Creative Director, Design

The Community You Will Join:

Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique travel experiences around the world. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb allows people to Belong Anywhere through unique travel experiences at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and over 190 countries. We promote a culture of curiosity, humanity, and creativity through our product, brand, and, most importantly, our people.

The Difference You Will Make:

The Advertising team is a multi-disciplinary creative team within Airbnb’s Marketing group, spanning visual design, copywriting, art direction, film and motion. In partnership with Marcom and Product Design, we are stewards of the brand whose objective is to help current and future guests and hosts understand what Airbnb offers, and why it’s meaningful in their lives.

We are looking for a Creative Director in Design who can ensure creative excellence across all of Airbnb’s advertising communications. This role will report to a Senior Creative Director, Art and be remote based in the US (see below for details). Candidates must have a strong track record of developing breakthrough platform ideas and executing them at the highest level of craft.

A Typical Day: 

• Champion the craft of design and visual storytelling, and help elevate them throughout the department’s output.
• Work in close collaboration with a team of creatives from across disciplines: visual design, copywriting, UX design, art direction, motion graphics and interactive.
• Inspire, generate, and execute world-class communications – from strategy and concept to point and pixel perfect artwork.
• Provide constructive feedback to peers and more junior team members
• Partner with external creative and production agencies to execute work that is of the highest quality and consistency.
• Partner with the Brand team to ensure the brand’s creative direction is consistent across all communications.
• Partner with the Production and Program Management teams to achieve the finished product on time and on budget.
• Champion Airbnb’s mission of connection and belonging at every step. Be a guardian for Airbnb’s values of inclusivity, diversity, and acceptance.

Your Expertise:

• 12+ years experience overall within a creative agency or in-house at a leading brand.
• A diverse portfolio of integrated and innovative communications work.
• A passion for the craft of their discipline, and for being hands-on with teams and the work.
• Sharp attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to refining every project
• Strong presentation skills, with an ability to convey complex concepts in compellingly simple terms.
• Skilled in multitasking to manage a high volume of creativity and content.
• Incredible organization, communication, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• A willingness to collaborate and debate with strong creative thinkers, at all levels, in all corners of the company—from junior creatives to business leads to the CEO.
• Strategic + Systems based thinking – your work is built upon insights and systems, not simply creative whims.

A current portfolio of work is required for each applicant.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Please make note that for this role, you are expected to lean West Coast hours. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list  If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.