Global Brand Creative Director

Aquent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent Studios seeks a visionary Creative Director to steward the visual narrative across a global multi-brand portfolio. You will lead a high-performing team, shape a scalable design system, and maintain unwavering brand integrity across typography, color, and layout.

You’ll guide photography and major visual development from concept to final assets, collaborating with marketing, product marketing, and senior leaders to ensure strategic impact and execution excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years in brand and creative leadership.
• Expertise in designing, building, documenting, and scaling robust design systems.
• Mastery of visual identity fundamentals: typography, grids, color theory.
• Experience directing photography with in-house teams and external partners.
• Portfolio showing strategic brand systems thinking beyond campaigns.
• Proven ability to mentor and grow a high-performing design team.
• Ability to navigate and unify identities across a complex brand portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of brand and visual designers, setting exceptionally high creative standards.
• Own the evolution and scalability of design systems across sub-brands.
• Guard the visual identity, overseeing typography, color, iconography, layouts and core language.
• Oversee photography and key visuals from concept to final assets.
• Collaborate with marketing, product marketing, and brand stakeholders to align output with business goals.
• Present creative direction and design rationales to senior leadership and defend decisions.
• Champion consistent brand application across a complex portfolio of brands.

Skills

Brand leadership

Design systems

Typography & grids

Photography direction

Brand portfolio management

Team mentorship

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Aquent Studios seeks a visionary Creative Director to steward the visual narrative across a global multi-brand portfolio. You will lead a high-performing team, shape a scalable design system, and maintain unwavering brand integrity across typography, color, and layout.

You’ll guide photography and major visual development from concept to final assets, collaborating with marketing, product marketing, and senior leaders to ensure strategic impact and execution excellence.