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Creative Director, Brand (Contract)

2 days, 3 hours ago
United States, Canada
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Design Lead
Design and User Experience
Copywriting Figma
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Nex

Nex

Nex is a motion entertainment company that brings active play into everyday life through immersive games and experiences, using advanced motion technology to make moving fun again.

Leisure Products
11-50
Founded 2017
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Description

  • Own creative direction for marketing campaigns and communications from concept through launch.
  • Translate business objectives into compelling creative strategies, concepts, and campaign platforms.
  • Set and maintain a high creative standard across campaigns, paid media, social, retail, launches, and partnerships.
  • Concept, pitch, and develop creative directions, mood boards, style frames, and visual approaches.
  • Art direct production across design, motion, illustration, photography, and other mediums.
  • Provide actionable feedback and stay hands-on in tools such as Figma when needed.
  • Lead, coach, hire, and develop marketing creatives and future creative talent.
  • Establish efficient creative reviews, decision-making processes, and workflows that balance speed with quality.
  • Partner with senior stakeholders to challenge briefs, present creative thinking, and connect creative work to business outcomes.
  • Build trust across Nex while advocating for strong creative judgment and improving the organization’s creative capabilities.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in design and creative, including creative direction for campaigns, multi-channel initiatives, and team leadership.
  • Track record of creating exceptional, memorable, and shareable campaigns or other high-quality creative work.
  • Strong conceptual thinking and ability to translate strategy into compelling visual ideas.
  • Excellent taste and attention to detail across typography, layout, color, composition, and overall craft.
  • Hands-on experience with creative tools, including Figma, copywriting, or packaging artwork.
  • Ability to work quickly and independently in a small, resource-constrained, ambiguous environment.
  • Strong communication skills and comfort giving and receiving direct, constructive feedback.
  • Ability to connect creative decisions to business outcomes such as sales, retail performance, and market expansion.
  • Strong ownership, accountability, curiosity, strategic judgment, and comfort with evolving priorities.
  • Passion for building a playful, distinctive, and emotionally resonant brand; experience across consumer brands, agencies, entertainment, technology, fashion, media, or culture is valued.

Benefits

  • Remote role available to candidates in the US and Canada.
  • Annual salary of USD 180,000–210,000.
  • Six-month contract with potential full-time conversion.
  • Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
  • Professional growth and development opportunities.
  • Supportive, inclusive, product-driven culture focused on individual growth.
  • Hands-on experience with emerging technologies in the gaming field.

Interested in this position?

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