Creative Director, PV Brand Partnership Studio

As a Creative Director on Amazon's Brand Innovation Lab team, you will be leading teams in creating one-of-a-kind campaigns for a wide range of global brands from creative brief to launch.

A day in the life

As a Creative Director in PV Brand Partnership Studio, Amazon's Brand Innovation Lab team, you will be leading teams in creating one-of-a-kind campaigns for a wide range of global brands from creative brief to launch.

You'll work with a team of creatives, designers, strategists, solutions managers, creative technologists and content producers to create innovative work by coming up with ideas that connect brands to the Amazon canvas (Amazon brands including Alexa, Twitch, IMDb, and may more). You'll lead projects and own client relationships, focusing on creating work that benefits the end customer and pushes the creative envelope.

You'll investigate Amazon/3P data to form insights that inspire high-level strategies and campaign frameworks that solve business needs across a variety of verticals . You will leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to push creative boundaries, drive efficiency, and unlock new storytelling formats for advertisers.

You will think across Amazon platforms and beyond, manage complex projects, and create tailored co-branded content across channels driving the marketing objectives of clients. You will effectively communicate with key stakeholders and external media and creative agencies. You will work with senior leadership to create processes and establish best practices that drive creative and operational excellence. And finally, you will work towards preserving the team culture of collaboration, teamwork, innovation, inspiration, and foster positive internal and agency relationships.

About the team

PV BPS, inside the larger Brand Innovation Lab (BIL), is an award-winning team that conceptualizes and executes bespoke co-branded advertising experiences for global brands—including SharkNinja, L’Oreal, Allstate and Unilever—who invest in media with Amazon Ads, scaling successful campaign elements as new products or features in existing products. Our global team of storytellers and innovators includes creatives, strategists, design technologists, engineers, producers and more, collaborating to create customer-obsessed solutions across the Amazon canvas (Alexa, Twitch, Fire TV, etc.) that are customized to our advertisers' goals.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 8–10+ years of experience in advertising, brand marketing, or integrated creative development, with a strong portfolio demonstrating concept-to-execution leadership across digital, social, video, and experiential channels
• Proven ability to lead and direct multi-disciplinary creative teams (designers, copywriters, art directors, motion designers) through complex, concurrent campaigns — setting creative vision while managing workload across multiple brand partners and timelines
• Deep understanding of brand storytelling and integrated marketing, with demonstrated experience translating advertiser objectives into innovative, insight-driven creative concepts that balance creative ambition with commercial viability
• Experience managing senior client and stakeholder relationships, including presenting creative work, navigating feedback, and building trust with brand partners — comfortable operating at the intersection of creative excellence and business strategy
• Track record of operational discipline alongside creative leadership — ability to deliver high-quality work within compressed timelines, manage competing priorities across multiple titles or campaigns simultaneously, and raise the bar on creative standards without sacrificing throughput

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote
• Experience developing cross-functional relationships with product, consumer research and marketing teams to develop strategy and consumer insights that drive compelling creative executions
• Experience leading creative development of innovative creative from concept to delivery
• Experience managing creative (internal team of designers, copywriters, external agencies and freelancers)
• Experience presenting creative concepts effectively to senior executives
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Santa Monica - 141,000.00 - 190,700.00 USD annually