Creative Director, Gap Inc

Gap

Full-time - Senior

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 develop impactful campaigns across various media. The position requires a strategic mindset, deep brand experience, and the ability to inspire and mentor talent while overseeing the production of brand-building campaigns and social media content.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ideation process and visualize campaign concepts through sketching, storyboarding, design, copywriting, wireframing, and prototyping.
• Concept and oversee end-to-end creative development to ensure quality and style align with brand guidelines and campaign objectives.
• Own the 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 competing needs from various stakeholders in partnership with a Creative Producer.
• Partner with Communication teams to merge creative needs with strategic insights.
• 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 timely delivery of high-quality deliverables.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in creative roles across physical and digital experience design, with a focus on motion, animation, sound design, UX/UI design, and multimedia.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with a minimum of 5+ years managing a diverse creative team as a Creative Director.
• Impressive portfolio showcasing best-in-class solutions.
• Ability to lead creative ideation and execution end-to-end.
• Experience in collecting and synthesizing input from stakeholders to create strategic, differentiating solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with emerging trends in creativity and the ability to balance visionary thinking with business priorities.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills to explain complex business topics in compelling narratives.
• Experience interfacing with and influencing senior leaders.

Benefits

• 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta; 30% off at Outlet.
• Competitive Paid Time Off plan.
• Up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of choice.
• 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.