Creative Director — Brand Systems & Global Campaigns

Vanta Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-competitive salary & equity

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave 16 weeks

Remote work stipend

Job summary

Vanta is seeking a Creative Director to lead a nine-person team and own the final creative expression of the brand across campaigns, web, events, and product launches. You will mentor designers, set high creative standards, and build scalable creative systems that align with product and brand strategies.

You will collaborate across Brand Strategy, Comms, Growth, and Product teams to translate complex narratives into consumer-ready work while maintaining an in-house perspective and a strong focus

Qualifications

• Requires a strong design-led background with a portfolio showing leadership of others.
• In-house experience in SaaS or tech B2B is preferred.
• Ability to translate complex product narratives into consumer-ready creative.

Responsibilities

• Lead and apply Vanta's brand refresh across campaigns, web, events, and product launches.
• Set high creative standards for visual systems and copy/design alignment.
• Manage and mentor a nine-person creative team across campaigns, web, motion, and design.
• Build and optimize a reliable creative operating model including intake, briefing, prioritization, and QC.
• Collaborate with Brand Strategy and multiple teams to transform narratives into compelling creative work.
• Guide focused sprints for campaigns while balancing ambition with delivery constraints.
• Bring broad cultural perspective and explore new creative territory.
• Coordinate with external partners when needed while preserving in-house perspective.
• Shape long-term structure and talent planning for the creative organization.

Skills

Brand leadership

Creative direction

Team leadership

Brand strategy

SaaS experience

Cross-functional

Job description

Vanta is seeking a Creative Director to lead a nine-person team and own the final creative expression of the brand across campaigns, web, events, and product launches. You will mentor designers, set high creative standards, and build scalable creative systems that align with product and brand strategies.

You will collaborate across Brand Strategy, Comms, Growth, and Product teams to translate complex narratives into consumer-ready work while maintaining an in-house perspective and a strong focus