Science Tech Creative Director — Lead & Hands-on

profluent; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

401(k) with employer match

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

profluent seeks a player-coach Creative Director to lead the creative function for a science-focused technology organization, shaping visual identity and public presence from concept to publication. This role blends hands-on work across video, design, web, social, and events with creative direction, vendor management, and plans to build a small team.

You’ll translate dense science into clear, human, engaging communication while guiding budgets, partnerships, and creative workflows to scale as

Qualifications

• 10–12 years in creative or brand roles, with leadership experience as Creative Director or equivalent.
• Portfolio demonstrating both direction and hands-on work across video, editorial, digital, events, and merchandise.
• Ability to translate dense technical material into clear, human communication.
• Background in biology, AI, deep technology, or related technical fields.
• Proficiency with design and production tools (Figma, Webflow, Adobe Creative Suite) and video editing.
• Experience managing budgets and people or external teams.

Responsibilities

• Set creative direction across brand channels from brief through finished, published work.
• Develop and maintain visual identity standards for typography, color, imagery, motion, and other design elements.
• Produce and direct photography, illustration, video, social content, executive communications, technical decks, white papers, and launch materials.
• Guide website updates and work directly with design and development contractors.
• Shape conference and owned-event experiences and create reusable templates, asset libraries, and processes.
• Manage creative spending and external partners, then hire and lead a small creative team as the function grows.

Skills

Creative leadership

Project management

Communication

Tools

Figma

Video editing software

Webflow

Adobe Creative Suite

Project management tools

Job description

profluent seeks a player-coach Creative Director to lead the creative function for a science-focused technology organization, shaping visual identity and public presence from concept to publication. This role blends hands-on work across video, design, web, social, and events with creative direction, vendor management, and plans to build a small team.

You’ll translate dense science into clear, human, engaging communication while guiding budgets, partnerships, and creative workflows to scale as