Creative Director, Art
Zigsaw
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $146,561 - $301,744 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the development, execution and optimization of globally scaled campaigns and cross-functional programs.
- Leverage AI to streamline repeatable workflow and production tasks — from documentation and asset tracking to cross-functional updates while keeping complex, globally scaled programs moving with precision.
- Set a high bar for design quality, creative craft and art direction across channels and teams.
- Partner with product, marketing, PR and executive stakeholders to turn business goals into clear creative direction.
- Lead end-to-end commercial production across concepting, storyboarding, production partner collaboration, shoot and post.
- Mentor and support creative teams through direct feedback, coaching and inclusive day-to-day leadership.
- Use creative technology, including AI tools, to support ideation, visualization and production workflows.
- Make clear creative decisions in complex, high-stakes workstreams and keep work moving from concept to launch.
- Use AI tools to accelerate the translation of creative vision into visual references — move human-led creative vision from concept to execution faster, explore production approaches more broadly, while maintaining the creative judgment and brand standards that ensure every output meets Pinterest's quality bar.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in creative direction, art direction or design leadership across agency and in-house environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Visual Art, Design or equivalent experience.
- Experience leading large-scale campaigns and creative programs across film, video and integrated channels.
- Mastery of commercial production at a global scale — equally fluent across concepting, supervising shoots, managing production partners, and overseeing post with a high bar for visual impact.
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve speed and quality across creative production, visualization, and workflow tasks
- A high creative bar and the demonstrated ability to set standards, lead reviews, and drive quality through iteration and clear direction.
- Experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary creative teams.
- Strong critical evaluation skills when working with AI-assisted outputs
- A portfolio showing strength in visual craft, storytelling and art direction across major campaigns.
- Passionate about Pinterest’s mission and experienced in building inclusive, high-performing creative teams.
Benefits
- Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
creative directionart directiondesign leadershipcommercial productionconceptingstoryboardingvisualizationproduction managementpost-productioncritical evaluation
Soft Skills
mentoringcoachingleadershipcreative judgmentcommunicationcollaborationfeedbackinclusive team buildingcreative decision-makingquality assurance
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Visual ArtBachelor’s degree in Design