About Pinterest:  

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more. 

The House of Creative team at Pinterest is the epicenter of creativity and production within the Marketing org. The brand is seeing an unprecedented amount of buzz in the marketing industry right now and we are keen to capture this lightning in a bottle to propel the creative output to even greater heights.As an Art Director & Designer at Pinterest, you’ll play an integral role in helping shape the next iteration of the Pinterest brand – launching global, culturally-relevant campaigns at scale with a particular emphasis on design and art direction for campaigns and experiences. You'll partner with Creative Leaders across the company to help us tell our story in the most impactful and inspiring way across three important audiences: Consumers, Creators and Advertisers.

What you’ll do:

• Conceptualize and develop compelling campaign creative from end to end – taking embryonic ideas towards their strongest possible 360 degree creative execution
• Create memorable, 360 campaigns and experiential activations
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of creatives across a breadth of disciplines, like experiential, graphic design, motion, digital, video, editing, etc) across a variety of formats
• Compellingly represent the thinking behind the team’s work to key stakeholders, creative directors and team members
• Be a source of inspiration through your collaboration with writers, designers, animators, producers and marketing managers in creating work that has deep cultural resonance
• Bring depth to conceptual art direction and design

What we’re looking for:

• 6+ years of experience as an art director and designer
• A book of work with examples of outstanding creative across a variety of brands and mediums
• Excellent leadership, mentorship, and interpersonal skills, with a track record of inspiring creative teams to achieve their best work
• Strong grasp of art direction and design craft across a wide variety of formats
• Strong presentation skills, with an ability to convey complex concepts in compellingly simple terms
• A paragon of craft, composition, typography and color. Your attention to design details is legendary
• Photo art direction experience (both in selecting and curating high quality imagery as well as art directing on set)
• Experience art directing on set and working with production partners / external creative agencies is a plus
• An accomplished creative who can bring out the best work in others and produce exceptionally high quality work individually
• An expert collaborator: a creative with deep experience working with writing partners to develop concepts, through to execution
• Full proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma

Relocation Statement:

•  This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify accessibility@pinterest.com for support.