Creative Director
GetMyBoat, the largest boat rental and charter marketplace, is all about boating the world together. We believe boating is an essential and deeply rich experience that uniquely connects people and places, and everyone should access it often in all its global abundance. Remote work is baked into our DNA and has been a big part of our culture since we started back in 2013. Our talented team operates across Europe/Africa and the Americas time zones. Together we solve interesting challenges, build, design, learn, and iterate towards our mission to boat the world together.
What we offer
- Fully remote environment: Flexibility and trust that our team will do and deliver their best work.
- Globally distributed team: International learnings and collaboration within an inclusive and diverse culture and time for focus work.
- Transparency: Open communication is key to our culture. You can feel free to chat with anyone, are empowered to share ideas, ask questions, and challenge the status quo in a way that moves the company and team forward.
- High-quality product: No rushing to push out poorly developed or designed features.
- Consumer-Facing Brand: Your work will be seen and used by millions of people to book their most memorable vacation experiences.
We’re looking for
A Creative Director to provide aesthetic leadership across the company through masterful execution of visual storytelling, design, marketing creative, brand expression, and product UX. The Getmyboat Creative Director reports to the Chief Product Officer and is a senior leadership player-coach who provides a new benchmark for excellence in winning the hearts and minds of our audience. You will produce work both individually and as a director of projects and resources to achieve the highest quality and impact for Getmyboat’s mission. This position is remote and can be located anywhere in North America.
What you’ll do:
- Own brand creative, externally and internally.
- Execute and guide creative production in collaboration with external and internal resources.
- Oversee and produce marketing creative, advertising, product UX, and internal communication from a brand expression perspective.
- Develop and refine assets for illustration, photography, video, animation, copy, and any other formats as appropriate.
- Manage budget and business operations for brand creative.
- This role may require some travel from time to time, but not on a regular basis.
Your craft (who you are):
- At least ten years of relevant experience, with two or more years as a creative director in an agency or corporate setting.
- Experience in creating marketing/advertising campaigns — from developing the vision and messaging platform to overseeing production on time and within budget.
- Experience in creating integrated content across all marketing channels: digital, social media, paid media, mobile, offline, and print.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of the work.
- Proficiency in leading a team of diverse, talented creatives.
- Strong creative vision, with an eye on business objectives.
- Experience in branding innovative tech startups.
- Deep expertise in the craft and execution of powerful visual media.
- Brilliant interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated expertise and world-class leadership in brand development and multichannel marketing.
Bonus points:
- Adjacent creative and/or marine industry talents or interests.
- Experience in similar industries (tech startups, travel, leisure, boating, outdoor brands).
What you can expect after you apply
Because we are a team that prioritizes moving words to action, we do our best to move as quickly as we can on our end and look to iterate on our hiring processes over time based on feedback and learning.
Our hiring stages may vary a little bit depending on the type of position. If at any point, you aren't moved to the next stage, you will be notified. In general, you can expect the following:
- Confirmation when your application is submitted
- Email request for scheduling an introduction screening conversation
- Email request for scheduling an interview with the hiring manager
- Additional interviews and a Case Study presentation
- References & Reverse Interview(s): This allows candidates to speak to and ask questions of anyone on our team if they have remaining questions
Who we are
Launched in San Francisco in 2013, Getmyboat empowers owners of every type of watercraft, from kayaks and sailboats to powerboats and yachts, to post their watercraft for rent or charter. From California to Croatia, our users can search, find and book their dreamboat. With over 150,000 listings in 184 countries and 9,300 locations, there is an experience for new boaters and seasoned sailors alike.
We are a small, growing organization with a very high-impact team that is focused on building the best product, and loving what we do. Come join us on our mission to deliver the joy of on-the-water experiences, making it easy and accessible to get more people out on the water!