Creative Director, Brand Partnerships Studio

Amazon Advertising LLC; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance (medical, dental, etc

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Advertising LLC’s Brand Innovation Lab leads teams crafting one-of-a-kind co-branded campaigns for global brands, shaping innovative storytelling across Amazon. Onsite in Santa Monica, you translate business needs into customer-obsessed concepts and explore data for strategic direction, using AI tools to push creative boundaries.

The Creative Director role requires 8–10+ years in advertising with a strong portfolio and the ability to manage senior client relationships while delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, brand marketing, or integrated creative development.
• 8–10+ years of experience with a strong portfolio showing concept-to-execution leadership across digital, social, video, and experiential channels.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary creative teams through complex, concurrent campaigns across brand partners and timelines.
• Deep understanding of brand storytelling and integrated marketing with ambition and commercial viability.
• Experience managing senior client and stakeholder relationships and presenting creative work.
• Track record of operational discipline delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in creating one-of-a-kind campaigns from creative brief through launch.
• Collaborate with creatives, designers, strategists, solutions managers, and content producers to develop ideas that connect advertisers to the Amazon canvas.
• Own client relationships and lead projects, ensuring the work benefits end customers while pushing the creative envelope.
• Investigate Amazon/3P data to form insights for high-level strategies and campaign frameworks.
• Use AI tools and emerging technologies to expand creative boundaries and enable new storytelling formats for advertisers.
• Think across Amazon platforms, manage complex initiatives, and create tailored co-branded content.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and external media and creative agencies.
• Partner with senior leadership to establish processes and best practices for creative and operational excellence.
• Support a collaborative culture of teamwork, innovation, and strong relationships.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

8–10+ years

advertising

brand marketing

integrated creative development

leadership

client relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Keynote

Job description

Amazon Advertising LLC’s Brand Innovation Lab leads teams crafting one-of-a-kind co-branded campaigns for global brands, shaping innovative storytelling across Amazon. Onsite in Santa Monica, you translate business needs into customer-obsessed concepts and explore data for strategic direction, using AI tools to push creative boundaries.

The Creative Director role requires 8–10+ years in advertising with a strong portfolio and the ability to manage senior client relationships while delivering