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Salary: USD 145,000 - 170,000 / annual
Ibotta, a leading performance marketing platform (NYSE: IBTA) headquartered in Denver, is seeking a Creative Director to lead its creative studio and shape the company's brand identity across all enterprise marketing and communications. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both strategic vision and direct creative execution.
In this position, you will build and maintain Ibotta's corporate brand identity and creative guidelines, ensuring consistent visual and experiential presence across all touchpoints. You will lead and mentor a diverse team of creative professionals across design and production, fostering a culture of craft, collaboration, and innovation. You'll partner closely with product, analytics, marketing, and leadership teams to drive brand consistency and elevate Ibotta's market presence in the CPG industry.
Key responsibilities include translating complex product offerings and value propositions into clean, engaging creative concepts; establishing and optimizing operational processes to enhance efficiency and scalability of creative output; leading creative reviews and providing actionable feedback; serving as a key brand ambassador internally and externally; and managing team health, resource planning, and talent strategy to ensure the right capabilities are in place.
The role is hybrid, requiring 3 days in office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in Denver. Relocation assistance is available for candidates not currently based in Denver.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 8+ years of experience as a hands-on creative professional with proven track record across diverse media (agency and in-house experience strongly preferred)
- 4+ years of experience leading creative teams in dynamic, fast-growing companies, ideally with B2B/tech focus
- Portfolio or samples demonstrating excellence in creative direction, brand identity, and multi-channel campaign execution
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills, capable of influencing cross-functional teams
- Proven track record developing and executing creative strategies that drive measurable business impact
- Deep expertise across multi-disciplinary creative work with strong storytelling ability
- Proven understanding of multi-channel marketing strategy and alignment with business goals
- Confidence establishing and scaling creative operations and processes in fast-growing environments
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving brand transformation in rapidly evolving landscape
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
