Creative Director

Sesame
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 200,000 - 280,000 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Collaboration","Communication","Creative direction","Brand building"]

Define and lead the creative vision for a consumer brand from day one, shaping how Sesame looks, sounds, and feels across campaigns, editorial content, social, experiential activations, paid amplification, web, and more. Serve as the first creative leader and player-coach—concepting, writing, and art directing while raising quality through internal workflows and external partners. Build a mini in-house content studio and partner closely with Product and Industrial Design to maintain one coherent creative language across app and hardware.

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Sesame
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Creative Director

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Job Summary

Define and lead the creative vision for a consumer brand from day one, shaping how Sesame looks, sounds, and feels across campaigns, editorial content, social, experiential activations, paid amplification, web, and more. Serve as the first creative leader and player-coach—concepting, writing, and art directing while raising quality through internal workflows and external partners. Build a mini in-house content studio and partner closely with Product and Industrial Design to maintain one coherent creative language across app and hardware.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own creative direction across the full funnel, including campaigns, editorial content, social, experiential activations, paid amplification, and web.
  • •Concept, write, and art direct personally while setting a high bar for work handled by others.
  • •Build and run a mini in-house content studio by managing internal creative or freelance teams and establishing production rhythms.
  • •Manage external agencies and production partners from concept through final delivery.
  • •Develop brand collaborations and partner with Product and Industrial Design to keep one coherent creative language across app, hardware, and all channels.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 280,000 annually
Perks:401kHealth InsuranceVisionDentalPaid LeaveMedical FsaEmployee AssistanceEquity

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of creative experience with consumer brands and a portfolio showing exceptional craft, taste, and range across editorial, campaigns, social, and ideally experiential work.
  • •Hands-on authorship: work you personally wrote, art directed, or edited—not only oversaw.
  • •Experience directing external agencies, production partners, or freelancers.
  • •In-house experience at a consumer brand (agency experience welcome, but not agency-only).
  • •Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco or New York (with NYC-based candidates expecting to travel to SF as needed).
Experience:Consumer brandsWearables
Skills:LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationCreative directionBrand building

Company Brief

Sesame
Operates an online marketplace connecting patients with affordable direct-pay healthcare services, offering telemedicine and in-person appointments with doctors, dentists, therapists, and specialists without insurance, focusing on transparent pricing and accessible care.
Industry: HealthTech
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2016
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