Executive Creative Director

Details

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

We are seeking an exceptional Executive Creative Director to lead the creative vision and output of Anthropic. As the creative leader of the brand, you will set the creative direction that defines how Anthropic communicates with the world—from breakthrough brand campaigns to innovative product communications. You'll be responsible for ensuring every piece of creative work reflects our position as a leader in AI safety and capability, translating complex technical concepts into compelling, culturally resonant creative that advances our mission.

This is a foundational creative leadership role where you'll establish the creative standards and strategic direction that will define Anthropic's voice in the market. You'll build and lead a team of world-class creative talent, collaborate with senior leadership to champion bold creative ideas, and ensure our creative output sets new standards for how AI companies communicate.

Responsibilities

• Establish and champion the creative vision for Anthropic across all touchpoints, from breakthrough brand campaigns to product launches to everyday communications
• Lead creative strategy development, translating business objectives and complex AI concepts into compelling ideas and executions
• Direct and mentor a team of creative directors, designers, writers, art directors, and other creative talent, fostering an environment where exceptional work thrives
• Present creative work to senior executives and stakeholders, articulating strategic rationale and defending creative decisions with confidence
• Partner with marketing, communications, product, research, policy, and go-to-market teams to ensure creative excellence across all customer touchpoints
• Set and maintain creative quality standards that reflect Anthropic's leadership position in AI
• Build and leverage relationships with top-tier creative agencies, production partners, and creative talent
• Guide the creative development process from concept through execution, ensuring work is strategically sound, creatively distinctive, and flawlessly executed
• Champion innovative approaches to storytelling and design that help audiences understand the transformative potential and importance of safe AI
• Balance creative ambition with business needs, ensuring work delivers on both creative excellence and strategic objectives
• Stay ahead of creative and cultural trends, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to the team

Requirements

• 15+ years of creative leadership experience, with a proven track record of creating culturally defining work that drives business results
• An exceptional creative portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, conceptual innovation, and craft excellence across multiple mediums (brand, product, web, content, experiential)
• Experience translating complex technical or scientific concepts into compelling, accessible creative work
• Ability to articulate creative strategy with clarity and conviction to C-level executives and cross-functional partners
• Experience leading creative teams at top-tier agencies or in-house studios, with experience recruiting, developing, and retaining world-class creative talent
• Demonstrable creative recognition through industry awards (D&AD, One Show, Cannes Lions, etc.) is a plus
• Comfortable directing large-scale brand campaigns and ensuring excellence in high-volume creative work
• Exceptional presentation skills and the gravitas to champion bold creative ideas with senior leadership
• Understanding of how to balance craft and speed, knowing when to push for perfection and when to prioritize momentum
• Passion about AI and its potential to benefit humanity, with curiosity about technical concepts and willingness to learn

Strong candidates may also have:

• Experience working with technology companies, particularly in AI, emerging tech, or other complex technical fields
• Experience leading creative functions through periods of rapid growth and organizational scaling
• Experience building in-house creative studios or hybrid models combining internal teams with agency partnerships
• Understanding of the unique creative challenges of creating work in highly technical or regulated industries
• Experience with or knowledge of generative AI creative tools while maintaining a strong point of view on the role of human creativity
• Experience creating work that has influenced public perception or shaped cultural conversations around complex topics
• Experience creating creative work for both B2B and B2C audiences

Logistics

• Locations: San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY
• Location-based hybrid policy: currently expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time (some roles may require more office time)
• Education requirements: at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Visa sponsorship: we do sponsor visas and will make reasonable efforts to support successful candidates, though sponsorship is not guaranteed for every role
• Application deadline: None; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary: $400,000 - $570,000 USD
• Total compensation package for full-time employees includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation
• Additional benefits mentioned: competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and office space for collaboration

How we're different

We believe the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on a few large-scale research efforts and value impact over smaller, specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science with commonalities to physics and biology as well as computer science. We are highly collaborative and host frequent research discussions to pursue the highest-impact work. Communication skills are highly valued. The posting references prior research directions including GPT-3, circuit-based interpretability, multimodal neurons, scaling laws, AI & compute, concrete problems in AI safety, and learning from human preferences.

How to apply

Follow the application process on the Anthropic careers page. The posting encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification and provides guidance on AI usage in the application process.