Social Creative Director

Adobe • San Francisco, CA

3d

About The Position

Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. The Opportunity The Creative Director for the Social Creative Studio will define and drive the overarching creative vision for an Adobe social audience across channels and audiences. This creative leader will set the bar for breakthrough storytelling, platform-first creativity, and ensure Adobe shows up in culture with relevance and impact. The role will collaborate with a multidisciplinary creative team, strategists, influencer marketers, and cross-functional brand teams to make work that inspires creators, creative pros, and communities worldwide.

Requirements

• Significant experience as a Creative Director or equivalent senior creative leadership role, ideally within social, digital, or creative agency environments.
• An exceptional portfolio showcasing conceptual leadership, art direction, and storytelling across social and digital platforms.
• Strong expertise in social-first creative, including motion, video, design, copywriting, and platform-native innovation.
• Deep understanding of cultural trends, creator communities, and how brands can authentically participate.
• Experience leading integrated campaigns and presenting creative direction to senior collaborators.
• Ability to balance visionary big-idea thinking with the operational realities of fast-paced social environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with a proven ability to mentor and inspire diverse creative teams.
• Passion for design, storytelling, and the power of social to connect culture, community, and creativity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision, tone, and aesthetic direction for Adobe’s social storytelling across products and brand campaigns for a specified audience
• Translate brand narratives and cultural insights into bold, platform-first creative that drives engagement, share of voice, and brand love.
• Work with the Social Creative Studio team (art directors, designers, writers, editors) to consistently deliver world-class creative.
• Partner with strategic leads to ensure creative work ladders up to business priorities, product launches, and cultural tentpoles.
• Champion experimentation with emerging platforms, formats, and technologies—including generative AI and creator-led storytelling.
• Build and maintain a consistent but evolving visual and creative identity across Adobe’s global social ecosystem.
• Direct agency partners and external creators, ensuring alignment with Adobe’s creative standards and brand voice.
• Foster a culture of creativity, inclusion, and craft excellence within the studio, inspiring the team to push boundaries and innovate.
• Act as a key creative partner across the business, ensuring social-first creative is integrated into larger brand and product initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees