Creative Director, Brand
Nen Creative · Full-time · Posted 1w ago
Location
Must be based in the United States.
About Nen Creative
Nen Creative partners with tech startups to launch bold ideas into the world, creating the brands and stories that fuel their growth.
Since 2022, we've partnered with some of the world's top founders and institutions, including Amazon, Andreessen Horowitz, Cursor, Mercor, Listen Labs, Tech Week, Cartesia, and many more.
We're growing quickly and looking for a creative leader to help lead our brand practice and shape the next chapter of Nen.
About the Role
We're looking for a Creative Director, Brand to lead our brand strategy, identity, and creative work. You'll work directly with founders and clients to shape the strategy and story, and turn bold ideas into compelling brands and creative ideas. You'll work with our team of designers, strategists, writers, and other creatives to bring those ideas to life.
You'll also help us expand into larger integrated campaigns, helping clients think more broadly about launches and marketing initiatives across film, social, digital, experiential, paid, and more.
This is a role for someone with exceptional creative taste, strong strategic instincts, and the ability to sell and market an idea. You should know what great creative looks like and how to lead a team to get there.
What You'll Do
Lead brand strategy, positioning, messaging, identity, and creative direction
Lead projects from early discovery and concept development through final delivery
Develop strong narratives, creative platforms, campaign ideas, and copy
Direct multidisciplinary creative teams
Lead client presentations, workshops, and key creative conversations
Own creative thinking for brand pitches and support new business
Identify opportunities to turn individual projects into larger creative campaigns
Develop integrated ideas across film, social, web, experiential, paid, and other channels
Partner with video leadership to bring larger campaign ideas to life
Help grow the quality, capabilities, and commercial potential of our brand practice
What We're Looking For
Strong experience in brand strategy, creative strategy, or creative leadership at a branding studio or creative agency
Exceptional creative judgment and a strong eye for design
Strong writing, storytelling, positioning, and messaging skills
Experience leading brand strategy and identity engagements
Experience developing campaigns or creative work across multiple channels
Ability to turn business and audience insights into compelling creative ideas
Excellent client presence and confidence presenting and selling creative work
Experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary creative teams
Commercial instincts and an interest in growing client relationships
Ambitious, entrepreneurial, and excited to help build something
Bonus Points
Hands-on design or art direction experience
Experience across both brand strategy and integrated marketing campaigns
Experience working with startups or technology companies
Experience collaborating with film, motion, production, or experiential teams
Experience pitching and winning new business
Why Join Us
Lead and shape the brand practice of a fast-growing independent creative studio
Work directly with ambitious founders and technology companies
Help evolve Nen from individual brand and video engagements into larger creative campaigns
Have meaningful influence over both the work and how the studio grows
Collaborate with strong teams across brand, design, film, motion, and production
Remote-friendly, flexible, and entrepreneurial environment
Healthcare coverage, PTO, and company holidays