Creative Director, MAI Creative Studio Lead (AI)

Location: North America

Company

Microsoft AI develops foundation models, reasoning systems, agents, AI infrastructure, and product experiences designed to advance human-centered artificial intelligence.

What you will do

• Set the visual language, tone, and narrative direction for Microsoft AI across products, brand, and marketing.
• Art direct visual identity, motion, typography, UI, campaigns, and product experiences.
• Stay hands-on by shaping concepts, designing key visuals, and supporting schedules and production when needed.
• Lead, hire, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary creative team.
• Develop integrated stories and creative concepts with strategy and brand-writing partners.
• Connect product and marketing work across digital experiences, launch events, installations, and other physical experiences.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in industrial design, product design, human-computer interaction, user experience, interaction design, or a related field with 6+ years of product or service design experience; or a bachelor’s degree with 8+ years; or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of people management and/or agency experience.
• Experience leading creative teams and collaborating with product, engineering, research, marketing, and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to work hands-on across visual identity, motion, typography, UI, storytelling, product design, and marketing.
• Exceptional presentation skills and the ability to advocate for ambitious creative ideas.

Nice to have

• Experience directing creative for AI or emerging-technology products.
• 5+ years of people management experience and 6+ years shipping products or delivering customer-facing work through end-to-end design processes.
• Experience spanning brand and product design, physical or experiential work, installations, events, retail, or spatial design.
• Cultural fluency across music, entertainment, fashion, or related creative communities.
• A record of delivering ambitious creative work at scale with public recognition or cultural impact.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup-like creative and AI environment within Microsoft.
• Work alongside researchers, engineers, product builders, and creative leaders.
• Opportunity to shape AI experiences used by millions of people.
• Benefits and additional compensation may be available depending on role eligibility.