Global Brand Creative Director — Growth & Equity

Ascenra; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Senior Creative Director to set the creative vision for our brand and marketing efforts, leading a team to deliver culturally resonant, high-impact work across campaigns, social, partnerships, and user acquisition.

You will collaborate with Brand Marketing, Growth, International Marketing, Product, Design, BD, and global agencies to build an iconic brand with measurable business impact. Relocation to NYC or London is possible.

Qualifications

• Experience in brand/creative roles leading other creative leaders.
• Ability to set vision and connect decisions to KPIs and ROI.
• Track record turning insights into iconic ideas and guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept to launch.
• Excellent communication and feedback skills; you simplify complex topics and bring others along.
• Experience managing agencies and external partners across markets.
• Willingness to work from or relocate to New York City or London, UK.

Responsibilities

• Drive all creative work in the Marketing function, ensuring it ladders up to the company strategy and moves key brand and business metrics.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of creatives; set a high bar for craft, narrative, and taste while creating space for diverse voices and experimentation.
• Turn great ideas into end-to-end campaign concepts; guide direction across channels (social, video, experiential, partnerships), from insight to execution.
• Partner with Brand Marketing to shape briefs, make strategic trade-offs, and deliver work that’s part of culture and drives brand love and growth.
• Partner with Growth Marketing to build a performance marketing creative studio enabling our user acquisition efforts across the globe.
• Partner with our Country Marketing team to lead and evolve our global agency roster; ensure scopes, standards, and handoffs produce A+ creative worldwide.
• Oversee creative feedback and quality across all project stages; provide clear, timely decisions that keep momentum without sacrificing excellence.
• Inspire the organization with industry trends, creative references, and new platforms; codify what’s “on-brand” and how we measure brand success.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Stakeholder influence

Team mentorship

Campaign management

Cross-channel creativity

Job description

Duolingo is seeking a Senior Creative Director to set the creative vision for our brand and marketing efforts, leading a team to deliver culturally resonant, high-impact work across campaigns, social, partnerships, and user acquisition.

You will collaborate with Brand Marketing, Growth, International Marketing, Product, Design, BD, and global agencies to build an iconic brand with measurable business impact. Relocation to NYC or London is possible.