Creative Director

Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), is a leading global provider of high-quality licensed photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos and music to businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations around the world. Working with its growing community of over 100,000 contributors, Shutterstock adds hundreds of thousands of images each week, and currently has more than 80 million images and nearly 4 million video clips available.

Shutterstock is looking for an accomplished Creative Director. The candidate for this role should be a true expert, ready to build and grow Shutterstock’s brand in an highly competitive place. The Creative Director is a new role for the organization and will report to the VP of Marketing as its fearless leader. You will be responsible for developing a global Brand strategy, localizing it, and bringing it to life across all digital and traditional channels. As the Creative Director, you will be the owner and the defender of our brand development and multichannel marketing campaigns by delivering projects that position our brand as a number one partner in the creative flow. You will work closely with many parts of the organization, including product, technology, sales and the rest of the marketing teams to accomplish aggressive goals that will keep Shutterstock growing fast, innovating and staying at the forefront of our industry.

* Inspiring, Managing and mentoring the team to deliver their best work, every day * Setting the creative direction and providing hands on guidance * Creating a global voice-messaging strategy on all touch points in the customer journey and execute plans to grow brand awareness, preference, engagement, ROI and ultimately increase revenue and margin from both new and existing customers * Working with regional leaders to adapt the global strategy and execute locally * Ensuring the team has the right support, tools and focus to achieve results that exceed expectations * Staying ahead of the curve to apply ongoing knowledge of market trends, technology and best practices

* Did the college thing (Bachelor’s Degree preferred) * Have a wealth (8+ years) of hands-on experience in the creative industry * Demonstrated creative success leading collaborative and multi functional teams * Are obsessed by delivering the best UX and consistency in the customer journey * Easily strike a balance thinking strategically and executing tactically * Are master of multitasking and time management * Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment * Boast excellent, proactive communication skills, verbal and written * Take pride in mentoring and managing talent * Seize opportunities to make an impact without needed to be told