Gap - San Francisco, CA

posted about 1 month ago

Full-time - Senior
San Francisco, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

The Creative Director at Gap Inc. is a pivotal role focused on storytelling and creativity to enhance the corporate brand's perception. This leader will collaborate with executive leadership to elevate creative excellence, manage a diverse team, and oversee the development of impactful campaigns across various media. The position requires a blend of strategic vision, deep brand experience, and the ability to inspire and mentor creative talent while ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the ideation process and visualize campaign concepts through sketching, storyboarding, design, copywriting, wireframing, and/or prototyping.
  • Concept and oversee end-to-end creative development to ensure quality and style align with brand guidelines and campaign objectives.
  • Own end-to-end creative workflow, including process, tools, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Inspire great design within the team and influence others to drive efficient decision-making.
  • Manage and prioritize creative resources (internal and freelance) to meet and balance competing needs from various stakeholders in partnership with a Creative Producer.
  • Partner with Communication teams to merge creative needs with strategic insight.
  • Oversee the development of creative assets for paid and owned platforms, including website, Intranet, and social media campaign assets.
  • Oversee all video and photo concepting and production in partnership with the Creative Producer.
  • Design targeted on-brand employee experiences in partnership with Talent Management.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of on-time, high-quality deliverables.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in creative roles across physical and digital experience design.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability, ideally having held a Creative Director position previously.
  • Minimum of 5+ years managing a studio team of diverse creative talent.
  • Impressive portfolio showing best-in-class solutions.
  • Ability to lead creative ideation and execution end-to-end.
  • Experience collecting and synthesizing input from stakeholders and translating it into creative solutions grounded in strategy.
  • Deep knowledge of emerging trends in creativity and ability to balance visionary thinking with business priorities.
  • Strong storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to create compelling narratives from complex business topics.
  • Executive presence and experience interfacing with and influencing senior leaders.
  • Understanding of user/audience journey mapping and experience design across various interactions.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in motion, animation, and sound design, UX/UI design, multimedia.
  • Familiarity with external partners and effective communication of feedback.

Benefits

  • 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
  • Competitive Paid Time Off plan allowing up to five "on the clock" hours each month for volunteering.
  • Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of base pay.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
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