Head of Creative Innovation (AdTech & Creative Technology)

OpenKrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Work Away Days

Mentorship programs

Learning sessions

Bonus program

Private health insurance

Birthday day off

Job summary

Eskimi is seeking a Head of Creative Innovation to lead our Creative Studio across digital formats, AI, 3D and templated formats. You own people, delivery and operations, set standards, and turn experimental ideas into repeatable products that can be sold with the DSP and new offerings.

You will prototype formats, drive end-to-end pipelines, coach designers and developers, and partner with Strategy and Project Management to deliver new formats consistently at scale in a distributed, multi-market

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in digital/creative tech environments.
• Ability to sketch, storyboard, prototype and build demos.
• Experience with rich media, interactive, motion, video or 3D production.
• Hands-on experience applying generative AI to creative work.

Responsibilities

• Own the creative innovation pipeline end to end: concept, validation, production, launch.
• Prototype new formats and AI/3D applications and test with clients.
• Productise successful concepts into templated formats and self-serve products.
• Lead AI applications across the Studio: mockups, asset adaptation, 3D, automation.
• Set quality standards and coach designers and developers to push boundaries.
• Translate innovation into sales-ready demos, pitch material and showcases.
• Enable teams to create, train and equip client-ready mockups with guardrails.
• Use performance data to decide investments and improvements.

Skills

Senior creative leadership

Creative technology background

Strong communication in English

Job description

ABOUT USEskimi is a full-stack creative and media tech platform designed for brands, agencies, and publishers seeking more than just impressions. It combines a programmatic DSP, in-house creative studio, advanced audience targeting tools, customizable Media Packages, and a Monetization Suite for publishers. The platform powers attention-optimized campaigns with rich media formats and premium local inventory. Teams in over 30 countries provide on-the-ground support, offering valuable insights into local languages, cultures, and performance drivers.

At Eskimi, how we do things is defined by our strong desire to grow, a high sense of ownership, innovation, drive, and collaboration among our teams. With the Eskimi team spread across more than 30 countries and five continents, our global presence creates a dynamic environment that fosters diversity and inclusion

YOUR TEAM & YOUR MISSIONOur Creative Studio builds high-impact digital advertising - rich media, animation, video, 3D, interactive and bespoke creative solutions- for clients across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.We are looking for a Head of Creative Innovation to lead the Studio alongside our existing Studio lead. They own people, delivery and operations. You own creative direction, innovation and new creative capability. This is not a role that reviews the daily production queue. It exists to answer a different question: what should Eskimi be able to make next, and how do we make it repeatable?You will invent formats, prove they work, and turn the best of them into products the whole company can sell-from bespoke, high-impact concepts through to templated formats and self-serve creative in our DSP and new products. You will put AI to work across creative production, not as an experiment, but as part of how the Studio operates.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own the creative innovation pipeline end to end: concept, validation, production, launch.
• Prototype new formats, interactions and creative applications of AI and 3D - and demand-test them with real clients before we build them.
• Productise what works: promote proven bespoke concepts into templated formats, and templated formats into self-serve DSP products.
• Lead creative applications of AI across the Studio-mockup generation, asset adaptation, 3D, automation
• Set creative quality standards and coach designers and developers to stretch beyond familiar executions.
• Turn innovation into commercial ammunition: demos, showcase packs and pitch material that give sales a clear reason for clients to care.
• Enable the wider business to create-train and equip commercial teams to produce client-ready mockups themselves, with the right guardrails.
• Use performance data to decide what gets invested in, what gets improved and what gets retired.
• Partner with Strategy on audience and client insight, and with Project Management on what it takes to deliver new formats consistently.

WHAT WILL HELP YOU DO IT

• Senior creative leadership experience -Associate Creative Director, Creative Technologist, Design Director or similar, from a digital, experiential or creative technology background.
• A habit of making rather than only presenting: you sketch, storyboard, prototype and build rough demonstrations to test an idea.
• Strong grounding in rich media, interactive, motion, video or 3D creative production.
• Hands-on experience applying generative AI to creative work, and a clear view of where it helps and where it does not.
• Commercial judgement - you ask what a concept helps a client achieve, and why a salesperson would want to pitch it.
• Comfort with performance data, and the willingness to kill your own ideas when the numbers say so.
• Experience raising the creative confidence of a team: useful feedback, open critique, experimentation that feels possible.
• The discipline to finish and hand over - turning promising experiments into something a studio can produce, sell and support.
• Experience working across distributed teams and emerging markets is an advantage.
• Good communication skills and professional working English.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Flexible work arrangements: Hybrid work models in cities with physical offices, and remote work options everywhere else. With our hybrid model, Eskimians enjoy Work Away Days—up to one month of fully remote work each year—and flexible schedules, typically beginning the day at 9 a.m. locally.
• Professional development opportunities: Grow with programs like Leaders Assembly for managers, mentorship programs for growing talents, regular learning sessions, and access to external consultants. Our internship programs also serve as stepping stones for career starters, often leading to full-time roles within the team.
• Recognition & rewards: Your efforts matter, so we reward contributions with bonus programs and Bonusly, our peer-to-peer recognition system that turns appreciation into points for gifts and vouchers.
• Additional perks: Private health insurance (location-dependent), volunteer days, and team get-togethers both online and in‑person to foster meaningful connections in Eskimi.
• Take a day off to celebrate your birthday! Everyone deserves to unwind and enjoy their special day, so we provide an extra day off just for your birthday.

For candidates based in Lithuania, this role follows a hybrid working model from our Vilnius office (Lvivo St. 21A).