Executive Creative Director – Managing Director, Creative

Job Description:• Darkroom is hiring an Executive Creative Director (Managing Director, Creative) — a visionary creative leader who sits at the intersection of short-form performance advertising, brand storytelling, AI-driven creative systems, and omnichannel marketing. • You will oversee all creative output across Performance Creative (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, CTV), Creative Strategy & Campaign Architecture, Short-form video ideation + direction, Brand + Design (in partnership with our Principal Designer), and Creative innovation + AI tooling integration.• You will lead a growing 30+ person creative team — designers, editors, creative strategists — scaling it to 60+ over the next 18–24 months. • You’re responsible for elevating taste, strengthening craft, systematizing quality, and ensuring Darkroom remains the most innovative creative performance firm in the industry. • This role reports to our VP of Creative Ops and partners closely with Paid Media, Social Commerce, Digital Product, and Client Strategy to shape the creative engine behind Darkroom’s growth programs.• Build and direct best-in-class creative for Meta, TikTok, and paid social. • Architect ad concepts, hooks, visual pacing, frameworks, and testing strategies. • Elevate creative quality through clear taste leadership, rapid iteration, and cultural fluency. • Review and critique ads weekly with leadership (including Oren John) and set the creative bar for the agency. • Champion creative systems that consistently produce high-volume, high-performance ads. Requirements:• A modern Executive Creative Director with 10+ years leading performance or brand creative teams• A short-form video expert who deeply understands Meta and TikTok creative• A world-class storyteller with omnichannel brand fluency (DTC, retail, Amazon, CTV, social)• A hands-on maker when needed (video editing, storyboards, design tweaks, concepting)• A leader who can scale creative organizations with operational discipline• Someone who is obsessed with creative innovation, culture, and AI• A taste-maker with a strong portfolio demonstrating performance + brand craft• An exceptional presenter and communicator with clients and internal stakeholders• Based in New York, NY (or willing to relocate)• Hard disqualifiers: - No Meta performance creative experience - No short-form video creation experience - Strategy-only creatives - No portfolio - Weak managerial track recordBenefits:• Work-Life Balance: We recognize that time away from work is essential for growth and well-being.Our generous paid time off policy ensures you have the time you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance and perform at your best. • Location, location, (or no) location: Remote-first culture with a strong community base. While many roles remain fully remote, employees hired to work from our New York or Lisbon HQs (opening early 2026) are expected to adopt a hybrid working model, including weekly in-office appearances. Hub locations also include the Bay Area, Philly, São Paulo, and Barcelona. • Health & Wellness: Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision benefits with, so you can stay as healthy as can be.• Generous Quarterly Bonuses:Your productivity directly translates to your compensation. We offer a competitive quarterly bonus structure that is both substantial and customized to your role, ensuring your hard work is consistently and generously rewarded. • Finances, growth, and retirement: After one year with Darkroom, we deliver a robust 401k program with company match, equity incentives, and a profit-sharing opportunity so we can help you save as the company grows. • Endless opportunities for growth:Our agency is founded on an interdisciplinary approach, giving Darkroomers insights into services far beyond your job description.Grow your skills and interests beyond your niche and stay at the forefront of the industry through total immersion in cross-functional collaboration. • Parental Leave: flexible parental leave benefits to support new parents during this important transition, ensuring time to bond with their families while maintaining work-life balance. Apply tot his job