Creative Director

News Corp is hiring a Creative Director to lead the day-to-day creative operations for its Direct-to-Consumer team and deliver marketing creative across HarperCollins US DTC channels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative function for Direct-to-Consumer brands and channels, contributing as an individual contributor and managing internal and external resources
• Maintain a high standard of output, ensuring consistency in brand look, feel, and experience across any assigned resource
• Provide creative quality control from concept through execution, including direction and constructive feedback to meet partner needs
• Assign requested work to the right resource based on project needs, and support excellent outcomes through guidance
• Own the creation, execution, and ongoing evolution of brand guidelines
• Identify opportunities to improve creative output and process, and recommend ways to develop the team for future demands
• Help the team balance creative vision with business objectives and priorities
• Partner closely with Brand and Platform teams to develop and interpret a clear creative vision
• Attend meetings, lead cross-team interactions, pitch concepts effectively, communicate status, and monitor project progress
• Stay current on new innovations and industry trends
• Train and support team members to deepen technical skills
• Contribute to organizational learning and process improvement
• Coach and guide the team on career direction, development, growth, and performance

Requirements

• Portfolio demonstrating performance-driven digital and e-commerce creative
• 8+ years of experience in graphic design and/or interactive design
• 3+ years of experience focused on e-commerce and/or performance marketing design
• 3+ years of experience managing internal and external resources to meet quality, budget, and timeline requirements
• Expertise with Adobe and Canva’s full suite of creative tools (or similar)
• Experience and enthusiasm for leveraging AI creative tools for concepting and refinement (e.g., Sora, Nano Banana)
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and align creative strategy with business goals
• Strong understanding of best practices for performance-focused digital marketing creative
• Awareness of industry trends for UI and UX practices that drive design performance in DTC (e.g., CTR, CVR, ROAS)
• Empathy for the end consumer, treating design as a visual communication medium
• Ability to create and evaluate both design and copy
• Solutions-oriented, collaborative working style

Technologies

• Adobe
• Canva
• Sora
• Nano Banana

Benefits

• Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
• Variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits
• Elective benefits employees may select to fit personal needs and situations within a diverse workforce

Job Details

• Location: Remote (US)
• Salary: USD 120,000 - 160,000 per year
• Category: Direct to Consumer