Hybrid Associate Creative Director, Category Marketing

at Whatnot

• Job title: Associate Creative Director, Category Marketing
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $175,000 - $225,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Associate Creative Director at Whatnot focusing on category marketing and crafting brand experiences. Leading creative strategy for engaging digital and physical events at a top live shopping platform.

Responsibilities

• Join the creative team at Whatnot as Associate Creative Director for Category Marketing
• Lead strategy, development, and execution of physical and digital events
• Collaborate with marketing teams to develop event strategy and design
• Oversee end-to-end processes to deliver work that drives loyalty and engagement
• Manage and mentor a team of designers, providing guidance and feedback
• Lead brainstorming and ideation sessions to generate new ideas for event campaigns
• Stay ahead of trends and emerging platforms to keep events fresh and effective
• Develop and maintain relationships with external partners for creative production

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in brand and experiential creative roles
• 2-4+ years of experience in a lead role executing projects independently, including in-house experience at a multi-sided brand.
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful marketing and branding strategies across physical and digital surfaces.
• Have built a brand and won in social-first environments.
• Leadership of creative teams who have taken campaigns from idea through to execution and can speak to the business problem you were aiming to solve, how you managed the brief all the way through the launch, and the impact of your team’s work.
• Deep understanding of audience behavior, established and emerging trends and tools, and a passion for exploring how brands can intersect with culture.
• Adept at using data and metrics to inform creative decisions and improve impact.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present and articulate ideas clearly and effectively, and experience working closely with designers, marketers, and product teams.
• Skilled at managing multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to pivot and adapt as priorities shift.
• Naturally curious and proactive, with a growth mindset and a high standard for quality.
• High-growth startup, marketplace or creator-focused platform experience preferred.
• You have a portfolio that showcases your work.

Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
• Home office setup allowance
• Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
• Monthly allowance for wellness
• Annual allowance towards Childcare
• Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
• Parental Leave
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.