable processes for creative excellence.

What you’ll own

• Own the overarching creative vision for Pourri and translate it into cohesive, high-impact work across web, digital, print, packaging, retail, and social.
• Partner with leadership to define creative direction and concepts for campaigns, product launches, and new business proposals.
• Own and manage the creative budget responsibly, including proactive distribution across creative projects.
• Build integrated project management processes to align creative teams with internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Coordinate with leadership on company project creative visions by developing project roadmaps, design processes, and execution paths.
• Collaborate with leadership to manage processes that support project profitability through time and scope planning.
• Oversee creative approval management for the creative department across print projects and digital asset creation, ensuring items are correct and briefs are met (including regulatory and spelling checks).
• Collaborate in managing agency and freelance creative partners to keep projects on time and aligned with vision.
• Guide and lead the creative team to meet project dates and expectations while establishing timelines that work for both sides.
• Work with leadership on creative directions for brands created by the incubator, including brand identities, design systems, and media blueprints.
• Establish creative direction for campaign and product proposals and projects.
• Partner with the head of development to create project outlines and tasks to support on-time delivery.
• Lead creation of creative assets for use across marketing, ui/ux, and packaging.
• Collaborate with the team on marketing strategies for unique companies, client pitches, and execution against briefs.
• Assist with creative strategy and insights to optimize creative across visual expression areas, including print and mobile.
• Ensure creative approaches reflect a deep understanding of customers, audiences, product offerings, marketing plans, and key messaging across all lines of business.
• Maintain a high level of design execution across a wide range of B2B and DTC marketing assets.
• Design a fluid briefing and management structure that enables quick pivots and explorations while upholding quality expectations.
• Elevate and evolve the ~Pourri portfolio while maintaining a cohesive, distinctive brand presence across consumer touchpoints.
• Build and develop a high-performing creative team capable of delivering exceptional work at scale.
• Create efficient creative processes that improve collaboration, speed, and quality across the organization.
• Partner with leadership to launch impactful campaigns, products, and new brands.
• Ensure creative consistently supports business goals while pushing creative boundaries.
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and creative excellence.

What you bring

• 6+ years of progressive creative experience with increasing responsibility across brand, design, packaging, marketing, and creative leadership.
• 5+ years leading and developing creative teams.
• Proven success building and evolving consumer-facing brands.
• A strong portfolio showing exceptional creative thinking, brand-building, and design execution.
• Experience leading creative development across digital, social, retail, packaging, print, and web channels.
• Deep understanding of branding, visual storytelling, customer experience, and creative strategy.
• Experience managing creative budgets, agencies, freelancers, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong operational mindset, building processes that improve efficiency without sacrificing creativity.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and modern creative collaboration tools.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, highly collaborative environment.

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Figma

Benefits

• Creative, energetic environment with award-winning products
• Hybrid work setup (remote plus in-office and on-set days)
• Medical and dental benefits
• Matching 401(k)
• Massage chair and relaxation room (when in-office)
• Bottomless lattes (when in-office)
• Casual work environment
• Endless poop and odor jokes

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with disruptive, challenger, or category-creating consumer brands.
• Background in DTC and omnichannel retail environments.
• Experience launching new products, sub-brands, or entirely new brands.
• Familiarity with content creation, video production, photography, and performance marketing creative.
• A passion for branding, design, storytelling, and building brands that challenge convention.