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

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

Target Resume Now

About the Role

This role is for a Creative Director, Copy who will help define how LinkedIn shows up in the world. You will lead with ideas, using writing as your craft to shape thinking, build narratives, and push work to a higher standard. You'll collaborate across brand and marketing to create clear, human, and culturally relevant content.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategy and insight into creative platforms, campaigns, and narratives
• Lead concept development from the earliest stages through execution
• Write and oversee copy across channels—brand, marketing, video, and more
• Shape and evolve LinkedIn’s voice, ensuring it feels consistent, human, and distinctive
• Work side by side with design, strategy, and marketing from the very beginning—co-creating ideas, shaping briefs, and influencing the direction of the work before it’s defined
• Push for simplicity and clarity, especially in how we express complex or abstract ideas
• Bring others into the work early—aligning, influencing, and elevating ideas so the best thinking wins
• Present creative with clarity and conviction, helping teams and stakeholders see not just what works, but what’s worth making
• Mentor and guide writers, raising the bar for thinking, craft, and creative ambition across the team

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in copywriting and creative leadership
• BA/BS degree in design, marketing, or related field experience
• A portfolio that demonstrates original thinking, strong creative instincts, and range across formats
• The ability to shape ideas early, not just execute against a brief
• Ability to translate insight into ideas that resonate culturally and emotionally
• A clear voice and point of view, with the range to adapt across audiences, formats, and moments
• Experience building work that is strategically grounded, creatively sharp, and culturally aware
• Strong editorial judgment and high standards for craft and detail
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving creative decisions
• A track record of elevating both the work and the people around you
• The judgment to know when to push, when to refine, and when to keep going until the work is truly right

Skills

• Concept Development
• Creative Storytelling
• Editorial Judgment
• Brand Voice Development
• Stakeholder Influence & Creative Leadership

Location

• New York City
• San Francisco
• Sunnyvale
• Mountain View

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 10+ years of experience in copywriting and creative leadership

Education Level

• BA/BS degree in design, marketing, or related field experience

Salary/Compensations

• $149,000 to $233,000

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus
• Stock
• Benefits

About the Company

• LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.
• Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day.
• We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth.
• We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.
• Join us to transform the way the world works.

Equal Opportunity

• We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
• LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.
• Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.
• If you need a Reasonable Accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us and describe the specific Accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.
• LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
• Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.