Associate Creative Director, Design

Associate Creative Director, Design

Role Overview

Join Whatnot's creative team as an Associate Creative Director, Design, leading strategy, development, and execution of physical and digital events. You'll be a hands-on hybrid creative who translates the energy of diverse product categories into digitally native on-platform events and in-person activations, working at the intersection of brand design and experiential marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with category and marketing teams to develop campaign strategies and design directions supporting business goals across digital and physical touchpoints
• Oversee end-to-end processes from initial concepts to final handoff, delivering work that drives loyalty and engagement
• Manage and mentor a team of designers, providing guidance and feedback to foster creative excellence
• Lead brainstorming and ideation sessions, generating concepts for event campaigns and developing creative briefs
• Stay ahead of trends, emerging platforms, and creative best practices to keep events fresh and culturally resonant
• Develop and maintain relationships with external partners including agencies and contractors

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in design, brand, and experiential creative roles
• 2-4+ years in a lead design role independently concepting, designing, and executing projects
• Proven track record developing and executing successful marketing and brand strategies and identity systems across physical and digital surfaces
• Experience building and evolving brand systems in digitally native, social-first contexts with understanding of how design performs in feeds, on platforms, and in culture
• Leadership experience managing creative teams through full campaign execution
• In-house experience at a multi-sided brand or marketplace (preferred)

Desired Traits

• Comfortable figuring things out as you go, biased toward action
• Genuinely curious about what you're building
• Care more about outcomes than credit
• Stay close to product and users