Creative Director

Profluent • Emeryville, CA

7d • $157,000 - $207,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Profluent is the frontier AI lab for biology, building powerful foundation models for life's molecules to unlock solutions in medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Profluent has raised over $150M to date. This role is central to establishing Profluent as the frontier AI lab for biology, shaping how the field, press, talent, and partners perceive the company. The Creative Director will own the company's creative function, defining its look, feel, and presence in the world. This role involves owning the creative process end-to-end, balancing scientific accuracy, visual craft, and clarity to create engaging and attention-grabbing work. The position is a player-coach role, initially involving hands-on creation across video, design, web, social, and events, with the future goal of building and leading a creative team and managing a budget. The role requires close collaboration with the Head of Comms & Brand, contractors, and leadership/scientists to translate complex science into resonant content.

Requirements

• 10-12 years in brand and creative roles
• A track record of leading creative as a Creative Director or equivalent, spanning both making and directing content across various mediums
• A portfolio demonstrating creative leadership and includes motion and video, editorial, digital, environmental/event design, and physical merch
• The ability to translate dense technical material into clear, human, non-hype work
• A background in bio, AI, or deep tech
• Fluency in modern design tools including Figma, Descript/a video editor of your choice, Webflow, Adobe suite as well as the verve and ability to learn new design tools and techniques as needs arise
• Fluency in project management software including Slack, Google Workspace, Notion, and Airtable
• Experience owning a budget and managing people or external teams
• A bias toward shipping: the ideal candidate ensures the work is published, not just handed off
• Taste, judgment, and the confidence to set direction and hold a point of view with founders and scientists in the room

Nice To Haves

• Has worked at the intersection of hard science, design, and culture
• Has worked in high-growth startups
• Experience in service-based industries

Responsibilities

• Translate Profluent's frontier science into a brand and public presence that establishes us as the frontier AI lab for biology
• Own the creative process across every brand surface, including driving projects from concept to finished work, balancing tradeoffs, and making final decisions with the Head of Comms & Brand and the CEO
• Own and evolve Profluent's visual identity system including typography, color, imagery, motion, and other visual design standards to cement our brand as a frontier AI lab
• Own the creative budget within the Comms & Brand function and help build the creative function over time, hiring and leading designers, producers, and contractors as the team grows
• Manage vendors and contractors (videographers, designers, agencies) as extensions of the team
• Art direct and produce imagery including photography and illustrations and video including podcast episodes, videos for model/capability releases, social clips, videos for major announcements, and more
• Design decks, white papers, and launch assets that hold up in front of a technical audience
• Lead Profluent’s website through both cosmetic and structural changes, working with design and dev contractors as well as making edits to the website directly
• Create content for social channels as well as executive comms, shipping quickly while maintaining high quality
• Define and shape our presence at conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, JPM, BIO) and Profluent-owned events
• Build and expand Profluent’s brand and design systems (e.g. templates, asset libraries, SOPs) that let our small team punch well above its weight

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with equity participation
• 401(k) with a strong employer match
• Comprehensive benefits including health/dental/vision insurance
• Generous PTO policy and commitment to work-life balance
• Professional development opportunities in a cutting-edge field at the intersection of AI and biology

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed