Creative Director

Waabi; San Francisco, Dallas, Pittsburgh (CA, TX, Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity

Health and Wellness benefits

Unlimited Vacation

Flexible hours and Work from Home

Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals

Team building activities and events

As we grow, this list continues to Evl

Job summary

Waabi, a leader in Physical AI, is seeking a Creative Director to define and elevate its visual brand identity, translating our narrative into work that builds mind share across digital and physical surfaces.

You will own creative output from video to presentations, manage external agencies, and eventually build an in-house team as the company grows. This hands-on leadership role requires a strong portfolio and a passion for autonomous tech.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a creative leadership role (Creative Director, Design Director, or similar).
• A portfolio demonstrating breakthrough brand ideas, not just polished execution, but concepts that changed how an audience thought about a company or product.
• Experience taking a nascent brand and making it feel fully realized everywhere it shows up.
• Hands-on proficiency in design (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma), video editing (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro), and AI tools (Midjourney, Runway, Google Veo).
• Experience managing external creative, design, or production agencies, including briefing, budget, and quality accountability.
• Experience partnering directly with C-suite or founder-level leadership on brand and creative decisions.
• Strong visual design sensibility across web, presentations, social, and video.
• Comfortable operating in a small team, hands-on environment, with the expectation of building toward leading a team over time.
• Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
• Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop breakthrough creative ideas that translate Waabi's Physical AI narrative into work that builds mind share with customers, policymakers & regulators, investors, talent, and the general public.
• Steward Waabi's visual identity across every digital and physical surface, ensuring consistency and quality wherever Waabi shows up.
• Partner directly with senior leadership, including our CEO Raquel Urtasun and our COO Lior Ron, to shape how Waabi's brand and creative direction show up at the highest-visibility moments.
• Produce short and long-form video, from social-length cuts to longer brand and product films, shooting, directing, or editing hands-on as needed.
• Design keynote presentations, social content, website pages, and other core brand assets, working hands-on in the early stage of this role.
• Direct a network of creative, design, and production agencies, briefing them, reviewing output against a consistent creative bar, and managing a production budget that will grow substantially post-Series C.
• Build the case for, and eventually lead, an in-house creative team as scope grows.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Video production

Cross-functional collaboration

Team building

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Adobe Premiere Pro

Final Cut Pro

Midjourney

Runway

Google Veo

Job description

Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world‑class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai

About the Role

We're looking for a Creative Director to define and elevate Waabi's creative and visual brand identity, translating our Physical AI narrative into work that builds mind share across digital and physical surfaces.

You will…

• Develop breakthrough creative ideas that translate Waabi's Physical AI narrative into work that builds mind share with customers, policymakers & regulators, investors, talent, and the general public.
• Steward Waabi's visual identity across every digital and physical surface, ensuring consistency and quality wherever Waabi shows up.
• Partner directly with senior leadership, including our CEO Raquel Urtasun and our COO Lior Ron, to shape how Waabi's brand and creative direction show up at the highest‑visibility moments.
• Produce short and long‑form video, from social‑length cuts to longer brand and product films, shooting, directing, or editing hands‑on as needed.
• Design keynote presentations, social content, website pages, and other core brand assets, working hands‑on in the early stage of this role.
• Direct a network of creative, design, and production agencies, briefing them, reviewing output against a consistent creative bar, and managing a production budget that will grow substantially post‑Series C.
• Build the case for, and eventually lead, an in‑house creative team as scope grows.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years in a creative leadership role (Creative Director, Design Director, or similar), ideally including time at a deep‑tech, AI, robotics, or other technically complex company.
• A portfolio demonstrating breakthrough brand ideas, not just polished execution, but concepts that changed how an audience thought about a company or product.
• Experience taking a nascent brand and making it feel fully realized everywhere it shows up.
• Hands‑on proficiency in design (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, Figma), video editing (e.g. Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro), and AI (Midjourney, Runway, Google Veo) tools. Comfortable being the primary executor early on, not just directing others.
• Experience managing external creative, design, or production agencies, including briefing, budget, and quality accountability.
• Experience partnering directly with C‑suite or founder‑level leadership on brand and creative decisions.
• Strong visual design sensibility across web, presentations, social, and video.
• Comfortable operating in a small team, hands‑on environment, with the expectation of building toward leading a team over time.
• Open‑minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
• Passionate about self‑driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.

Bonus/nice to have:

• Experience translating complex technical or scientific work into visually compelling brand storytelling.
• Experience managing a production budget that scaled significantly as a company grew.
• Familiarity with end‑to‑end video production workflows, from concept through final cut.
• Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or physical AI specifically.
• Experience building an in‑house creative team from the ground up.

Perks/Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and equity awards
• Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• Unlimited Vacation
• Flexible hours and Work from Home support
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office)
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on‑site, off‑site & virtually
• As we grow, this list continues to evolve!

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $138,000 - $198,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company's compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.

Waabi is a technology start‑up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.