Global Creative Studio Lead - Marketing & Design

Getty-Images; New York (NY); On-site; USD 118,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Getty Images is seeking an Associate Director, Creative Marketing to lead the global Creative Studio, uniting central and regional teams under one high-performing function. You will drive creative output, operating model, and team performance while remaining hands-on and mentoring others.

The role combines leadership with direct design contributions, partnering across Marketing, Sales, and Product to align investments with business priorities and maintain brand excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an in-house creative studio or team, ideally global or multi-region.
• Strong designcraft and the confidence to execute high-profile work personally when required.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to translate business priorities into creative decisions.
• Experience building scalable creative operations, workflows and delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on execution: personally delivering design work for high-priority, time-sensitive projects.
• Studio operations & demand management: own the operating model, intake, workflow, prioritization and delivery.
• Business partnership & stakeholder management: align creative investment with business priorities and manage expectations.
• Creative excellence & brand stewardship: raise the creative bar and ensure brand consistency across campaigns and regional output.
• People leadership: lead, coach and develop designers and copywriters.
• Continuous improvement: modernize studio operations with AI-enabled workflows and automation.

Skills

Hands-on creative

Leadership

Design leadership

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled workflows

Cross-functional leadership

People leadership

Creative strategy

Job description

Getty Images is seeking an Associate Director, Creative Marketing to lead the global Creative Studio, uniting central and regional teams under one high-performing function. You will drive creative output, operating model, and team performance while remaining hands-on and mentoring others.

The role combines leadership with direct design contributions, partnering across Marketing, Sales, and Product to align investments with business priorities and maintain brand excellence.