Creative Director

Subway Group; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 141,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family leave

Mentors invested in your success

Job summary

Subway seeks a Creative Director in Hillsboro to own bold ideas and flawless execution, merging 11+ years of service design with a proven creative track record. The role offers a salary range of $141,000–$218,000 and leadership over a team that supports your vision.

Join us to drive brand voice across all touchpoints, accelerate product walkthroughs, and shape design systems that scale as Subway moves into its next growth phase.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in a creative role.
• 11+ years applying service design in a creative setting.
• Integrity to flag your own mistakes first.
• Curiosity beyond your current job description.
• A clear point of view defended well.
• Eye for human-first detail that elevates work.

Responsibilities

• Rescue a stalled concept by attacking it from an iconography angle nobody tried.
• Partner with copywriters to align visuals with messaging and tone.
• Interrogate a brief until the real ask surfaces.
• Knit copy and art into a single argument instead of two parallel monologues.
• Stitch fragmented brand assets into a system that scales past Subway's next phase.
• Shape brand voice across every touchpoint our Hillsboro customers actually notice.
• Trace a thread from Subway values to the smallest UI detail.
• Pace a product walkthrough so the autonomy-driven payoff lands at the right second.

Skills

10+ years creative exp

11+ years service design

Job description

Big idea, tiny execution flaw, total disaster: the Creative Director Subway wants closes that gap before anyone else even spots it. Here you'll combine 11 years of know-how with $141,000 - $218,000, full project ownership, and a team that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Rescue a stalled concept by attacking it from an Iconography angle nobody tried
• Partner with copywriters to align visuals with messaging and tone
• Interrogate a brief until the real ask underneath it surfaces
• Knit copy and art into a single argument instead of two parallel monologues
• Stitch fragmented brand assets into a system that scales past Subway's next phase
• Shape brand voice across every touchpoint our Hillsboro customers actually notice
• Trace a thread from Subway values to the smallest UI detail
• Pace a product walkthrough so the autonomy-driven payoff lands at the right second

What You'll Bring

• Around 10+ years of hands-on experience in a creative role
• 11+ years putting Service Design to work in a creative setting
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• An eye for the human-first detail that separates fine from finished

Subway was founded on a hunch that creative could be far less awful, and Hillsboro turned out to be the perfect place to prove it. Decisions at Subway come with a name attached, because ownership without accountability is just noise.

Joining us means $141,000 - $218,000, a clear promotion ladder, paid family leave, and mentors invested in your success.