Head of Creative & Performance Design - Remote

Directive; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision plans

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Directive Consulting is seeking a Head of Creative to lead the Performance Design department. You’ll drive the strategic and financial direction, scale a high-momentum team, and shape the creative process that underpins DiscoverabilityOS.

The role reports to senior leadership and oversees designers, PMs, and motion contractors. You’ll collaborate with paid media and client success teams to ensure data-informed creative from inception, while building a profitable, scalable unit with clear growth

Qualifications

• 5+ years in creative roles within performance marketing, paid media, or growth-focused agency environments.
• Proven track record in managing creative teams and balancing creative quality with business outcomes.
• Comfortable presenting department strategy and financial projections to VPs and CMOs, just as much as reviewing a creative brief.

Responsibilities

• Own the creative vision and quality standard for the Performance Design department.
• Ensure all work meets craft and conversion benchmarks, great looking and built to perform.
• Review and elevate creative across paid social, display, video, and landing page formats.
• Build systems and workflows that support excellent creative output for clients internally and externally.
• Ensure campaigns are evaluated as a whole rather than isolated ads.
• Lead by example to test & learn, and partner with senior leadership to develop a distinctive process for DiscoverabilityOS.
• Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of designers and motion contractors.
• Set clear expectations, foster accountability, and build a culture where creatives excel.
• Identify growth opportunities for team members and actively invest in their development.
• Partner with paid media and client success teams to ensure data-informed creative from the start.
• Represent the department in new business pitches and client conversations; attend leadership meetings monthly.

Skills

Creative leadership

Team management

AI tools experience

P&L management

Executive communication

Tools

EyeQuant

Creatify

Superside

Job description

Directive Consulting is seeking a Head of Creative to lead the Performance Design department. You’ll drive the strategic and financial direction, scale a high-momentum team, and shape the creative process that underpins DiscoverabilityOS.

The role reports to senior leadership and oversees designers, PMs, and motion contractors. You’ll collaborate with paid media and client success teams to ensure data-informed creative from inception, while building a profitable, scalable unit with clear growth