Prose creates custom hair care that’s inclusive to all hair types, needs and preferences. Each hair care product is customized to a person’s hair needs based on the results from an online consultation. The individual data is processed through a proprietary algorithm and made-to-order in the Prose lab using natural active ingredients.

Currently looking for a Creative Director to join the Brand & Creative Team and lead the design, copy and production functions at Prose. These functions play a pivotal role in effectively and beautifully communicating the Prose brand across all channels. This position reports directly to the VP of Creative and Brand. A great candidate will champion collaboration and communication, be an advocate for strategic decision making, and understand the importance and value of brand. They are comfortable with frequent context-switching: going from creative concepting to mentoring creatives to representing the creative team in cross-functional meetings. They have experience developing the visual identity or look and feel for consumer brands, and have developed compelling multi-channel creative and brand marketing experiences including digital, print, OOH, experiential, merchandising, and packaging. As the Creative Director, you will be responsible for translating brand strategy into powerful and purposeful creative concepts with a goal of elevating the work, contributing to the brand’s creative culture and motivating and inspiring team members.

REQUIREMENTS

Has 8+ years experience on a design or brand creative team
2+ years of managing creatives (designer, copywriters, art directors, etc.)
Has experience working on and leading teams at a consumer start-up
Has a portfolio that shows strong strategic and conceptual campaign thinking applied across a range of deliverables
Has an extremely high bar for quality and a strong desire to create for a modern, sophisticated, and nuanced brand
Has a keen understanding of how to build and maintain a brand across audiences and channels.
Is able to balance strong creative with efficiency to meet the needs of an evolving market
Is optimistic, empathic, and enjoy working as a team to reach shared goals
Is a strong conceptual thinker and seek opportunities to improve process and evolve creative. Simply put: you're always thinking about ways to make Prose better through creative work
Is extremely detail oriented, while able to step back and see the bigger picture
Is committed to Prose's mission and goals, and are excited to tackle every project, however big or small.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Work directly with our VP of Brand and Creative to lead the creative execution of content and grow our brand across various offline and online channels including social media, email, acquisition, partnerships, campaigns, activations, and more
Manage a small creative team that includes designers, copywriters and producers
Provide creative direction, subject matter expertise and oversight to the creative team on all projects
Help guide and empower the team to adapt the Prose brand system to a variety of audiences and touch-points
Continue to visually and verbally evolve Prose as the brand matures and grows
Lead projects through the entire creative process; from creative concept to iteration of design mockups, prototypes, finished assets and final production files
Oversee creative production/operations to make sure the organization and reporting of work is consistent, file management is structured and the cost implications of creative decisions are tracked against the creative budget
Set a high bar for how the Prose brand is visually and verbally experienced
Work closely with the Product Team and Prose’s digital designers to ensure the brand is cohesive across all channels
Collaborate with other teams at Prose to deliver creative solutions based on data, strategy and continuous iteration
Continually strive to promote Prose mission and values

PERKS + BENEFITS

A competitive and flexible PTO policy

Competitive compensation package (base salary, target bonus and equity)
Company sponsored health care plan ( medical, dental and vision plans)
401k + matching, FSA and commuter benefits
On-going training and development programs (think annual conferences, training or proficiency allowances- French lessons anyone?)
Company wide “annual kickoff” offsite (at a location to be disclosed)
Free lunch weekly and an abundance of office snacks (which may include the occasional croissant, macarons and cheese spread)

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