Creative Director (Performance Design)

Location: Remote in the United States, including Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia; candidates in Canada, Mexico, and the UK may be accommodated where hirify.global has established operations and must hold permanent work authorization there.

Salary: $160,000–$185,000 USD annual base salary.

Company

hirify.global is a B2B marketing agency serving Technology, Industrial, and Services companies through Performance, Communications, and Commerce divisions.

What you will do

• Own the creative vision, quality standards, and performance benchmarks for the Performance Design department.
• Review and elevate paid social, display, video, and landing page creative while building workflows that support campaigns and continuous testing and learning.
• Lead, coach, and develop designers, project managers, and motion contractors.
• Partner with paid media, client success, senior leadership, and clients to connect creative strategy with data, conversion, and new business opportunities.
• Own the department P&L, budgeting, margins, resourcing decisions, revenue targets, and direct margin goals.
• Lead adoption of AI creative tools and integrate emerging technology into production workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in creative roles within performance marketing, paid media, or growth-focused agency environments.
• Proven experience managing creative teams and balancing creative quality with business outcomes.
• Experience presenting department strategy and financial projections to VPs and CMOs.
• Strong understanding of creative departments as businesses, including direct experience managing or visibility into P&L, margins, and resourcing decisions.
• Hands-on experience with AI creative tools such as generative image, AI-powered video, or design analytics, including integration into real production workflows.
• Strong communication skills and executive presence, with the ability to translate creative thinking into business language.
• Track record of building trust with creative practitioners and senior leadership.
• Ability to work virtually from a reliable home-office setup with high-speed internet and run Adobe Creative Suite and video production software without interruption.
• Ability to remain stationary for extended periods and consistently observe and interpret written and verbal communication; reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Nice to have

• Experience with EyeQuant, Creatify, Superside, or similar platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first, 100% virtual work environment using Zoom and Slack.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage, including an employer-paid plan for the employee and an employer contribution for dependents.
• Access to mental, physical, fertility, primary-care, and virtual-care benefits.
• Unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum, paid holidays, birthday leave, year-end recharge, and paid parental leave.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 3% company match and an annual tenure-based bonus.
• Inclusive, People First culture with reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process.