Creative Director

WhiteCap Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitecap Search is seeking an experienced creative leader to head our brand partnerships and programming. This role is hands-on, guiding concepts from inception to execution and ensuring top-tier deliverables across live events, digital, and print.

You will own the creative direction, oversee a small internal design team plus freelancers, and maintain a high standard of quality while thriving under tight timelines and limited resources.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years leading creative teams at agencies, brand studios, or in-house brands.
• Portfolio showing experiential and brand partnership work, campaigns, or digital.
• Able to art direct on set and review edits, not only brief others.
• Strong presence with clients; can command a room with a marketing lead.
• Fluent in streetwear, running/outdoor, food, music, Brooklyn culture.
• Thrives under limited resources and tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead concepting and execution for brand partnership pitches from idea to deck.
• Set and develop creative direction for activations across spaces, visuals, and narrative.
• Direct content capture for events and campaigns; manage vendors and briefs.
• Maintain high quality across all deliverables leaving the building.
• Steward the brand across retail, cafés, galleries, and events.
• Manage a small internal design team plus freelancers and vendors.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand partnerships

Pitch development

Art direction on set

Client relationship

Streetwear culture

Job description

Whitecap Search is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to lead our creative team. This role is integral to our brand partnerships and programming, requiring a hands-on approach to drive creative concepts from inception to execution. The ideal candidate will have a strong presence in the room and the ability to maintain high-quality standards across all deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead concepting and execution for brand partnership pitches, from first idea through pitch deck.
• Set and develop creative direction for activations across spatial, visual, and narrative.
• Direct content capture for events and campaigns (building shot lists, brief photo and video vendors, review cuts, etc.).
• Hold the line on quality across every deliverable that leaves the building.
• Steward the brand across retail, café, gallery, and events.
• Manage a small internal design team plus freelance and vendor talent.

Requirements

• At least 7 years in creative leadership at an agency, brand studio, or in-house brand team.
• Portfolio with real experiential and brand partnership work, in addition to campaign or digital.
• Comfortable art directing on set and reviewing edits, not only briefing others.
• Strong client presence. Can hold a room with a brand marketing lead.
• Fluent in the culture we sit in (Streetwear, running and outdoor, food, music, Brooklyn).
• Thrives with limited resources and short timelines.

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