Creative Director (Sports Tech)

Location: Carlsbad, California, USA. The role starts with 6–9 months in the office and then operates in a hybrid or office-based environment depending on company needs.

Salary: USD 150,000–190,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment business operating across political news, business news and finance, golf, sports, and genre entertainment through a portfolio of television, digital, and sports technology brands.

What you will do

• Define and elevate the Full Swing brand identity across digital, print, in-product, and experiential channels.
• Direct marketing campaigns, product launches, brand partnerships, and multimedia content for video, social media, digital advertising, and simulator experiences.
• Guide UI/UX direction for simulator software and companion applications.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing teams to align visual storytelling with product strategy and business goals.
• Manage, mentor, and support a multidisciplinary creative team while overseeing workload, execution, and deadlines.
• Coordinate relationships with creative agencies, external partners, and production vendors; monitor performance through creative KPIs, user feedback, and brand metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Marketing, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in creative leadership roles, preferably in sports technology, entertainment, or consumer electronics.
• Portfolio demonstrating work across branding, video, product UI, and integrated campaigns.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and motion or video editing tools.
• Strong storytelling, conceptual, strategic, and executional skills, with the ability to present to executives, athletes, and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time and work in the Carlsbad office for the initial 6–9 months.

Nice to have

• Experience with luxury, lifestyle, or sports brands.
• Passion for golf, sports, or interactive technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership role supporting innovation, accountability, and excellence within a multidisciplinary creative team.
• Collaboration across creative, product, engineering, marketing, and external production teams.
• Benefits may include health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
• Equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodation support are provided.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a hirify.global Media employee at one of the company’s locations before a hiring decision.