Creative Lead, Art

confidential; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity potential

Employee travel credits

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking an experienced Creative Lead (Art) to drive visual campaigns across Home/Stay, Experiences, Services, and more. You will partner with a Copywriter to bridge narrative with provocative visuals and bring big ideas to life across social and traditional channels.

You will guide a multidisciplinary team, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on craft, and collaborate with Creative Leadership to deliver high-visibility work that moves the business forward.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading global brand campaigns in diverse environments.
• Outstanding portfolio of best-in-class campaigns.
• Experience leading multiple cross-media campaigns.
• Strong conceptual and brainstorming skills; lead and participate.
• Experience collaborating with Brand Management to translate data into creative solutions.
• Flexible and dependable.
• Strategic and tactical thinker from concept to execution.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Empathy for customers and creative teams.
• Passionate about Airbnb’s mission and impact.

Responsibilities

• Partner on Big Ideas: conceptualize and execute integrated, multi-channel campaigns.
• Elevate Visual Craft: transform brand stories into visually stunning campaigns at pace.
• Shape Integrated Storytelling: connect social-first ideas with multi-channel campaigns with consistency.
• Collaborate with Leadership: work with Creative Leadership and cross-functional teams on high-visibility work.
• Embrace a Maker Spirit: hands-on, proactive builder mindset to prototype ideas quickly.
• Leverage AI & Modern Creative Tools: use AI tools to accelerate ideation without compromising quality.
• Direct Production Craft: ensure high-quality art direction with teammates and production partners.

Skills

Brand leadership

Campaign management

Cross-media campaigns

Conceptual brainstorming

Creative collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Empathy

Mission alignment

Airbnb experience

Tools

AI creative tools

Job description

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join

Airbnb is a creative company on a mission to connect people to the magic of the real world. You’ll join a collaborative, excellence-driven creative group led by the VP of Global Creative, and report directly to the Director of Brand Creative. Working in close, day-to-day partnership with your copy partner, strategists, and producers, you’ll be part of an agile team dedicated to bold storytelling across our key verticals. Here, innovative thinking and hands‑on craft are deeply valued, and your work will directly shape the future of our brand.

The Difference You Will Make

As a Creative Lead (Art), you will be the visual driving force behind high-impact integrated campaigns and social work across our highest-growth verticals, including Home/Stay, Experiences, Services, and more. Working in a close dynamic partnership with a dedicated Copywriter partner, you will directly bridge high-level brand narrative and provocative modern visual execution. Together, you won’t just generate big ideas; you will bring them to life across social channels and traditional media touchpoints with exceptional craft, vision, and speed.

A Typical Day

• Partner on Big Ideas: Work side-by-side with your Copywriter partner to conceptualize and execute integrated, multi-channel campaigns.
• Elevate Visual Craft: Turn brand stories into visually stunning, culturally resonant campaigns, delivering excellent, beautiful work at pace.
• Shape Integrated Storytelling: Seamlessly connect social-first visual thinking with multi-channel campaigns, ensuring aesthetic consistency and craft across every touchpoint.
• Collaborate with Leadership: Work directly with Creative Leadership and cross-functional teams to execute high-visibility work that moves the business forward.
• Embrace a Maker Spirit: Bring a hands‑on, proactive builder mindset—scrappy, curious, and excited to dive into the work and prototype ideas quickly.
• Leverage AI & Modern Creative Tools: Fluent with AI creative tools and emerging digital workflows to accelerate ideation, iteration, and visual storytelling without compromising quality.
• Direct Production Craft: Ensure exceptional visual and art direction execution while communicating effectively with creative teammates, and production companies.

Your Expertise

• 10+ years of relevant experience leading global brand campaigns, preferably a mix of advertising agency, creative studio, and in‑house experience.
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating best-in-class campaign work.
• Demonstrated success in leading multiple cross-media campaigns.
• Strong conceptual and brainstorming skills, leading and participating whenever needed.
• Experience collaborating closely with Brand Management teams. Ability to translate market research, data, and strategy to creative solutions.
• Flexible and dependable.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically, concept through execution.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills—you can effectively communicate and passionately defend decisions.
• Empathy for the customer, and empathy for individuals on a creative team.
• Passionate about Airbnb’s mission and purpose.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible with West Coast hours. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: . Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

How We'll Take Care Of You

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range

$180,000-$217,000 USD