Associate Creative Director, Campaign Creative

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

2d•$133,500 - $200,300•Onsite

About The Position

We're seeking an Associate Creative Director to help develop creative platforms, integrated campaigns, and compelling brand stories across the Snapdragon portfolio. This role combines creative leadership, campaign development, and cross-functional partnership. You'll work with strategists, marketers, designers, agencies, and production teams to transform business objectives into distinctive creative ideas that inspire audiences and drive impact. The ideal candidate is a strong art-direction-led thinker with a point of view on visual storytelling, campaign development, and creative craft, helping shape ideas from initial concept through execution.

Requirements

Proven experience developing integrated campaign platforms and brand campaigns.
Strong conceptual thinker who can transform strategy, audience insights, and complex technologies into compelling, emotionally resonate creative ideas and experiences.
Strong design foundation with hands-on design experience across digital, social, and integrated campaign development, paired with an understanding of how great design systems scale across channels and customer touchpoints.
Experience leading cross-functional creative efforts and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and communication skills.
Strong creative judgment with the ability to shape concepts, presentations, visual systems, and executions from development through launch.
Curious about technology and culture, with a builder’s mindset and a passion for solving creative challenges.
Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
Associate's degree or equivalent degree and 5+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
High school Diploma or equivalent and 7+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience in creative, advertising, brand marketing, or related disciplines.
Portfolio demonstrating integrated campaign thinking, creative platform development, and exceptional work across multiple channels and formats.
Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and related creative tools), with the ability to review, guide, and help shape creative work throughout the development process.
Experience working with cross-functional teams, agencies, and production partners.

Responsibilities

Develop creative platforms and integrated campaign concepts across film, digital, social, experiential, retail, and other key Snapdragon touchpoints.
Help shape the creative direction for Snapdragon and other strategic business priorities.
Translate complex technology innovations into simple, compelling stories and customer benefits.
Serve as a key creative partner to agencies, production companies, designers, directors, photographers, and other creative specialists, helping elevate the quality and consistency of campaign work.
Provide creative leadership throughout campaign development, ensuring ideas remain strategically aligned and executionally strong.
Scale campaign ideas across channels and touchpoints while maintaining a consistent and recognizable Snapdragon identity.
Build and present persuasive creative recommendations.
Maintain a high standard of creative quality across campaign extensions and executions.