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Associate Creative Director Jobs in California

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Los Angeles, CAToday

$80,000–$100,000

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual’s skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Los Angeles, CA10 days ago

Full-time
Employee

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual’s skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. Leading through individual production, the Director is the beacon of success by identifying market trends, attracting, and retaining top performing talent, developing high performing teams, coaching, counseling, and teaching. .

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Sunnyvale, CA4 days ago

$182,600–$274,500 Per Year

You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Expertise in creating and reviewing UX/Product Designs across all layers of the experience - from information architecture and navigation to accessibility, interaction patterns and art direction to ensure a scalable, cohesive, intuitive and inclusive user experience.

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Los Angeles, CA4 days ago

$110–$120 Per Hour

This role requires a freelance associate creative director with a Design or Art Direction background, strong production experience and executional skills, genuine connection to Magic (through personal or professional experience) and an intense curiosity and passion for making organic social content that truly explodes on the algorithm. Hands-On Creative and Production Leadership: Lead the vision and execution on a steady cadence of content ranging from low-lift, always-on content to live event BTS to higher production value campaign content.

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Los Angeles, CA5 days ago

Assist in directing quantitative and qualitative user research; craft how we synthesize data from multiple sources to identify opportunities and recommend design directions . Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, using new tools and methodologies to inspire and drive innovation within the design team.

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Sunnyvale, CA5 days ago

$191,400–$288,000 Per Year

As the Associate Creative Director for the 3DVM Channel team, you will lead a multi-disciplinary group of designers focused on creating innovative and inspiring retail experiences and guide the design development of the physical store environments, fixtures and product presentation tools in Apple's Channel programs. Collaborate closely with internal Marcom cross-functional partners, including Channel XF, 2D design and Interactive teams, as well as external partners including Channel Sales and Operations, Engineering, Industrial Design and Product Marketing.

Los Angeles, CA17 days ago

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Hawthorne, CA4 days ago

The Ring marketing and retail team is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary organization of designers, writers, strategists, product managers, and program managers working together to bring the Ring mission to life (Making Neighborhoods Safer). You'll collaborate closely with channel marketers, marketing managers, production, brand designers, and product partners to bring intuitive, visually engaging solutions to life.

San Francisco, CA30+ days ago

$106,780–$170,937 Per Year

This is a blended role that offers the opportunity for strategic direction, hands-on design, business leadership, and team management as well as meaningful product ownership while working alongside experienced designers, strategists, and technologists on high-visibility, high-impact work within world-class product ecosystems. + Significant prior experience partnering directly with clients to confidently present work, articulate rationale for approach in the context of both business and user needs, workshop and brainstorm iterative changes to ongoing projects, and drive continued growth and expansion of work and project scopes.

Los Angeles, CA30+ days ago

Remote

$125,000–$130,000 Per Year

Collaboration and Partnership: Collaborates seamlessly with agency teams, especially Strategy and Account Management teams, to gain a deep understanding of clients' brand strategies, target audiences, market nuances, competitive pressures, and marketing objectives. Creative Leadership: Demonstrates a proven track record in providing mentorship and guidance to teams spanning mid and senior levels including writers, art directors, designers, production, and the content & engagement team.

Irvine, California18 days ago

$149,000–$231,940 Per Year

Los Angeles, CA30+ days ago

$170,000–$200,000 Per Year

As a multidisciplinary creative leader, you will own the visual expression of the sweetgreen brand within our Commercial function, overseeing concept development, design execution, and art direction across campaigns, channels, and markets. Collaborate closely with Brand, Culinary, Product, Store Development, and other cross-functional partners to align creative work with broader brand and business priorities.

San Francisco, CA7 days ago

$277,400–$431,300 Per Year

Adobe's industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity. Innovation & Continuous ImprovementAct as both a custodian of existing legal frameworks and an innovator - continuously evolving the team's operating model to meet new business needs, a shifting legal landscape, and emerging market trends.

San Francisco, CA7 days ago

Extensive experience in a Creative Director or similar senior leadership role, exceptional strategic and conceptual thinking, proven ability to lead and develop large creative teams, masterful command of design and advertising principles, and a strong understanding of consumer trends and market dynamics. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include conceptualizing and approving high-level creative strategies, ensuring brand consistency across all platforms, overseeing major campaign development from inception to launch, managing external creative partnerships, and presenting creative work to executive stakeholders.

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Los Angeles, CA5 days ago

Remote

By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato's AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024).

San Francisco, California30+ days ago

Overview: We are looking for an experienced Creative Director to provide our creative team with guidance and ideas to launch new impressive projects. Direct and motivate teams of art directors, illustrators, copywriters etc. to help them use their talents effectively.

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Los Angeles, CA5 days ago

Direct and motivate teams of art directors, illustrators, copywriters etc. to help them use their talents effectively . We are looking for an experienced Creative Director to provide our creative team with guidance and ideas to launch new impressive projects.

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West Hollywood, CA4 days ago

Multidisciplinary Mentorship: Lead and inspire a diverse team of Art Directors, Copywriters, Designers, Motion Designers, and Video Creators. Serving as a senior-level partner for our clients (Japanese IP holders and US entertainment giants), you will lead everything from high-stakes concept pitching to long-term account growth and creative execution.

Los Angeles, CA19 days ago

$130,000–$180,000

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Los Angeles, CA4 days ago

$149,800–$208,400 Per Year

Partnering closely with internal teams and external production partners to deliver on the high demand for compelling creative content across gameplay trailers, cinematics, illustrations, UA assets and more-all crafted with authenticity and a deep connection to both the product and the player. Collaborate with writers, art directors, producers, editors, directors, artists, and more to deliver creative that surprises and delights our players.

Laguna Beach, CA10 days ago

Working closely with agency teams, this role will help translate strategic ideas into compelling creative, ensuring consistency across digital, social, print, and integrated channels. Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; After Effects/Figma a plus).

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El Segundo, CA4 days ago

$127,585–$192,060 Per Year

You will lead a team of professionals tasked with developing cohesive, persuasive campaigns that effectively align with brand strategy and effectively communicate the intended message, engaging the target audience. As the Creative Director you'll lead the overall creative vision, guiding and inspiring teams to develop compelling campaigns that align with client goals and brand strategy.

Redwood City, CA7 days ago

Shape the game's narrative and world-building, including characters, factions, lore, and dialogue tone, working closely with writers and designers to ensure consistency across all content . Define and maintain the creative vision for the game across all disciplines, including visual style, UI/UX, narrative tone, sound design, and overall player experience, ensuring everything that ships feels cohesive and intentional .

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Menlo Park, CA4 days ago

$255,000–$300,000 Per Year

You'll partner closely with executive leaders and cross-functional teams to define the next phase of Robinhood's brand story, and lead a diverse, multidisciplinary team of creatives to deliver work that is distinctive, cohesive, and high-impact. This is a senior leadership role for an experienced creative leader who combines strategic thinking, exceptional taste, and the ability to scale teams and creative systems for the future.

Los Angeles, CA30+ days ago

$105,000–$140,000 Per Year

This is a high-ownership creative leadership role where you set the bar for quality, protect it under pressure, and develop leaders who understand both performance and aesthetics. We partner with some of the world's most innovative brands to create, test, and scale video ads that combine sharp creative taste with measurable results.

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Santa Monica, CA4 days ago

While you'll create work directly, a significant portion of your role will involve directing teams through providing highly specific feedback, conducting working sessions with artists, and guiding stakeholders through the creative process. Your work will flow into internal creative playbooks, design documentation, and strategic presentations, ultimately shaping the customer-facing work that defines how millions of people first experience Amazon Devices.

Los Angeles, CA7 days ago

Portfolio that demonstrates proven experience developing the creative strategy, ideation, refinement of conceptual campaigns that drive results - and showcases a mastery of creative direction, and an elevated style and aesthetic . • * Provides constructive guidance to external agencies and cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality creative output across on- and off-platform deliverables such as digital ads, websites, sales enablement materials .

Los Angeles, CA12 days ago

Remote

$162,000–$190,000

Hi-Altitude Brands is seeking an exceptional Creative Director (art/design) to lead the creative function for our flagship brand, Stonehenge Health, and future brands under the Hi-Altitude portfolio of health-forward lifestyle brands. The Creative Director leads the centralized creative function that serves brand awareness, paid acquisition, lifecycle, and on-site conversion, ensuring every asset advances both brand equity and revenue performance.

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Menlo Park, CA5 days ago

Remote

$100–$125 Per Hour

Information collected and processed through your application with INSPYR Solutions (including any job applications you choose to submit) is subject to INSPYR Solutions' Privacy Policy and INSPYR Solutions' AI and Automated Employment Decision Tool Policy: By submitting an application, you are consenting to being contacted by INSPYR Solutions through phone, email, or text. We have developed best-in-class collaboration models with agencies and our cross-company creative network to ensure a consistent and strong creative narrative for work that reaches an audience across the globe due to the scale of our products.

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Carlsbad, CA4 days ago

$140,000–$190,000 Per Year

As Creative Director, you will lead a team of designers, videographers, and brand storytellers to produce compelling work across marketing campaigns, product launches, video content, events, and digital experiences-including UI/UX for software and simulation interfaces. Trusted by the world's best golfers including Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, and Jordan Spieth, Full Swing deliversindustry-leading golf simulators and launch monitors used both at home and on the PGA Tour.

Larkspur, CA30+ days ago

$180,000–$200,000 Per Year

You must be able to articulate and understand business problems, build strong partnerships with cross-functional teams, and create an efficient operation and a culture that mixes innovation and creativity across all Mezzetta channels. 8+ years of progressive creative leadership experience, ideally within a consumer-facing CPG or lifestyle brand environment where design drives business impact.

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Irvine, CA4 days ago

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Leadership: A track record of leading design and animation teams and partnering with marketing and production to produce high-quality motion graphics, video, animation, and graphic design across channels (Required) . This role leads creative direction for visual and motion design across Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, working inside Full Bars (our in-house agency)to deliver brand design, animation, and multi-format visual storytelling that support marketing objectives.

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San Francisco, CA5 days ago

$120,000–$200,000 Per Year

Pedigree Signal: A background from top design programs (e.g., RCA, RISD, Parsons, Stanford d.school) or experience on elite teams at Stripe, Apple, Airbnb, or Figma is strongly preferred. They are enabling families to access the $900B US public education budget, which is being opened up so parents can control an average of $7,500 per child per year through state-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).

Los Angeles, CA13 days ago

Remote

$175,000–$200,000

San Diego, CA7 days ago

Remote

$100–$125 Per Hour

Expand and refine customer brand systems: When customers lack the design assets or visual identity needed for production work, lead brand-level design initiatives (color palettes, typography systems, icon sets, illustration styles, brand guidelines) . What We're Looking For 5+ years of design experience, with meaningful time spent in a creative direction or design leadership role-ideally at an agency, studio, or in-house creative team serving B2B/tech customers .

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San Francisco, CA5 days ago

Why join Laurel:To date, we've secured significant funding from renowned venture capitalists (Google Ventures, IVP, Anthos, Upfront Ventures), as well as notable individuals like Marc Benioff, Gokul Rajaram, Kevin Weil, and Alexis Ohanian . Our proprietary machine learning technology automates work time capture and connects timedata to business outcomes, enabling firms to increase profitability, improve client delivery, and make data-driven strategic decisions.

Los Angeles, CA18 days ago

This role requires a freelance creative leader with a Design or Art Direction background, strong production experience and executional skills, a solid understanding of AI production, and—most importantly—an intense curiosity and passion for making organic social content that truly explodes on the algorithm. You’ll collaborate closely with designers, copywriters, strategists and content creators to bring bold, social-first ideas to life, from high-performing social campaign content to one-off reactive content to episodic visual storytelling.

San Francisco, CA7 days ago

$160,000–$190,000 Per Year

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Santa Monica, CA4 days ago

$200,000–$210,000 Per Year

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. If you are passionate about creating groundbreaking work in the pharmaceutical advertising space, we want to hear from you.

Los Angeles, CA8 days ago

$90,000–$125,000 Per Year

What Skills and Experiences You'll Bring: Experience working across public affairs campaigns, nonprofits, political campaigns and private sector brands — or the ability to navigate those worlds confidently. With expertise in strategic communications, media relations, crisis communications, and political consulting, we develop tailored strategies to help clients tackle their most pressing communications needs.

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San Francisco, CA4 days ago

We're building the next generation of creative tools powered by cutting-edge AI, enabling anyone to create videos, images, visuals, characters, and stories with unprecedented speed and imagination. OpenArt is one of the largest AI video generation platforms globally, with millions of monthly active users and partnerships with top model players including Google, OpenAI, and Kling.

San Diego, CA7 days ago

$125,000–$160,000 Per Year

Advise on and develop supplementary systems that reinforce gameplay loops that focus on core pillars of the game: Community and Teamwork - Working together and building social bonds to achieve things that you can't do (or is very hard to do) on your own. Best known for blockbuster hits and franchises such as DC Universe Online, PlanetSide®, EverQuest®, and Dungeons and Dragons Online®, Daybreak creates, develops, and provides compelling online entertainment for millions of gamers worldwide.

Menlo Park, CA7 days ago

This role involves leading the performance marketing team to drive innovative and effective marketing strategies. Responsibilities include overseeing campaign development, performance analysis, and team leadership to achieve business objectives.

Los Angeles, California12 days ago

$150,000–$200,000 Per Year

We’re looking for a Creative Director who can do exactly that shape bold ideas, tell the story that sells them, and lead — not dictate — teams to bring them to life. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Culver City, CA18 days ago

Full-time

Develop and grow the creative team through active mentorship, structured development planning, and a culture that consistently rewards curiosity, craft, and creative courage; assess the strengths and gaps on the team honestly and continuously — develop talent in those gaps where possible, and communicate proactively to leadership when the team is not positioned to deliver at the level clients expect; MACH27 should never learn about a resourcing or skills gap through an underdelivered project. Lead client and leadership conversations about campaign strategy and creative solutions with the fluency of someone who has thought three steps ahead — know the questions that are coming, have the answers ready, and shift from presenting to problem-solving in real time without losing the room; build relationships with new business prospects with the same intentionality brought to existing clients.

Santa Monica, CA18 days ago

$200,000–$210,000 Per Year

Los Angeles, CA30+ days ago

$124,000–$175,000 Per Year

A Sparks Creative Director is responsible for leading the conceptual development, innovation, execution, and presentation of multidisciplinary projects, regardless of complexity, format, budget, or scale (i.e. events, exhibits, activations, immersive experiences). Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience.

Los Angeles, CA7 days ago

$150,000–$175,000 Per Year

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San Francisco, CA5 days ago

Remote

My client is an AI-powered spend platform that helps companies spend with confidence through integrated corporate cards, banking, and global payments — along with intuitive software for travel and expenses. You'll also serve as a close partner to the Executive Creative Director — translating creative vision into operational reality, anticipating team needs, and creating the conditions for the broader team to do their best work.

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Redwood City, CA4 days ago

You'll manage vendors/contractors to deliver video campaigns documenting the launch and experience of our Beta, enforce consistent creative brand and tone across our social channels, and manage our visual design identity. Cross-Functional Collaboration and ManagementPartner closely with engineering / product to translate technical features into clear, intuitive assets .

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