Creative Director

The Creative Director at Mizzen+Main will own the company’s creative vision and translate brand strategy into polished, effective work across every touchpoint. This onsite role in Dallas, TX leads the creative team and collaborates closely with Ecommerce, Growth, Product, and Retail to strengthen the brand and support business results.

Responsibilities

• Concept and lead seasonal campaigns anchored in a single core idea.
• Elevate the brand’s photographic bar and direct shoots end to end, including concept, casting, locations, styling, and selecting and managing photographers and directors.
• Direct content with ambassadors, athletes, and subject-matter experts so each partnership reflects the brand’s standards rather than borrowing from others.
• Set expectations for brand writing across campaign lines through product pages, emphasizing clarity, intelligence, and authority.
• Lead, develop, and inspire an in-house team of designers, copywriters, and content producers.
• Manage agency, freelance, and production partners with a clear point of view and high standards.
• Partner with Ecommerce and Growth to build creative systems that perform in paid media, email, and on-site while protecting brand integrity.
• Use performance data to inform creative decisions without dictating them.
• Own the creative calendar, production timelines, and creative budget, delivering premium work efficiently and at scale.

Requirements

• 5+ years of creative experience, including 2+ years leading creative teams as a Creative Director or Associate Creative Director.
• A portfolio featuring premium apparel, menswear, or lifestyle brand work that reflects taste, restraint, and elevated photography.
• Experience elevating or repositioning a brand, including leading the organization through that change.
• Integrated campaign experience spanning digital, social, retail, and print.
• Fluency in DTC and omnichannel marketing, with comfort working with creative that is measured.
• Hands-on art direction skills and an editorial eye for copy.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, agencies, and production partners.
• A calm, decisive leadership style with the ability to articulate and defend creative choices.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 11 paid holidays

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of menswear, tailoring, fabrics, and construction.
• Experience directing athlete or celebrity talent.
• Experience with retail environments and visual merchandising.

About Mizzen+Main

Mizzen+Main focuses on building high-performing teams and prioritizes personal and professional growth and development. Unlimited PTO and 11 paid holidays support work-life balance, and the company also values spending time together socially once each quarter to learn about one another beyond day-to-day work.