Associate Creative Director, Design

Role overview

Whatnot is hiring an Associate Creative Director, Design to lead strategy, development, and execution of physical and digital event creative for its communities. This is a hands-on hybrid role at the intersection of brand design and experiential marketing, translating category energy into digitally native on-platform events and impactful in-person activations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with category and marketing teams to develop campaign strategies and design directions aligned to business goals.
• Lead end-to-end creative: from initial concept through final handoff, maintaining a high bar for craft and driving loyalty/engagement.
• Oversee creative team: mentor and provide guidance/feedback to foster a collaborative environment.
• Drive ideation: run brainstorming sessions, generate new concepts for event campaigns, and write inspiring creative briefs.
• Stay current on trends, emerging platforms, and creative best practices to keep events culturally resonant.
• Partner management: build relationships with external partners (agencies/contractors) to scale creative production.
• Present and choose directions: develop campaign identity systems and present multiple visual routes with conviction.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in design, brand, and experiential creative roles.
• 2–4+ years in a lead design capacity where you independently concepted, designed, and executed projects.
• Proven track record building and executing marketing/brand strategies and identity systems across physical and digital surfaces.
• Experience evolving brand systems in digitally native, social-first contexts.
• Strong understanding of how design performs in feeds, platforms, and culture.
• Leadership experience taking campaigns from idea to execution.

Nice to haves

• In-house experience at a multi-sided brand or marketplace preferred.