Creative Director

Sony Music Entertainment Canada; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life & disability coverage

401K with employer matching

Identity theft protection

Pet care resources

Mental health support

Fertility coverage

Paid parental leave

Caregiver support

Adoption assistance

Student loan repayment

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Sony Music Entertainment Canada is seeking a Creative Director to shape artist merchandise visuals and lead the art team on-site in Nashville. You will collaborate across functions to conceptualize and deliver designs that connect with fans while supporting broader artist strategy.

You will bring proven leadership, strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, and a portfolio of innovative merchandise design. You will manage freelancers, stay on top of trends, and ensure high-quality production aligned

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Creative Director or similar leadership role in music merchandise.
• Strong portfolio of diverse, innovative merchandise designs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative direction and leadership to the art team.
• Collaborate with tour, ecommerce, retail, and artist relations to align merchandise with strategy.
• Manage freelance creatives, including briefing, budgeting, and contracts.
• Translate concepts into production-ready designs and oversee production quality.

Skills

Creative Leadership

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Tools

Production workflows

Job description

In this Creative Director role at Sony Music Entertainment Canada, you will shape how artist clients show up visually through merchandise. Based onsite in Nashville, TN, you will lead an art team and work across functions to conceptualize and deliver designs that connect with fans while supporting broader artist strategy.

What you’ll do

• Provide creative direction and leadership to the art team, maintaining a cohesive, compelling visual identity across artist merchandise.
• Build a team culture focused on innovation and collaboration, encouraging new ideas and breakthrough design work.
• Manage freelance creatives, including briefing, creative direction, budgeting, and contracts.
• Stay grounded in current music trends, artist aesthetics, and fan preferences to guide design decisions.
• Collaborate with tour, ecommerce, retail, and artist relations to align merchandise design with overall artist strategy and business objectives.
• Lead brainstorming and ideation sessions to generate fresh, original concepts for artist merchandise.
• Translate concepts into production-ready designs, balancing market trends, production feasibility, and artist guidelines.
• Coordinate with tour, ecommerce, retail, and artist relations to ensure concepts integrate smoothly into product lines.
• Partner with artist management and support teams to capture the essence of personality, fans, and campaigns, translating it into merchandise designs.
• Oversee production output so final products match the approved creative vision and meet quality standards.
• Run regular reviews and provide constructive feedback to art and production teams to maintain consistently high output quality.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience as a Creative Director or in a comparable leadership role within the music merchandise industry.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, In-Design, and Illustrator.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating a diverse range of successful and innovative merchandise designs.
• In-depth understanding of design software, industry trends, and production processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for music and a deep understanding of various artist genres.

Tools & technologies

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Photoshop
• In-Design
• Illustrator

Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative, and global community to channel your passion every day.
• Modern office environment designed to support productivity, creativity, and teamwork.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, plus 401K with employer matching.
• Voluntary benefits including company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding and for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans.
• Investment in professional growth and development.
• Time off for a winter recess.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next.