Creative Manager

TL;DR

Creative Manager: Leading the daily creative output and operations of the in-house studio team with an accent on creative direction and building scalable systems. Focus on steering creative direction and ensuring work moves seamlessly from brief to delivery without sacrificing craft.

Location: Must be based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA. Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Salary: $184,820—$230,660 USD

Company

hirify.global is building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life.

What you will do

• Steer, review, and approve creative work across design, copy, and video.
• Build and refine scalable creative workflows, processes, and systems that enable operational excellence and speed of delivery without sacrificing craft.
• Manage incoming briefs, set priorities, and balance workloads.
• Proactively identify creative and operational bottlenecks, removing obstacles before they slow your team down.
• Mentor and develop your direct reports through continuous feedback, coaching, and performance management.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across marketing, product, and business teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in creative roles with 3–5 years in a leadership or management position.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams (designers, copywriters, editors).
• A deep, practiced understanding of design, copywriting, and video editing.
• Experience building and scaling creative workflows and operational systems.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High fluency in creative tools including Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro), Google Slides, and Keynote.

Nice to have

• Experience managing vendor and agency relationships.

Culture & Benefits

• Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
• All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.