Creative Director, Art

About Pinterest

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the

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to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process

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As a Creative Director, Art, you'll partner with leaders across Marketing, Product, and PR to shape creative platforms, drive brand consistency across every touchpoint, and set the standard for what great looks like — on and off product. You'll help evolve a brand system that is iconic, inclusive, and built to inspire a global audience.

What You’ll Do

Lead the development, execution and optimization of globally scaled campaigns and cross-functional programs.

Leverage AI to streamline repeatable workflow and production tasks — from documentation and asset tracking to cross-functional updates while keeping complex, globally scaled programs moving with precision.

Set a high bar for design quality, creative craft and art direction across channels and teams.

Partner with product, marketing, PR and executive stakeholders to turn business goals into clear creative direction.

Lead end-to-end commercial production across concepting, storyboarding, production partner collaboration, shoot and post.

Mentor and support creative teams through direct feedback, coaching and inclusive day-to-day leadership.

Use creative technology, including AI tools, to support ideation, visualization and production workflows.

Make clear creative decisions in complex, high-stakes workstreams and keep work moving from concept to launch.

Use AI tools to accelerate the translation of creative vision into visual references — move human-led creative vision from concept to execution faster, explore production approaches more broadly, while maintaining the creative judgment and brand standards that ensure every output meets Pinterest's quality bar.

What We’re Looking For

10+ years of experience in creative direction, art direction or design leadership across agency and in-house environments.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Visual Art, Design or equivalent experience.

Experience Leading Large-scale Campaigns And Creative Programs Across Film, Video And Integrated Channels.

Mastery of commercial production at a global scale — equally fluent across concepting, supervising shoots, managing production partners, and overseeing post with a high bar for visual impact.

Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve speed and quality across creative production, visualization, and workflow tasks

A high creative bar and the demonstrated ability to set standards, lead reviews, and drive quality through iteration and clear direction.

Experience Leading And Mentoring Multidisciplinary Creative Teams.

Strong critical evaluation skills when working with AI-assisted outputs

A portfolio showing strength in visual craft, storytelling and art direction across major campaigns.

Passionate about Pinterest’s mission and experienced in building inclusive, high-performing creative teams.

Relocation Statement

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our

PinFlex

page to learn more about our working model.

In-office Requirement Statement

We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2x times per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the Los Angeles office.

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found

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US based applicants only

$146,561

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$301,744 USD

Our Commitment To Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete

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