Senior Creative Director - Global Brand & Growth

Fooh; New York (NY); On-site; USD 199,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Senior Creative Director to set the creative vision for the brand and lead a team that delivers culturally resonant, high‑impact work across campaigns, social, partnerships, and user acquisition. You will raise the creative bar and guide execution from brief through launch, partnering with Brand Marketing, Growth, International Marketing, Product, Design, and agency partners.

Reporting to the Head of Brand Marketing, you will mentor senior creatives, turn insights into

Qualifications

• Experience leading creative leaders and shipping integrated campaigns at high budgets.
• Ability to set vision and connect creative decisions to KPIs and ROI.
• Track record turning insights into iconic ideas and guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept to launch.
• Excellent communication and feedback skills; you simplify complex topics and bring others along.
• Experience managing agencies across markets with a reputation for elevating quality and speed.

Responsibilities

• Drive all creative work in the Marketing function to align with company strategy and metrics.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of creatives; set a high bar for craft, narrative, and taste.
• Turn great ideas into end-to-end campaign concepts across channels from insight to execution.
• Partner with Brand Marketing to shape briefs, trade-offs, and global consistency.
• Partner with Growth Marketing to build a performance marketing creative studio for user acquisition.
• Collaborate with Country Marketing to evolve our global agency roster and handoffs.
• Oversee creative feedback and timely decisions to maintain momentum and excellence.
• Inspire the organization with industry trends and new platforms; measure brand success.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Stakeholder management

Team mentorship

Campaign development

Global/cross-market

Job description

Duolingo is seeking a Senior Creative Director to set the creative vision for the brand and lead a team that delivers culturally resonant, high‑impact work across campaigns, social, partnerships, and user acquisition. You will raise the creative bar and guide execution from brief through launch, partnering with Brand Marketing, Growth, International Marketing, Product, Design, and agency partners.

Reporting to the Head of Brand Marketing, you will mentor senior creatives, turn insights into