Group Creative Lead, Google Cloud and Brand Creative

Google LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

Google LLC in Los Angeles is seeking a Group Creative Lead for Google Cloud and Brand Creative. The role involves shaping the brand narrative across major media, leading a cross-functional team, and collaborating with engineers and marketers to produce breakthrough work.

Located in LA with a Playa Vista campus option, the role emphasizes AI-enabled, high-impact creative leadership. The position requires a senior, hands-on creative with a strong portfolio and fluency in integrating AI into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience working in a creative discipline (e.g., writing, filmmaking, video editing, design, art direction, photography, etc.).
• A portfolio of creative work displaying experience in Brand, Interactive, Conceptual, Experiential, or Technology design.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Google Cloud's story, voice, communications and activations (physical and digital).
• Collaborate with creatives, strategists, marketers, producers, and engineers to deliver brilliant work in a scrappy, fast-paced environment.
• Manage and lead external agencies and partners, establishing craft and inspiring a high-performing collaborative culture.
• Serve as a trusted steward of Google Cloud's expression and integrity, while identifying opportunities to bring the brand to life.
• Drive new ideas that embrace generative AI in creative workflows to optimize/scale campaigns for more efficiency.

Skills

Creative leadership

Portfolio development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AI productivity tools

Job description

Group Creative Lead, Google Cloud and Brand Creative

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Los Angeles, CA, USA

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience working in a creative discipline (e.g., writing, filmmaking, video editing, design, art direction, photography, etc.).
• A portfolio of creative work displaying experience in [Brand, Interactive, Conceptual, Experiential, or Technology) design.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to solve complex, multi-layered problems and streamline business or development workflows.
• Ability to demonstrate extreme attention to detail and a belief that every pixel matters.
• Ability to grow in a scrappy, fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
• Ability to have technical fearlessness and a self-driven curiosity about AI, technology and gadgets.

About the job

As a Creative in Marketing, you bring visual, design, written and experiential acumen to Google products and services, presented across all major media, content, channels, and experiences. You have the ability to perform your role in a flexible, ever-changing environment and must be open to new influences and inspiration. You will work with a deeply cross-functional team and inspire a team of vendor partners by sharing ideas and developing effective solutions to generate multiple concepts supporting all forms of major media. You will be equally comfortable making; rolling up your sleeves and designing, mocking, writing, or prototyping; showing, not telling. Above all, you will inspire and lead by example by making the most of every opportunity to develop breakthrough creative, consistent with the Google Marketing brand, and be able to take and provide clear direction and creative feedback that pushes work forward.

About the job

The Group Creative Lead is a next-generation thinker who crafts not just copy, but compelling narratives, rich storytelling, and interactive experiences. You live and breathe work that is simple, useful, beautiful, and magical - obsessed with craft, innovation, and shaping what's next.

In this role, you will set the bar for quality across integrated campaigns, digital channels, social activations, and large-scale physical events. You eagerly embrace emerging technologies, especially generative AI, actively embedding them into your creative workflow to optimize and scale work. You will partner closely with cross-functional leads, strategists, producers, marketers, and external agencies to ensure every deliverable is creatively brilliant, strategically sharp, and authentic to Google Cloud. Know the user. Know the magic. Connect the two. At its core, marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing both together in unconventional ways. Our job is to demonstrate how Google's products solve the world's problems - from the everyday to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental. And we approach marketing in a way that only Google can - changing the game, redefining the medium, making the user the priority, and ultimately, letting the technology speak for itself.

US: $220000 - $307000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Help define and evolve Google Cloud's story, voice, communications and activations (both physical and digital).
• Work closely with creatives, strategists, marketers, producers, and engineers to deliver brilliant work in a scrappy, fast paced environment.
• Manage and lead external agencies and partners, establishing craft and inspiring a high-performing collaborative culture.
• Serve as a trusted steward of Google Cloud's expression and integrity, while identifying contemporary opportunities to bring the brand to life.
• Drive new ideas that embrace generative AI in creative workflows and leveraging AI to optimize/scale creative campaigns for more efficiency.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.