Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

The Creative Director, Global Brand, Content & Campaigns will define and drive the creative vision for Global Citizen across its most important campaigns, content, and global moments, translating ambition into work that is culturally relevant, emotionally compelling, and built to drive action. This is a hands-on creative leadership role requiring seamless movement between vision and execution, guiding multidisciplinary teams to bring ideas to life across digital, video, social, editorial, and live environments. The role oversees a cross-functional creative team and creative operations to scale creative output globally, shaping how Global Citizen appears to the world.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the creative vision across Global Citizen’s campaigns, content, and tentpole moments
Translate strategic priorities into bold, insight-driven creative concepts
Present creative concepts and direction to senior leadership, clearly articulating vision, rationale, and impact
Partner with the head of brand to elevate the brand’s creative output to be culturally relevant, distinctive, and globally resonant
Ensure consistency and excellence across all touchpoints, digital, social, editorial, and live
Push the organization beyond expected creative into work that captures attention and drives action
Oversee creative feedback and quality across all project stages; provide clear, timely decisions that keep momentum without sacrificing excellence
Inspire the organization with industry trends, creative references, and new platforms; codify what’s “on‑brand” and how we measure brand success
Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team across design, video, editorial/content, and creative operations
Provide clear direction and actionable feedback that elevates the quality of work across all disciplines
Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, accountability, and high performance
Set priorities and ensure the team is effectively resourced across multiple campaigns and projects
Mentor and develop team members, strengthening both craft and creative thinking
Review and approve all day-to-day assets and merchandise samples
Lead end-to-end creative development for global campaigns, from ideation through execution and launch
Partner closely with Sr. Director of Global Marketing, Partnerships, Comms, Production, and Office of the CEO to align on strategy, messaging, and delivery
Build creative systems for social-first and vertical-first storytelling, including rapid-turn content, creator/talent-led assets, and platform-native adaptations.
Oversee the creation of assets across formats, including digital, social, video, and editorial
Ensure all work is delivered on brief, on time, and at a high level of creative excellence
Establish and optimize workflows for creative development, asset production, and cross-team collaboration
Build and maintain systems for asset management, storage, and distribution across global teams
Ensure clear processes for briefing, approvals, and delivery across all creative outputs
Partner with project management and marketing teams to enable efficient, scalable execution
Identify gaps in tools, resourcing, and processes, and proactively implement solutions
Lead creative direction for major tentpole moments, including Global Citizen Festival, Global Citizen NOW, and international activations
Translate campaign ideas into live and experiential formats in partnership with Events and Production teams
Oversee visual identity, storytelling, motion, and content capture for live moments
Be hands-on during key moments to ensure creative execution meets the intended vision
Bring a strong understanding of production realities, including timelines, budgets, and constraints

Requirements

8–12+ years of experience in creative roles, with leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams
Experience with social impact, advocacy, nonprofit, public affairs, or mission-driven brands preferred
Excellent communication and feedback skills; you simplify complex topics, make fast, sound calls, and bring others along
Strong portfolio demonstrating work across campaigns, content, and experiential or event-driven creative
Proven ability to operate across concept development and hands-on execution
Experience working on global campaigns and/or international markets
Strong understanding of live events, production, and experiential formats
Exceptional storytelling instincts and a high bar for creative quality and craft
Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
Highly organized, with the ability to build and scale creative systems and processes
Using AI tools to work smarter and drive impact is an essential part of every role at Global Citizen. All staff must integrate AI into their daily work, whether improving workflows, analyzing information, or enhancing communication in service of our mission.

Skills

Creative Direction
Brand-Building
Campaign Development
Content Development
Creative Operations
Trafficking
Asset Systems
Event Creative
Experiential Creative
Design
Video Production
Editorial
Creative Production
AI Tools Integration

Location

NYC office
Remote

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

8-12+ years of experience
Leadership experience

Salary/Compensations

$133,000 - $140,000

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Commuter benefits
403(b) retirement savings & employer match
Generous paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays)
Paid parental leave
Employee discounts
FSA
Professional Development Assistance (EAP)

About the Company

Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens using their collective voice to end extreme poverty.
On our platform, Global Citizens learn about the systemic causes of extreme poverty, take action on these issues, and earn rewards for their actions as part of a global community committed to lasting change.
Global Citizens have taken over 42.9 million actions since 2009.
These actions, in combination with high-level advocacy work, have led to over $49 billion being distributed to our partners around the world, impacting 1.3 billion lives in the fight to end extreme poverty.
Global Citizen is a fast-moving, mission-driven organization where bold ideas, smart risks, and decisive action are part of how we create impact.
We are looking for people who are energized by ambitious goals, comfortable navigating change, and ready to work collaboratively across teams, time zones, and sectors.
The pace is high and the work is meaningful, making this a strong fit for people who bring initiative, adaptability, courage, and a deep commitment to driving real-world change.

Equal Opportunity

Global Citizen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.
Global Citizen strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, citizenship or any other protected classification under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
In addition, Global Citizen complies with the relevant country laws governing employment nondiscrimination in all our international offices.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.