Creative Director

MNTN; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic advertising software company is seeking a Creative Director to lead branding and marketing initiatives. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of creative leadership experience and expertise in digital design tools like Figma. Responsibilities include guiding a team of designers and developing cohesive campaigns across various channels. The role offers a fully remote work environment, flexible vacation policy, and comprehensive benefits including 100% healthcare coverage.

Benefits

100% remote within the US

Flexible vacation policy

Annual vacation allowance for travel related expenses

Three-day weekend every month

Competitive compensation

100% healthcare coverage

401k plan

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Access to coaching and therapy

Qualifications

• 10+ years of creative leadership experience, ideally in a high-growth company.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating taste and clarity.
• Deep experience managing and mentoring creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction for brand and product marketing.
• Develop integrated campaigns across various channels.
• Guide and mentor a team of designers.

Skills

Creative leadership experience

Digital design tools fluency

Brand storytelling

Mentoring designers

Results-driven creativity

Tools

Figma

Job description

Overview

At MNTN, we put our people first. This shapes a culture defined by trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership. We are the Hardest Working Software in Television and were named one of Ad Age's Best Places To Work in 2024. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivaled performance and simplicity to Connected TV advertising, with self-serve technology that makes running TV ads as easy as search and social, driving measurable conversions, revenue, site visits, and more. We were named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023. Learn more at mountain.com.

We’re committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces. AI is a tool for growth that enhances efficiency while keeping a people-first approach. Our goal is to streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great.

If you want to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact, you may be the person we’re looking for to join us in our next stage of growth.

What you'll do

• Lead the creative direction for MNTN's brand and product marketing initiatives, ensuring everything we produce is cohesive, distinctive, and on-brand.
• Partner with marketing leadership to develop integrated campaigns that bring our product narrative to life across web, social, email, and events.
• Guide and mentor a talented team of designers, helping them grow while maintaining an uncompromising bar for quality.
• Work cross-functionally with product, content, and social teams to ensure visual identity and storytelling are consistent across all extensions of the brand.
• Translate complex, technical concepts into clear, compelling creative that resonates with marketers.
• Bring a strong creative point of view to design reviews – able to discuss not just the what, but the why behind every design choice.
• Maintain and evolve the MNTN brand system to stay modern, premium, and performance-focused.
• Balance vision with execution: knowing when to push creative boundaries and when to optimize for impact.

What you'll bring

• 10+ years of creative leadership experience, ideally including time leading design or brand teams at a high-growth or public company.
• A track record of shaping a well-known brand and guiding it through moments of scale, transformation, or heightened visibility.
• Deep experience managing and mentoring designers and creative teams.
• Hands-on fluency in digital design tools (especially Figma) and an ability to "speak designer" while leading at a strategic level.
• A portfolio that shows taste, clarity, and the ability to make complex ideas feel simple and human.
• Experience partnering closely with social, content, and performance marketing teams to extend brand storytelling across channels.
• A strong understanding of how creative drives results, not just attention.
• A love of technology, advertising, and building work that performs as beautifully as it looks.

MNTN Perks

• 100% remote within the US
• Flexible vacation policy
• Annual vacation allowance for travel related expenses
• Three-day weekend every month of the year
• Competitive compensation
• 100% healthcare coverage
• 401k plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent, medical, and dental care
• Access to coaching, therapy, and professional development

About MNTN

Our recruiters will always reach out using an email address ending with @mountain.com OR @mntn.com. If you're contacted by someone without that address and they mention a Reference Code (which we never use), then that ain't us folks. Tell those trolls to take a hike–you're waiting to climb a MNTN.

MNTN provides advertising software for brands to reach their audience across Connected TV, web, and mobile. MNTN Performance TV has redefined what it means to advertise on television, transforming Connected TV into a direct-response, performance marketing channel. Our web retargeting has been leveraged by thousands of top brands for over a decade, driving billions of dollars in revenue.

Our solutions give advertisers total transparency and complete control over their campaigns all with the fastest go-live in the industry. As a result, thousands of top brands have partnered with MNTN, including Tarte, Decked, and National University.