Klarna is Hiring a Creative Director (NYC)
Klarna was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005. Since then we've changed the banking industry forever. And now we're creating the world's smoothest shopping experience. We serve over 90 million consumers worldwide, and partner with 250,000 merchants – with a new merchant joining us every 8 minutes. Including some of the world's leading brands, such as H&M, ASOS, IKEA, Adidas, Samsung and Lufthansa. Our offices are spread over 17 different markets, hosted by 4000+ employees from 100+ nationalities.
Currently looking for a Creative Director to join our Global Brand Activation team based in NYC. The Brand Activation team at Klarna is responsible for developing, evolving, and building Klarna’s brand. Ultimately, we are continuing to build a brand we are proud of and that people talk about. We are looking for a creative leader that understands brand marketing and can flex between building campaigns to generate press/consumer excitement, all the way down to mid-funnel work that is more educational in nature. We work closely with leadership, global creative teams, marketing teams, social teams, and comms teams to create compelling work that maintains our brand consistency across our many channels. The creative director who will be successful in this role is well versed at creating untraditional campaigns, has executed work that pushes culture forward, understands the full marketing funnel, and still has a hunger and passion to do the work while also being able to oversee junior teams.
REQUIREMENTS
12+ years experience at a creative agency
A passion for developing great creative work that is suitable for the brand.
Can make great work that is both creative and effective
High on talent, low on ego.
College preferable but not required
The headspace to think through creative ideas in an organised / constructed way
A demonstrated history of participating ideas that have a cultural impact (not just traditional thinking)
Scrappiness and resourcefulness
Willingness to jump in and redirect a project that’s about to lose its creative integrity
Ability to handle projects and figure it out even when the brief is incomplete / not all the answers are known to us
Self-motivated, problem solver who thrives in a collaborative team environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop groundbreaking brand creative work.
Creating brand ideas that can be used across various platforms and able to think holistically and untraditionally
Manage/mentor junior creative teams.
Be a maker, doer, thinker, and executor, top to bottom.
Collaborate closely with our internal content and designs teams to drive the creative concept and execution of our brand initiatives.
Present your work articulately to upper management, with a clear rationale for the idea
Being able to deliver creative work against a strategy (brand and comms)
***Klarna is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.
