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Director, Environmental Creative

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United States , San Francisco

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171000.00 - 215000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

We are seeking a visionary Director, Creative who thinks beyond the screen and understands the power of physical environments, including retail. In this role, you will be the architect of our clients’ brand’s physical presence, tasked with pushing creative boundaries both expressively and graphically. You will not just design stores; you will build flexible systems that breathe life into our clients’ brand. We need a leader who can guide a team through the full creative spectrum, iterating from "mild to wild" to discover the perfect balance between avant-garde storytelling and practical producibility. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional team to deliver distinct brand experiences and ensure brand content and campaign messaging are consistent and cohesive across all touchpoints. Additionally, you will join an embedded team, working onsite with the client weekly to oversee launches and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Job Responsibility:

  • Closely collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of talented people across the agency and projects
  • Lead the creative team in rigorous conceptual exploration
  • Orchestrate a seamless story across all physical touchpoints
  • Partner lock-step with the Senior, Copywriting
  • Establish a robust, scalable design system for our client’s stores
  • Infuse physical spaces with expressive design elements
  • Lead internal teams with strategic vision and creative inspiration
  • Bring deep empathy to the users you design for, the brands you help evolve, and the internal teams you lead and collaborate with

Requirements:

  • 8+ years in creative leadership, specifically with a focus on Experiential Design, Environmental Design, or Retail Innovation
  • A deep understanding of how humans move through and interact with physical spaces
  • A portfolio of work that demonstrates the ability to translate brand strategy into immersive physical experiences
  • Familiarity with material fabrication, print production techniques, and digital display technologies
  • Mastery of the Adobe Creative Suite
  • Demonstrated ability to provide strategic vision and creative inspiration to large, diverse teams
  • Excellent public speaking and presentation skills
  • Highly detail-oriented, proactive, comfortable navigating complex organizations, and focused on strategic problem-solving and process efficiency

Nice to have:

familiarity with spatial tools (SketchUp, Rhino, or similar) is a strong plus

What we offer:
  • Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401k plan, plus matching
  • PTO
  • Paid Company Holidays
  • Parental Leave

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 03, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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