
Creative Director
Marigold
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own and evolve Marigold’s visual brand identity system, including brand strategy, design system documentation, guidelines, components, and standards to ensure consistency across products and customer touchpoints.
- Set creative strategy and direction while personally producing high-impact assets including digital advertising campaigns, website design and updates, email campaigns, sales presentations, social content, and event materials.
- Partner with Marketing and Product leadership to translate business objectives and product growth initiatives into compelling, measurable creative campaigns.
- Collaborate with UI/UX leaders to establish and maintain product UI brand standards, ensuring cohesive visual identity across software experiences.
- Vet, hire, brief, and manage external creative contractors and agencies, including scope definition, timeline management, budget oversight, and quality control.
- Present creative concepts and strategic rationale to executive stakeholders, providing creative leadership across cross-functional teams while balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution.
Requirements
- 6–8+ years of progressive design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating both brand strategy and exceptional execution across digital products and marketing.
- Experience working within software or technology brands, including building scalable design systems that support multiple products and mediums.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and modern design tools.
- Proven experience managing external creative vendors, contractors, or agencies, including vetting talent, negotiating scopes, managing budgets, and ensuring quality delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements and marketing objectives into scalable, impactful creative solutions.
- Strong communication and executive presence with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and present creative work to leadership.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits including: medical/dental/vision insurance, life/accident/disabilities insurance, supplemental health benefits, FSA, EAP and pet insurance
- Generous time off (we call it Open Time Away) as well as paid holidays and a birthday benefit day off.
- Paid Volunteer Time
- 401k plan with a company match on your contributions.
- Employee-centric and supportive remote work environment with flexibility.
- Support for life events including paid parental leave.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
brand strategydesign system documentationdigital advertising campaignswebsite designemail campaignssales presentationssocial contentevent materialsscalable design systemscreative solutions
Soft Skills
creative strategycollaborationcommunicationexecutive presenceinfluenceleadershipproject managementquality controlstrategic visionhands-on execution