Creative Director

$115,000 - $125,000/Yr

Trupanion - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Personal and Laundry Services

About the position

The Creative Director at Trupanion will co-lead the creative team to enhance brand awareness and communicate the value of pet insurance to pet owners. This role involves overseeing the creative process from strategy to execution, managing a team of designers and content writers, and collaborating with marketing partners to deliver impactful campaigns. The position is hybrid, requiring in-office work at least three days a week in a casual, pet-friendly environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Designers, Videographers, & Content Writers and collaborate with internal teams and agencies.
• Inspire the team to be bold and innovative in storytelling and creative conversations.
• Build and maintain relationships with marketing partners to develop creative brand strategies and campaigns.
• Provide brand feedback for creative projects, ensuring high-quality production through analysis and industry insight.
• Oversee brand design and editorial guidelines for consistency across all assets.
• Set objectives for the creative team to measure and demonstrate performance to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure a holistic brand editorial and campaign calendar is delivered proactively.
• Anticipate, source, and assign resources for projects, considering team bandwidth and career growth.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in design or creative manager roles, ideally leading a mix of internal & external resources.
• 4+ years of experience as a people manager.
• Strong portfolio of delivered brand identities and campaigns.
• Prior experience working with international brands and billion-dollar revenue companies.
• Strong understanding of consumer behavior and market trends.
• Extensive hands-on experience using standard design tools for print, digital, video & animated creative, as well as project management tools such as Asana.
• Experience organizing and managing teams through the end-to-end creative process.
• Experience managing brand design production across B2B & B2C audiences.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the veterinary and/or pet care space is a plus.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee.
• Four weeks of paid time off and 9 paid float holidays.
• Five-week sabbatical after five years of employment.
• Free medical health insurance for your pet (1 dog or cat).
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations.
• Free on-site gym and dog walking services for office pets during business hours.
• Free parking and paid ORCA cards.