Creative Director, Partnerships & Collectibles

Inside Out® Community; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Crocs is seeking a Creative Director, Partnerships & Collectibles to shape the creative vision across brand collaborations, limited drops, and collectible storytelling. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and define ideas that balance identities and maintain Crocs’s unique voice.

You will oversee campaigns, packaging, and in-hand experiences, partnering with Marketing, Product, and external collaborators to ensure cultural relevance and momentum.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.
• At least 10+ years of experience in creative roles across brand, agency, or in-house teams.
• At least 3+ years leading and developing creative teams.
• Strong experience in brand collaborations, partnerships, or cultural marketing.
• Proven ability to lead work across campaigns, packaging, retail, and digital touchpoints.
• Expert-level art direction, design, and or copywriting skills.
• Strong storytelling and concept development abilities.
• Experience working with external partners, collaborators, and talent.
• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple collaborators.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to craft across all outputs.
• Understanding of consumer insights, trends, and cultural dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Define the creative direction for partnerships and collectibles, ensuring balance and brand-right.
• Develop concepts that bring two brands together in harmony without compromising identity.
• Oversee creative across campaigns, film, photography, packaging, e-commerce, and retail environments.
• Translate partnership strategy into narratives that drive cultural relevance and consumer excitement.
• Shape how collaborations come to life through packaging, collectibles, and in-hand experiences.
• Guide a multidisciplinary team across art direction, design, and copy, setting a high bar for thinking and execution.
• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Product, Merchandising, and external collaborators to align creative with business goals.
• Drive craft and consistency across outputs with high quality and cohesion.
• Navigate multiple partners, timelines, and expectations with clarity.
• Present ideas and creative direction confidently to leadership and partners.
• Stay culturally attuned to trends and movements to identify opportunities.
• Experiment with AI, emerging tech, and evolving processes to unlock scalable storytelling.

Skills

Brand collaborations

Partnerships

Cultural marketing

Art direction

Design and copywriting

Storytelling

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Crocs is seeking a

Crocs is seeking a Creative Director, Partnerships and Collectibles to lead creative vision and execution across brand collaborations, limited drops, and collectible storytelling. Reporting to the Vice President, Global Creative, this role defines how Crocs shows up in partnership with other brands, talent, and cultural voices. This leader will shape ideas that balance identities, ensuring every collaboration feels authentic, additive, and unmistakably Crocs without letting one voice dominate the other. You will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for the full creative expression of partnerships. This includes campaign storytelling across film and photography, packaging and product storytelling, e-commerce, and visual merchandising. The ideal candidate is both a visionary and a builder. Someone who understands how to create ideas that live across systems, partners, and product while maintaining clarity, craft, and cultural relevance.

The Kind Of Creative Who Thrives Here

• You’re curious about culture and how brands intersect within it.
• You’re imaginative in how ideas can bring different worlds together.
• You understand balance. You know how to hold multiple perspectives and shape work where every voice feels intentional and considered.
• You think in systems, not just moments, building ideas that extend across product, packaging, storytelling, and experience.
• You care deeply about craft, from campaign storytelling to the smallest detail in a collectible.
• You’re comfortable navigating complexity, working across teams, partners, and constraints without losing the idea.
• You’re inspired by culture, design, and the unexpected.
• At Crocs, we call that Wonderfully Unordinary.

What You’ll Do

• Lead with vision: Define the creative direction for partnerships and collectibles, ensuring every collaboration feels balanced, intentional, and brand-right
• Build ideas in partnership: Develop concepts that bring two brands together in harmony, creating something new without compromising either identity
• Own the full expression: Oversee creative across campaigns, film, photography, packaging, e-commerce, and retail environments
• Champion storytelling: Translate partnership strategy into compelling narratives that drive cultural relevance and consumer excitement
• Design for product and drop culture: Shape how collaborations come to life through packaging, collectibles, and in-hand experiences
• Lead and inspire teams: Guide a multidisciplinary team across art direction, design, and copy, setting a high bar for both thinking and execution
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner closely with Marketing, Product, Merchandising, and external collaborators to align creative with business and cultural opportunity
• Drive craft and consistency: Ensure all outputs reflect a high level of quality, cohesion, and attention to detail across every touchpoint
• Navigate complexity: Manage multiple partners, timelines, and expectations while maintaining creative clarity and momentum
• Present with impact: Communicate ideas and creative direction confidently to internal leadership and external partners
• Stay culturally attuned: Bring awareness of trends, collaborators, and cultural movements to identify meaningful partnership opportunities
• Experiment with new tools: Stay curious and open to innovation — exploring how AI, emerging technology, and evolving creative processes can unlock new ways to tell stories and create at scale

What You’ll Bring To The Table

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience
• At least 10+ years of experience in creative roles across brand, agency, or in-house teams
• At least 3+ years leading and developing creative teams
• Strong experience in brand collaborations, partnerships, or cultural marketing
• Proven ability to lead work across campaigns, packaging, retail, and digital touchpoints
• Expert-level art direction, design, and or copywriting skills
• Strong storytelling and concept development abilities
• Experience working with external partners, collaborators, and talent
• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple collaborators
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to craft across all outputs
• Understanding of consumer insights, trends, and cultural dynamics

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Title: Creative Director, Partnerships & Collectibles

Salary or Pay Range: $155,000-$175,000

Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.

This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.

This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

Nearest Major Market: Denver