Creative Director, Global Brand [AQ-24947]

Aquent; San Diego (CA); Sur place; USD 155 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aquent Studios in San Diego is seeking a visionary Creative Director, Global Brand to steward the visual narrative for a multi-brand technology portfolio. You will lead a world-class team, define scalable design systems, and ensure every brand touchpoint reflects a unified identity across products and platforms.

Reporting to senior leadership, you’ll articulate design direction, defend strategic decisions, mentor designers, and drive brand consistency while balancing differentiation within a

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years in brand and creative leadership.
• Experience scaling design systems across diverse brand touchpoints.
• Proven ability to mentor and grow design teams.
• Strong typography, grid, and color theory fundamentals.
• Experience directing photography and collaborating with agencies.

Responsabilités

• Lead and inspire a team of brand and visual designers with high creative standards.
• Own evolution of comprehensive design systems for multiple sub-brands.
• Guard visual identity across typography, color, iconography, and layouts.
• Guide photography and visual development from concept to asset selection.
• Collaborate with marketing, product marketing, and stakeholders to align outputs with business goals.
• Present creative direction and design rationales to senior leadership.
• Ensure consistent brand application across a complex portfolio.

Connaissances

Brand leadership

Creative direction

Design systems

Typography

Color theory

Mentorship

Portfolio thinking

Outils

Brand portals

Design software libraries

Description du poste

Aquent Studios is thrilled to partner with a global pioneer recognized for spearheading technological innovation. This company shapes the future of connectivity and intelligent systems, developing groundbreaking technologies that power countless devices and experiences worldwide.

Are you a visionary creative leader ready to command the visual narrative of world-changing brands? This is a truly exceptional opportunity to step into a pivotal role where you will be the ultimate steward of visual identity and brand consistency across a complex, multi-brand architecture for an innovative technology leader. You won’t just define the aesthetic future of a foundational corporate brand; you’ll orchestrate the visual symphony of its dynamic product portfolio. This is your moment to leave an indelible mark on how cutting-edge innovation is perceived globally, inspiring a dedicated team to achieve new creative heights and directly supporting groundbreaking initiatives that touch billions of lives.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and inspire a dedicated team of brand and visual designers, setting exceptionally high creative standards.
• Drive the continuous evolution and ownership of comprehensive design systems, ensuring scalability across diverse sub‑brands.
• Act as the ultimate guardian of the visual identity, meticulously overseeing typography, color palettes, iconography, layout systems, and core visual language to uphold unwavering brand integrity.
• Orchestrate photography and key visual development, guiding the entire process from initial creative concepts to final asset selection.
• Forge strong collaborations with marketing, product marketing, and key brand stakeholders, ensuring creative output strategically aligns with business objectives.
• Articulate and present compelling creative direction, comprehensive design systems, and strategic rationales to senior leadership, confidently defending design decisions.
• Champion consistent brand application while expertly navigating the nuances of differentiation across a complex, interconnected portfolio of brands.

What You’ll Bring

• A minimum of 8 years of extensive experience in brand and creative leadership, with a proven track record of managing or leading creative teams.
• Demonstrable deep expertise in designing, building, documenting, and scaling robust design systems across diverse brand touchpoints.
• Mastery of visual identity fundamentals, including advanced typography, intricate grid systems, nuanced color theory, and compelling key visual development.
• Significant experience in directing photography, collaborating effectively with both in-house teams and external agency/vendor partners.
• A powerful portfolio that brilliantly showcases strategic brand systems thinking, extending beyond individual campaign executions.
• A proven ability to effectively manage, mentor, and cultivate the professional growth of a high‑performing design team.
• Comfort and proficiency in navigating and shaping distinct yet interconnected identities within a complex portfolio of related brands.

Ways You Can Stand Out

• Prior experience within the technology, semiconductor, or consumer electronics sectors.
• A background in enterprise or B2B brand architecture development and management.
• Hands‑on experience in building or maintaining sophisticated brand guideline systems, utilizing design software libraries or brand portals.

Client Description

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them—work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studios team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!

Other Requirements

Creative Director, Global Brand

Location: San Diego (Position requires being onsite in San Diego, 5 days a week)

No relocation offered.

Department: Aquent Studios

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: $155,000-$160,000 DOE

The range provided is our reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location.