Creative Director

Northwood Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking a Creative Director to establish and lead the company’s visual presence from the ground up. This onsite role in Los Angeles focuses on building a scalable visual identity and translating complex technical systems into clear narratives for diverse audiences.

You will partner with senior leadership, direct major external touch points, and lead production with external creatives to ensure quality across formats, while committing to high craft and extended hours when

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in visual design, brand, or art direction.
• Experience defining and evolving visual identity systems.
• Strong conceptual thinking with cross-format execution.
• Hands-on proficiency with design tools and workflows.
• Experience directing external partners while maintaining creative control.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear narratives.
• Strong creative judgment for high-stakes decisions.
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends.
• On-site availability 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Northwood’s visual identity reflecting the company’s vision.
• Art direct investor materials, collateral, recruiting assets, and web presence.
• Translate technical systems into clear visual narratives for diverse audiences.
• Partner with Head of Communications to align messaging and visuals.
• Direct photo, video, and design production with external creatives.
• Lead external engagements as the creative authority through direction.
• Develop repeatable visual systems to support scalable output.
• Serve as a creative partner to leadership for high-stakes moments.
• Set a high bar for craft across outputs from artifacts to flagship moments.

Skills

Creative leadership

Visual design

Branding

Art direction

Storytelling

Collaboration with senior leadership

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking a Creative Director to establish and lead the company’s visual presence from the ground up. In this onsite role in Los Angeles, you will partner with senior leadership to build a clear, scalable visual identity, direct major external touch points, and turn complex technical systems into visual narratives that diverse audiences can understand.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and continuously evolve Northwood’s visual identity to reflect the vision, ambition, and clarity of the systems the company builds.
• Concept and art direct major external touch points, including investor materials and announcements, customer-facing collateral, recruiting assets, and web presence.
• Translate complex technical systems into visual narratives that are clear and compelling for customers, partners, regulators, and talent.
• Partner closely with the Head of Communications to bring Northwood’s narrative to life visually, ensuring alignment between messaging and visual execution.
• Direct photo, video, and design production, collaborating with external creatives such as photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, and agencies to deliver work at a high level of quality.
• Determine when to build in-house versus using external partners, and lead external engagements as the creative authority through direction, feedback, and quality control.
• Develop repeatable visual systems and frameworks that support scalable output while maintaining coherence and quality.
• Serve as a creative partner to leadership, shaping company communication in high‑stakes moments where clarity and credibility matter.
• Set and uphold a high bar for craft across all outputs, from smaller artifacts to flagship moments.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in visual design, brand, or art direction, with a portfolio demonstrating a high bar for quality across multiple mediums.
• Experience defining and evolving visual identity systems, not only executing within existing frameworks.
• Strong conceptual thinking with the ability to carry ideas through to high-quality execution across formats such as presentations, web, print, photo, and video.
• Hands‑on proficiency in design tools and workflows, including comfort with producing work personally when needed.
• Experience directing external partners (agencies, photographers, filmmakers, and others) while maintaining creative control through production.
• Ability to translate complex or technical concepts into clear, credible visual narratives for sophisticated audiences.
• Strong creative judgement and confidence to make decisions with incomplete information, particularly in high‑stakes or ambiguous situations.
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership or founders, including understanding how to shape company-level communication and perception.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• On‑site availability 5 days per week.

Location and Compensation

• Location: Los Angeles, CA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 150,000 - 200,000 per year

Additional Information

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with Northwood Space, please let them know.