Creative Director at Navan | San Francisco | Rezi

Creative Director at Navan

Creative Director

Navan · San Francisco

1 months ago

Creative Director

Navan · San Francisco

a month ago
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About the Role

Navan's Marketing team is seeking a Creative Director to lead a creative studio, shaping the brand and business impact of all creative assets with greenfield authority. This role requires a leader comfortable with dual audiences, possessing consumer-grade storytelling and the ability to connect with both corporate buyers and end-users.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the global creative strategy and brand consistency across all marketing assets, platforms, and physical experiences.
  • Oversee and scale the in-house design, copy, video, and animation team.
  • Ensure writers and designers understand Navan’s business model, sales cycles, and customer pain points.
  • Operationalize AI tools to automate ideation, rapid prototyping, mood boarding, and asset generation.
  • Partner with Demand Generation, Sales, and regional teams to translate complex functionality into persona-centric campaigns.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of creative leadership with a proven track record of building and mentoring high-performing design/creative teams.
  • Experience scaling creative operations through significant growth inflections.
  • Experience leading multi-channel, integrated campaigns for global brands.
  • Ability to thrive in an environment of candor and assertive leadership.
  • Ability to provide direct, objective feedback and expect the same from peers and team.
  • Ability to fiercely defend the best creative concept while having the humility and speed to pivot when needed.
  • Experience running creative inside design-forward travel/hospitality brands, category-norm-breaking B2B SaaS spaces, or consumer lifestyle brands with a distinct B2B reach.

Skills

  • Creative strategy
  • Brand consistency
  • Team leadership
  • AI tool implementation
  • Generative AI
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Storytelling
  • Campaign development

Location

  • Remote

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior

Salary/Compensations

  • $143,100—$318,000 USD

About the Company

  • Navan's mission is to power the in-person connections that move people, ideas, and businesses forward.
  • A post-IPO company with real momentum and an internal culture that always asks 'Can we go bigger?' rather than one that hedges.
  • Offers travel as a creative canvas with rich, emotional visual territory.
  • Has an execution-strong, capable team that is hungry to be pushed, elevated, and expanded.