Remote Creative Director

Summary

Join our team as a Creative Director and help shape the creative strategy behind everything we do at HackerRank, a leading developer skills platform.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of experience building and managing creative teams
• At least 5+ years of experience setting new brand and creative direction
• At least 10 years of hands-on production experience in web design and development, digital media design, sales collateral creation, and/or video production
• Must have experience (B2B or B2C) working in the tech industry
• Exceptional creative/editorial judgment with a bias for bold, new ideas and a strong point of view on the latest design trends
• Ability to articulate and apply aesthetic choices as objective quality standards across design fundamentals like typography, color, imagery, and graphics
• Expert command over all the technical tools a modern creative team needs to do their job, including the full Adobe suite, Figma, and Wordpress
• Ability and excitement to spot, coach, and develop talent

Responsibilities

• Set, document, and reinforce new creative and brand standards across all marketing materials and digital assets
• Provide hands-on direction and support to take our creative production to the next level
• Help conceptualize and build brand new storytelling formats, audience-building strategies, and creative programs
• Lead ideation, creation, and rollout of a new visual brand identity
• Own creative production and quality control of all marketing materials
• Provide art, photo, and video direction for audience-building and engagement efforts
• Design and document a well-oiled production process that scales
• Coach, mentor, and manage the growth of the creative services team
• Articulate and pitch new creative concepts to peers and senior management
• Jump in to help create and elevate designs whenever the need arises

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in motion graphics and animation
• Experience building a video production strategy and process from scratch
• Ability to understand and communicate the business impact of design decisions

Benefits

• One-time home office set up stipend
• Monthly Remote Work Enablement Stipend
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Wellbeing Benefits (Headspace, etc)
• Flexible paid time off, paid leave for new parents, and flexible work hours
• Insurance for all employees (term life, personal accident, medical) along with medical insurance for their dependents
• Employee stock options