Creative Director, Art

Creative Director, Art

The Community You Will Join: 

Airbnb is looking for an experienced and visionary creative leader to join the Creative Team, our internal, multi-disciplinary team of creatives. Across art direction, design, copywriting, photography, film/tv, experiential, social and interactive disciplines, this team stewards the brand and focuses on creating meaningful engagements between our brand and rapidly-growing extended community. We are a global team, connected to every department in the company as well as to outside agencies, production companies and creatives. Together with these partners, we develop concrete, creative solutions to sometimes vague or ambiguous problems. 

The Difference You Will Make: 

Candidates must demonstrate a strong track record of developing and managing teams of creatives, partnering closely with brand management professionals, and overseeing all aspects of the creative process from start to finish. Candidates must be comfortable guiding a team through the process of translating research, company goals, and high-level strategic direction into inspiring and successful creative solutions. Our ideal candidate has a portfolio of varied work with demonstrated success building iconic brands, particularly lifestyle brands. 

You'll be entrusted with the Airbnb brand and expected to push it forward. You will build a challenging, enriching, respectful, and fun environment for a team of talented creatives. These are important shoes, and we're excited to fill them.

A Typical Day: 

The Creative Director, Art is responsible for leading integrated marketing campaigns from concept through execution, with a particular focus on Art Direction, and understanding principles of design deeply. As a lead in a multi-functional project team, they communicate effectively with fellow team members and other partners within Airbnb. 

They think strategically and proactively solve problems, all while meeting tight production deadlines. They collaborate closely with Creative Leadership, Production Leads, Marketing Leadership, and Program Managers to create innovative advertising concepts in a demanding, fast-paced environment.  Additionally, they will:

• Create best-in-class creative brand campaigns, from concept thru production
• Find joy in the journey by being able to generate a wide range of highly strategic and creative concepts, consistently
• Foster a respectful, collaborative, and productive environment, where egos are checked at the door
• Foster positive relationships among the internal brand teams, the creative department, and our cross functional partners. Provide critical creative thinking and critiques to help shape best-in-class work

Your Expertise: 

• 12+ years creative direction experience, preferably a mix of creative studio experience and leading in-house teams at global brands.
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating best-in-class campaign work for lifestyle brands
• Strong conceptual and brainstorming skills, leading and participating whenever needed 
• Experience inspiring creative teams and production partners with a strong vision and empowering individuals to achieve their best work.
• Experience collaborating closely with Brand Management teams. Ability to translate market research, data, and strategy to creative solutions.
• Flexible and dependable.
• Incredible organization, communication, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Empathy for the customer, and empathy for individuals on a creative team. 
• Passionate about Airbnb’s mission and purpose.

* A CURRENT PORTFOLIO OF WORK IS REQUIRED FOR EACH APPLICANT.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.