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NinjaOne

Creative Director

Kansas, KS · On-site +1

Location - We are flexible on remote working from home, if you are located in the USA and reside in ... Preferred: * * B2B or SaaS background: you know how to make technical products feel compelling

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What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as a remote background painter in animation?

To thrive as a Remote Background Painter in Animation, you need strong artistic skills in color theory, composition, and digital painting, often supported by a relevant art degree or portfolio. Proficiency with digital painting software such as Adobe Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, or Toon Boom is typically required. Creativity, attention to detail, time management, and effective communication are essential soft skills for collaborating remotely with animation teams. These skills and qualities ensure visually compelling backgrounds that support storytelling and maintain production quality in a fast-paced, distributed work environment.

What is a remote background painter in animation?

A Remote Background Painter in Animation is an artist who creates the visual backgrounds for animated films, TV shows, or video games while working from a location outside the main studio, often from home. Their work involves painting detailed environments that help set the mood, establish the setting, and enhance the storytelling of the animation project. They collaborate with art directors and other team members remotely, following design briefs and ensuring their backgrounds match the animation’s style and color palette. These artists use digital painting software and often share their work through online platforms, making strong communication skills and self-motivation essential.

What is the difference between Remote Background Painter Animation vs Remote Character Animator?

AspectRemote Background Painter AnimationRemote Character Animator
Required credentialsPortfolio, art or animation degree often preferredPortfolio, animation or character design degree often preferred
Work environmentHome studio, digital tools, collaborative platformsHome studio, digital tools, collaborative platforms
Industry usageFilm, TV, video games, advertisingFilm, TV, video games, advertising
Common search intentCompare skills, job roles, or freelance opportunitiesCompare skills, job roles, or freelance opportunities

Remote Background Painter Animation focuses on creating detailed backgrounds and environments for animations, while Remote Character Animator specializes in bringing characters to life through movement and expressions. Both roles require strong artistic skills, digital tools proficiency, and often similar industry experience, but they differ in their primary focus—backgrounds versus characters.

How do remote background painters in animation typically collaborate with other team members in a virtual environment?

Remote Background Painter Animation professionals often work closely with art directors, layout artists, and animation teams using digital collaboration tools. Communication is usually managed through project management platforms, video calls, and shared cloud-based workspaces to review sketches, receive feedback, and make revisions. Staying organized and being proactive in communication are essential, as feedback cycles can be frequent and deadlines are often tight. Building strong virtual relationships ensures that the visual style remains cohesive and aligns with the creative vision of the project.

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Creative Director

NinjaOne

Kansas, KS • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

This job post has expired today. Applications are no longer accepted.

Job description

About the Role

NinjaOne is building something rare… A brand that actually earns attention in one of the noisiest markets in tech. We need a Creative Director who gets that, and wants to own it.

This isn't a caretaker role. We’re a hyper-growth company with 3,000+ employees, a global footprint, and creative and financial ambitions that outpace most companies our size. We need a Creative Director who understands the full arc from brand strategy to execution, and knows how to turn a talented team into a high-output creative engine without burning anyone out.

We have a great creative team who deserves the right leaders to support them in creating the best work of their careers. You'll own every touchpoint NinjaOne puts into the world: brand identity, website, paid media, OOH, event booths, product marketing, advertising, CTV, and beyond.

We're looking for someone who's done this before. Scaled a brand, grown a team, and ramped creative output to keep pace with a hyper-scaling business that isn’t slowing down. If you've navigated that kind of growth and came out with a stronger brand and the team intact, we want to talk.

The NinjaOne culture is just different. Not just words on a wall. A top priority for this role is to lead by example and foster a team and work culture that people want to be a part of.

Reports to the Sr. Director of Brand + Design.

PLEASE NOTE: You are REQUIRED to include a link to your portfilio with your application.

Location - We are flexible on remote working from home, if you are located in the USA and reside in one of the following states - CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, *IL, KS, ME, MA, MD, NJ, NC, NY, OR, TN, TX, VA, & WA.

What You’ll be Doing

  • The creative vision:

    • Owning what NinjaOne looks like, sounds like, and stands for. Globally, consistently, at scale.

  • The team:

    • Leading, coaching, and growing the team across design, video, motion, and production. Running a high-volume Canva production engine without letting quality slip or burning people out.

  • The brand:

    • Owning the identity system, evolving it as we grow, and keeping it consistent across an entire organization that's moving fast.

  • Advertising + campaigns:

    • You’ll partner closely with the integrated media team and own creative strategy and execution. Broadcast TV and CTV spots and cutdowns. A campaign mindset on everything, not just the big launches.

  • Digital + web:

    • Designing and evolving the NinjaOne website, partnering with UX/UI and Analytics to optimize the user journey from first touch to demo, and using data to back it all up.

  • Cross-functional creative partnership:

    • Running a high-volume Canva production engine without letting quality slip or burning people out. Collaborating with Content on strategy and copy, working with Demand Gen, Product Marketing, and Digital to tie creative to business outcomes. You're not just executing briefs, you're helping shape them.

  • Other duties as needed

About You

  • You've built brands. You've run and scaled teams. You've directed campaigns from concept through broadcast. You still care about the details and the work.

  • You bring:

    • 12+ years in creative — agency, in-house SaaS/tech, or integrated marketing

    • 5+ years leading teams of 10+, with real results developing talent and culture

    • Advertising chops — broadcast TV, CTV, integrated campaigns, the whole arc

    • Experience running a scalable production engine at high volume

    • A strategic point of view you can defend in a room full of skeptics

    • The ability to build brand systems that actually hold across a big, fast-moving org

    • The experience of owning a brand at hyper-scale.

    • A disposition that's take-charge without being impossible to work with

  • You are:

    • A builder, not a caretaker

    • Someone who gives honest creative feedback and can take it too

    • Collaborative by default, decisive when necessary

    • Genuinely excited about the intersection of brand, design, and technology

  • Preferred:

    • B2B or SaaS background: you know how to make technical products feel compelling

    • Experience with trade show and large-format experiential design

    • Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite

    • Familiarity with video production pipelines, motion, and animation

    • Bachelor's in Graphic Design, Advertising, Communications, or related field

About Us 

NinjaOne unifies IT to simplify work for nearly 40,000 customers in 140+ countries.

The NinjaOne Unified IT Operations Platform delivers endpoint management, autonomous patching, backup, and remote access in a single console to improve efficiency, increase resilience, and reduce spend. By automating IT and managing all endpoints, organizations give employees a great technology experience at work. ​ NinjaOne is obsessed with customer success and has retained a 98% customer satisfaction score for more than 5 years.

What You’ll Love 

We are a collaborative, kind, and curious community. 

We honor your flexibility needs with full-time work that is hybrid remote.

We have you covered with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance.

We help you prepare for your financial future with our 401(k) plan.

We prioritize your work-life balance with our unlimited PTO.

We reward your work with opportunity for growth and advancement.

Additional Information

This position is NOT eligible for Visa sponsorship.

*Due to operational policies, NinjaOne is unable to hire for this role within the city limits of Chicago. We will consider all qualified candidates who reside outside of the city proper or are willing to self-relocate.

Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to location, market demands, experience, job-related knowledge, and skills. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage and PTO. For roles based in California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey or Washington the base salary hiring range for this position is $175,000 to $195,000 per year. For roles based in New York, the base salary hiring range for this position is $175,000 to $195,000 per year.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment.

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