Sonos Inc. is hiring: Creative Director in Seattle

At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you'll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.

This role can be done from home. Building the world's leading sound experience starts with the experience we provide for our people. That's why we've been distributed from the start: between offices in Boston, Seattle & Santa Barbara. This role can be done remotely from home within the US.

Sonos is looking for a visionary leader with a balance of deep sense of collaboration & communication, with an exceptional eye for design details, quality, and a desire to lead our design team and shape the visual identity of our brand. As Creative Director, you'll be responsible for driving the creative strategy, ensuring consistency across all visual touchpoints and leading the creation of compelling, high-quality content that resonates with our target audiences.

What You'll Do

1. Develop and implement a Sonos visual brand identity that aligns with the company's brand and product strategy.
2. Lead the creative team in conceptualizing and executing innovative design solutions across all channels including product design, packaging, advertising, digital media, in-store experiences, etc.
3. Oversee the creation of impactful marketing campaigns that tell our brand story and highlight the unique value of our products, collaborating with Global Brand Marketing team to ensure alignment.
4. Stay ahead of design and consumer trends, integrating fresh ideas and innovative approaches into our creative process.
5. Work closely with product development, engineering, marketing, and sales to ensure that the creative vision is integrated into every aspect of our product and customer experience.
6. Manage relationships with external agencies, photographers, videographers, and other creative partners, ensuring that all work produced meets our quality standards and brand guidelines.
7. Establish metrics to evaluate the success of creative initiatives, using data to inform and refine strategies.
8. Lead and develop a dynamic team of marketing professionals.
9. Oversee the creative budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources.

What You'll Need

Basic Qualifications

1. 10+ years experience in a creative leadership role, preferably within a premium consumer product company.
2. A strong portfolio showcasing a range of high-quality, innovative work across multiple platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Strategic thinking, ability to translate brand strategy and business objectives into compelling creative concepts.
2. Experience hiring, developing and managing high-performing, diverse, inclusive, and globally distributed teams.
3. Extensive experience managing and collaborating cross-functionally to drive alignment and impact across an organization.
4. Proficiency in design software and an understanding of the latest design and digital content trends.
5. Ability to analyze data and use insights to drive decision-making.
6. Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
7. Experience with consumer electronics, consumer goods or technology products is a plus.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don't have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested.

Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future.

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