Associate Creative Director, B2B Enterprise

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!

The Opportunity

Join Adobe Studio, our in-house creative agency that crafts everything from award-winning advertising and marketing campaigns to inspiring feature films, documentaries, and scroll-stopping social media content. Bring your design skills to our diverse, dedicated team of dreamers, doers, and brand builders.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate closely with external agencies and partners to align their contributions with project goals. Anticipate potential project needs and proactively communicate direction.
• Identify innovative solutions across complex systems or teams, especially where no clear path currently exists.
• Play a key role in delivering breakthrough technologies or major innovations.
• Work with senior managers or directors in Campaign and marketing teams to inform and shape new project directions.
• Direct the work of senior art directors, designers, and agency partners to ensure creative outputs align with strategic and project goals and quality standards.
• Present designs in a clear, professional manner, explaining design decisions to a broad audience.
• Maintain product expertise and create new original assets while guiding agency partners to do the same.
• Lead the Creative Architecture, Brand Architecture, or Visual Expression to ensure art assets are on brand and fully integrate with copy elements.
• Define and drive the creative agenda, including setting design processes, goals, and visions across groups.
• Contribute to setting the organization’s vision and aligning internal and external efforts to achieve it. Set team goals, assign projects, and ensure active engagement to meet these objectives.
• Craft communications that articulate the organization’s values and philosophies on design, typography, color, and other creative topics.
• Represent Adobe at conferences, on blogs, or in design competitions.
• Lead and mentor team members across functions.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, incorporate new techniques, and inform others.
   

What We Need

• 8+ years' experience and broad cross-discipline knowledge (web, print, interactive, etc.).
• Recognized expertise in the field.
• Expertise with Figma and a clear understanding of automation, libraries, and current design knowledge.
• Significant experience in the development and delivery of new technology or major innovations.
• Strong presentation and social skills.
• Ability to work optimally in a fast-moving environment, anticipate issues, and think big-picture.
• A positive and forward-thinking attitude.
   

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

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