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Team Liquid

Creative Director

Santa Monica, CA · On-site +1

$130K - $170K/yr

Consult on fractional creative director needs for specific contracts. * Ensure the right creative experts are in the room for every pitch. * Operational Accountability * Partner with the Director of ...

Team Liquid

Creative Director

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$130K - $170K/yr

Consult on fractional creative director needs for specific contracts. * Ensure the right creative experts are in the room for every pitch. * Operational Accountability * Partner with the Director of ...

Mondo

Fractional Marketing Lead

Manhattan, NY · Remote

$70 - $80/hr

Provide strategic direction to creative resources while ensuring execution stays on schedule ... Fractional consulting experience * Agency leadership experience * Creative Director or Brand ...

Kentech Consulting, Inc.

FRACTIONAL GROWTH HACKER

$4.0K - $8.0K/mo

The Opportunity We are looking for a Fractional Growth Lead to build and execute the growth ... Existing marketing and creative support resources * Identified verticals and buyer segments

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How much do fractional creative jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 2, 2026, the average yearly pay for fractional creative in the United States is $87,108.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $60,500.00 and $115,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a fractional creative?

A Fractional Creative is a seasoned creative professional—such as a designer, art director, or brand strategist—who works with companies on a part-time, contract, or project basis. Instead of hiring a full-time creative leader, businesses can bring in a Fractional Creative to provide strategic guidance, creative direction, and hands-on work for specific projects or during periods of transition. This flexible arrangement helps organizations access high-level creative expertise without the commitment and cost of a full-time hire. Fractional Creatives often work with startups, growing businesses, or companies that need fresh creative perspectives on demand.

How does a fractional creative typically integrate with existing in-house teams and processes?

A Fractional Creative usually works as an embedded partner, collaborating closely with in-house marketing, design, and product teams while bringing an outsider’s perspective. This role often involves adapting quickly to the company’s workflow, understanding brand guidelines, and providing strategic creative direction on a part-time or project basis. Communication and flexibility are key, as they may juggle multiple clients or projects and must align their schedules with team meetings, feedback sessions, and deadlines. Successful Fractional Creatives are adept at building trust and fostering collaboration, ensuring their creative input aligns seamlessly with the team's ongoing initiatives.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a fractional creative, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Fractional Creative, you need a robust portfolio demonstrating expertise in design, branding, and creative strategy, often supported by a degree in design or communications. Familiarity with industry-standard tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and project management systems is typically required. Exceptional communication, adaptability, and self-management are crucial soft skills for collaborating with diverse clients and juggling multiple projects. These skills ensure the delivery of impactful creative solutions and maintain strong client relationships in a flexible, project-based work environment.

What are the most commonly searched types of Fractional Creative jobs?

The most popular types of Fractional Creative jobs are:

Infographic showing various Fractional Creative job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 78% Full Time, 19% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $87,108 per year, or $41.9 per hour.

Creative Director (Part-Time) (OLD)

Indagare Travel Inc

Manhattan, NY • On-site

Part-time

Re-posted 27 days ago

Job description

Description:

Engagement Overview

The Creative Director defines and stewards Indagare's brand identity, visual world, and creative standards across marketing channels. This engagement ensures coherence of taste, storytelling, and design while enabling a high-velocity creative pipeline supported by in-house resources. The Creative Director partners closely with the CMO, Editorial leadership, and fractional creative talent to build a distinctive brand and creative assets that reinforces Indagare's positioning, desirability, and authority in luxury travel.


What You'll Do

  • Oversee the evolution and maintenance of Indagare’s  brand guidelines, ensuring they remain relevant in a fast-evolving digital landscape.
  • Lead the conceptualization and production of innovative campaigns and creative assets, with a focus on digital and social excellence 
  • Drive the creative strategy for groundbreaking marketing campaigns across all channels and mediums
  • Work across the business to optimize resources, budgets, and schedules, ensuring the team delivers at the highest standard without compromising agility.
  • Work collaboratively across the organization to drive innovation and creative excellence
  • Communicate vision and feedback effectively—verbally, written, and visually—to stakeholders at all levels
  • Additional creative responsibilities and projects upon request

Success Metrics

  • Creative excellence - quality, consistency and velocity
  • Brand aesthetic coherence
  • Editorial and exec alignment on brand identity

Qualifications

  • 8-12+ years of experience in creative direction within digital, editorial, or luxury/lifestyle environments
  • Sophisticated taste with the ability to translate brand strategy into visual and creative systems
  • Experience building or stewarding a brand world across multiple channels (social, digital, email, campaigns, product)
  • Ability to elevate creative without slowing down velocity; comfortable empowering in-house talent to execute
  • Comfortable in high-context, cross-functional creative processes with multiple stakeholders (Product, Editorial and Marketing)
  • Curiosity about travel, culture, design, and storytelling; a marketer’s instinct and a strategist's clarity
  • Low-ego collaborator who balances conviction with openness; able to offer critique that moves work forward
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