Remote Head of Creative, Performance Design

Directive; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Remote-first company

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Directive Consulting seeks a Head of Creative to lead the Performance Design department, guiding creative craft and performance marketing. You’ll own strategic and financial direction, scale a talented team, and partner with senior leadership to embed data-informed creativity across campaigns.

This role reports to senior leadership and manages designers, project management, and motion contractors. The position offers a remote-first setup with competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in creative roles within performance marketing 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 we’re running campaigns vs. ads and that testing/learning is embedded.
• Partner with senior leadership to develop a distinct creative process that supports DiscoverabilityOS.
• Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of designers and motion contractors.
• Set clear expectations, foster accountability, and build a culture where creativity thrives.
• Identify growth opportunities for team members and invest in their development.
• Partner with paid media and client success teams to ensure data-informed creative from day one.
• Represent the department in new business pitches and client conversations.

Skills

Creative leadership

Budgeting & P&L

Executive presentation

Stakeholder management

Tools

EyeQuant

Creatify

Superside

Job description

Directive Consulting seeks a Head of Creative to lead the Performance Design department, guiding creative craft and performance marketing. You’ll own strategic and financial direction, scale a talented team, and partner with senior leadership to embed data-informed creativity across campaigns.

This role reports to senior leadership and manages designers, project management, and motion contractors. The position offers a remote-first setup with competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits.