285 creative lead jobs at 172 companies in California

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Creative Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Krea
Krea: Develops generative AI tools for image and video creation.
Client-facing experience, strong creative taste and communication, able to run demos and workshops, fluent with AI creative tools, feedback-driven and product-minded.
Krea
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Creative Lead
Fontana, California, United States
$26-$30/hr OnsiteFull Time
Water of Life Community Church
Water of Life Community Church: A non-denominational church providing religious services and Christian education.
4+ YOE4–6 years professional design experience with leadership responsibility, strong portfolio, advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills, vendor/production management, ability to manage multiple projects; bachelor's degree preferred; must align with Water of Life faith commitments and pass background check.
Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
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Creative Lead
Los Angeles, California, United States
$112k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Antares: Designing and manufacturing microreactors for defense and space missions.
4+ YOE4+ years creating visual content and directing agencies; portfolio of photography, video, and design; proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and professional video editing; strong collaboration and judgment in secure environments.
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Premiere
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Creative Director
Greenwood Village or Santa Monica
$160k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Starz
StarzNASDAQ: STRZ: Provides premium subscription video programming and streaming services.
10+ YOE3+ MgmtBachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, or equivalent experience; 10+ years of creative experience; 3+ years leading multidisciplinary teams; portfolio and Adobe Creative Cloud proficiency required.
Adobe Creative Cloud
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Creative Lead, Brand & Interactive Apple TV (PD&M)
Culver City, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Senior creative individual contributor with expertise in narrative architecture, conceptual thinking, and strategic clarity to lead brand and interactive vision for Apple TV.
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Creative Lead - EA SPORTS
Los Angeles, California, United States
$128k-$191k/yr HybridFull Time, Contract
Electronic Arts
Electronic ArtsNASDAQ: EA: Develops and publishes video games and interactive entertainment software.
7+ YOE7+ years creating integrated creative campaigns with strong concepting, storytelling, portfolio, presentation, and cross-discipline collaboration; deep appreciation for sports culture.
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Creative Growth Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
$135k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Ello
Ello: AI-powered reading coach for children developing literacy skills.
4+ YOE4+ years experience in marketing/creative or agency/founder background; demonstrated track record taking ideas to shipped outcomes; strong short-form social taste; structured communicator; experience managing contractors and using AI tools.
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Creative Lead, Capital One Shopping (Remote-Eligible)
McLean or Chicago or San Francisco or New York City or United States
$162k-$221k/yr HybridFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: A diversified financial services providing banking and credit products.
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree or military experience; 5+ years in digital, performance, or paid acquisition marketing; 3+ years leading paid advertising creative strategy and testing pipelines.
Meta, TikTok, Reddit
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Creative Lead, Capital One Shopping (Remote-Eligible)
McLean or Chicago or San Francisco or New York City
$162k-$221k/yr RemoteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Provides credit card, banking, and auto loan services.
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree or military experience; 5+ years in digital or performance marketing; 3+ years leading paid creative strategy, execution, testing pipelines, and channel-owner partnerships.
Meta, TikTok, Reddit
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Creative Director, Certificates
California, United States
$165k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
MasterClass
MasterClass: Subscription platform for video classes taught by renowned experts.
8+ YOE8+ years creative experience with portfolio; strategic and hands-on across copy, visual, and video; experience presenting to senior stakeholders and leading matrixed teams; fluency with AI in production.
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Lead Creative Program Manager
San Francisco, California, United States
$198k-$298k/yr HybridFull Time
Hinge Health
Hinge HealthNYSE: HNGE: Digital provider of musculoskeletal care and physical therapy
8+ YOE8+ years in creative operations/program management in marketing/creative, strong web operations, AI/automation experience, cross-functional leadership.
AI, Automation, CMS, Headless CMS, Contentful, Webflow, React, Next.js
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Senior Creative Operations Lead, Brand
San Francisco, California, United States
$122k-$192k/yr HybridFull Time
Braze
BrazeNASDAQ: BRZE: Platform for personalized customer engagement and cross-channel messaging.
8+ YOE8+ years in creative operations or production management, experience with in-house brand teams, creative workflows across campaigns/video/events, strong communication and systems thinking.
Asana, BrazeAI, Braze
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Executive Creative Director
Los Angeles, California, United States
$190k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Secret Level
Secret Level: AI-native entertainment studio producing film, TV, and advertising content.
10+ YOE10+ Mgmt10+ years in creative leadership, standout portfolio across campaigns or original content, experience leading multidisciplinary teams, strong visual storytelling and taste, ability to guide projects from concept to execution.
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AI Creative Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$260k/yr RemoteFull Time
Avida
Avida: Platform for fitness coaches to build and scale online businesses.
Build and run end-to-end AI UGC pipeline for TikTok/IG, ship high-volume ad variants, run metric-driven creative tests, and stay current with creative tooling. Experience not required; portfolio work preferred.
Arcads, Veo, HeyGen, Captions, Higgsfield, TikTok, Instagram, X
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Associate Creative Director
Los Angeles, California, United States
$53-$65/hr HybridFull Time, Temporary
MOCEAN
MOCEAN: Provides creative advertising and production services for entertainment brands.
2+ YOELead cross-disciplinary creative direction; mentor designers; strong 2D/3D design and animation; oversee theatrical graphics and social campaigns.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, Redshift
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Senior Lead Creative Technologist
Dallas or New York City or San Francisco or California or Colorado or Massachusetts or Washington or Washington or United States
$115k-$219k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Kyndryl
KyndrylNYSE: KD: Manages and modernizes mission-critical IT infrastructure systems.
8+ YOEExpertise in human-centered design, rapid prototyping, feasibility analysis, AI/data ethics, tooling governance, and cross-disciplinary collaboration; portfolio and experience leading creative-technology projects.
agentic AI, IoT, AR, AI/ML/GenAI, open-source agent runtimes, cloud platforms, databases, APIs, Microsoft, Google, Amazon
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Senior AI Creative Specialist
Los Angeles, California, United States
$140k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
Omnicom Group
Omnicom GroupNYSE: OMC: Global holding providing marketing and communication services.
5+ YOE5+ years relevant experience, creative agency background preferred. Proficiency with leading AI content and creative tools, strong portfolio, project management, and communication skills.
ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, Claude, Figma, DALL-E
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Principal Creative Lead, Art Direction (Social & Video)
Mountain View, California, United States
$221k-$299k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Intuit
IntuitNASDAQ: INTU: Provides financial software for accounting, tax, and personal finance.
10+ YOERequires 10–15 years in art direction and creative execution, video and social campaign expertise, a strong portfolio, video production knowledge, social platform expertise, and excellent communication skills.
LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok
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Creative Strategist
Santa Ana, California, United States
$70k/yr OnsiteFull Time
eJam
eJam: Builds and scales direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands.
5+ YOE5+ years in performance-driven creative strategy, experience leading creative teams, proven paid social creative track record, strong data-to-creative decision skills.
Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Google Ads
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International Creative Studio Lead
San Francisco or Mountain View or Los Angeles or Playa Vista
$210k-$259k/yr HybridFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
10+ YOE10+ years in copywriting, brand creative, or creative direction; exceptional verbal and visual portfolio; international campaign localization; agency direction; full-funnel campaigns; emerging technology storytelling.
Generative AI