Creative Director

Blackstone; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 159,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Flexible work location

Job summary

Blackstone in Newark, NJ is seeking a Creative Director who quietly leads with vision and hands-on craft. You’ll guide creative direction, test variations with A/B experiments, and ensure on-brand visuals across digital and print channels.

You’ll manage multiple projects, deliver motion, illustration, or interactive media, and mentor a team while keeping deadlines. Equity and flexible work options accompany a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Clear communication skills with ability to articulate concepts and feedback clearly.
• Expertise in mapping user journeys in fast-moving creative environments.
• Demonstrated reliability and ability to own assignments end-to-end.
• Proactive mindset with ability to start work without reminders.
• Ability to document processes and decisions while they are fresh.

Responsibilities

• Test and optimize creative variations through A/B experiments.
• Design on-brand visual concepts across digital and print channels for Blackstone.
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously without missing deadlines.
• Salvage usable frames from a shoot when weather in Newark affected the footage.
• Bring concepts to life through motion, illustration, or interactive media.

Skills

Clear communication

User journey mapping

Reliability

Self-motivation

Documentation

Job description

Quiet confidence, loud portfolio, zero ego about the edits: that's the Creative Director Blackstone is ready to welcome to Newark, NJ. You won't find a tighter fit if you've got 12 years, want $159,000 - $235,000, and crave a creative team that lets you lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Test and optimize creative variations through A/B experiments
• Design on-brand visual concepts across digital and print channels for Blackstone
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously without missing deadlines
• Salvage usable frames from a shoot the weather in Newark half-ruined
• Bring concepts to life through motion, illustration, or interactive media

What You'll Bring

• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Demonstrated User Journey Mapping expertise in a fast-moving creative environment
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it forgotten

The fast-growing people at Blackstone have spent years proving that world-class Adobe Illustrator can absolutely come out of Newark. Our Newark office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

We back our team with $159,000 - $235,000, equity, top-tier health benefits, and the flexibility to work where you do your best thinking.

Nothing stale here: the Creative Director slot was re-confirmed open earlier today.