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Universal Music Group

Creative Director

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Famehouse is seeking a Creative Director within our Digital Creative Services team. This role will sit at the forefront of connecting artists with their fans across all digital touchpoints, leading ...

Crown + Conquer

Creative Director

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

Job Overview The Creative Director at Crown + Conquer is a visionary leader responsible for shaping the creative voice of the agency and driving bold, culturally relevant work across brand ...

Navan

Creative Director

San Francisco, CA

Navan's Marketing team is looking for a Creative Director to lead a talented, high-output creative studio that balances the prestige of a world-class brand with the relentless speed of a social-first ...

Fellow

Creative Director

San Francisco, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Creative Directorwill drive the brand's success by leading the visioning, development, and execution of inspiring and aspirational creative, marketing, content, and packaging that reflects the ...

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Creative Director

El Segundo, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a creative leader, you inspire and empower teams to do their best work. You create visually compelling work, grounded in strategy, and focused on the long-term goal. This is a hybrid role ...

Full Swing Golf Inc

Creative Director

Carlsbad, CA · Hybrid

$140K - $190K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

We are seeking a visionary Creative Director to lead the strategic and creative development of the Full Swing brand across all touchpoints. This role will drive the creative vision, ensuring all ...

Asian Art Museum

Creative Director

San Francisco, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Creative Director POSITION SUMMARY The Creative Director leads the visual and conceptual direction of the museum's branding, marketing campaigns, and products, integrating design with the museum ...

O Positiv

Creative Strategist

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$100K - $125K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a Creative Strategist, you'll shape O Positiv's performance marketing creative strategies across digital marketing channels. We seek an expert in paid digital advertising, energized to ideate and ...

SUNNY DISTRIBUTOR INC.

Creative Director

Hacienda Heights, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

This position is full-time and ON-SITE.* We're looking for a Creative Director who can help us transform that mission into bold, engaging, and emotionally compelling creative that elevates our brand ...

Maven Clinic

Creative Strategist

San Francisco, CA · Remote

The Creative Strategist serves as the connective tissue between data and production: the person who identifies what's converting, understands why, and translates those insights into briefs that move ...

Krea.ai, Inc

Creative Lead

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

About Krea At Krea, we are building next-generation AI creative tools. We're dedicated to making AI intuitive and controllable for creatives - our mission is to build tools that empower human ...

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Creative Director

Los Angeles, CA

Who We Are: We're a full-service creative shop born out of ATTN:'s purpose-driven mission to bring attention to the things that matter. We exist to build brands for the attention era. We accelerate ...

On Board Experiential

Creative Strategist

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Creative Strategist demonstrates an ability to conduct timely, relevant research and generates strong insights to drive creative thinking. This person must show an affinity for creative ideation ...

Inkitt

Creative Strategist

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$80K - $120K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

Own the paid creative production lifecycle for UA campaigns: conceive performance driven angles, brief designers, manage tickets end to end, and iterate based on UA feedback and ROAS/conversion data.

MVR Digital

Creative Strategist

Los Angeles, CA · Remote

  • PTO

Creative Strategist (Full-Time, Remote) MVR Digital is hiring a Creative Strategist to own the link between performance data and creative output for our luxury and premium DTC clients. This is not a ...

Umusic

Creative Director

Santa Monica, CA

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Famehouse is seeking a Creative Director within our Digital Creative Services team. This role will sit at the forefront of connecting artists with their fans across all digital touchpoints, leading ...

Northwoodspace

Creative Director

Torrance, CA · On-site

$150K - $200K/yr

We are looking for a Creative Director to define how Northwood shows up in the world. You will partner closely with the CEO, founding team, and Head of Communications to build and execute our visual ...

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Creative jobs are professions that involve imagination, originality, and artistic skills to produce new ideas, concepts, or products. These roles can include artists, graphic designers, writers, musicians, photographers, and other positions focused on expressing ideas through different media. People in creative jobs often work in industries such as advertising, entertainment, publishing, and design, developing content that informs, entertains, or inspires others. Creativity, problem-solving, and adaptability are key skills for success in these roles.

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Professionals in creative roles often encounter challenges such as tight deadlines, balancing client expectations with creative vision, and occasional creative blocks. Maintaining open communication with clients and team members helps ensure everyone is aligned on project goals and timelines. To overcome creative blocks, many creatives find it helpful to seek inspiration from diverse sources or collaborate with colleagues for fresh perspectives. Additionally, establishing a structured workflow can help manage multiple projects more efficiently and reduce stress.

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Creative Director

Universal Music Group

Santa Monica, CA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 5 hours ago

Universal Music Group rating

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Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

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Job description

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world's leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
Fame House, a division of UMG, is the preeminent leader in D2C solutions in music, defining & delivering the industry's best-in-class service to connect artists with their fans. Established & headquartered in Philly, Fame House powers eCommerce for UMG's labels, artists, and Bravado, along with a select roster of 3rd party clients. Our success & culture is fueled by collaboration, both within FH and with our partners. We are passionate about the impact of eCommerce for artists, providing a full service solution to grow an artist's owned business including strategy, creative, storefront merchandising, fulfillment, customer service, technology, and more.
How we LEAD:
Merchandise and e-commerce is part of the fabric of music culture. For artists, it's a way to develop and further articulate their brand. For fans, it's another pathway to connecting with an artist and the culture they represent.
Famehouse is seeking a Creative Director within our Digital Creative Services team. This role will sit at the forefront of connecting artists with their fans across all digital touchpoints, leading brand expression, art direction, and UX/UI across artist merchandising and e-commerce experiences. This role is responsible for shaping how artist brands translate into best-in-class digital storefronts, campaigns, and commerce ecosystems, connecting visual identity, content, and user experience into a cohesive, artist-led narrative.
You will oversee projects from inception through launch, guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver thoughtful, high-impact creative work that balances brand, usability, and commercial performance.
How You'll CREATE
  • Own the overarching creative vision for artist stores, brand system implementation, and e-commerce experiences.
  • Set and maintain a clear visual and experiential direction across UX/UI, digital design, content, and campaign touchpoints.
  • Oversee the integration of brand identity, art direction, content, and UX to create seamless, engaging storefront experiences.
  • Lead the creative development of artist stores, ensuring visual storytelling, navigation, and content work together intuitively.
  • Establish and evolve creative frameworks, design systems, and experience principles that scale across projects.
  • Partner with insights and research teams to translate fan behavior, performance data, and learnings into creative strategy.
  • Continuously refine creative approaches based on results, cultural trends, and emerging digital best practices.
  • Act as a trusted creative partner to labels, artists, managers, and internal stakeholders by communicating creative direction with clarity and confidence, building trust and alignment across teams.
  • Balance artist expression, brand integrity, UX best practices, and commercial objectives.

Bring your VIBE
  • 5-7 year's experience with Ecomm digital creative direction
  • You don't just make decks, you create worlds that people want to live in, then sell them
  • You understand that creative production is a team sport and foster a collaborative environment
  • You are obsessed with digital experiences, but no, really.
  • You understand that function dictates form, but emotion dictates action
  • You exist at the intersection of fashion and music
  • Deep experience within either fashion Ecomm OR Music, both preferred.

Perks Playlist:
Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren't just values-they're how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
  • Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution

A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break
  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
  • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
  • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.
Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.
Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an E-Verify employer in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.
Please note, UMG is not enrolled in E-Verify in California and New York, and cannot support employment of candidates whose employer must enroll in E-Verify, for example candidates on STEM-OPT.
For more information, please click on the following links.
E-Verify Participation Poster: English / Spanish
E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English | Spanish
Job Category:
Creative, Design & Production
Salary Range:
$96,660 - $140,000
The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. All candidates are encouraged to apply.

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