Creative Director, Brand

Upstart's mission is to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans through AI-powered lending. This Creative Director leads brand creative strategy across owned channels — organic social, website, and brand design systems — and drives campaign development for TV, out-of-home, and digital. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Lead creative direction across organic social, website, and brand design systems • Grow, inspire, and develop a multi-disciplinary creative team • Drive campaign development across television, out-of-home, and digital channels • Partner with internal teams and external agencies to deliver brand-aligned creative • Evolve scalable design systems and brand guidelines WHO YOU ARE • 10+ years in brand creative and design with 4+ years managing creative teams • Portfolio demonstrating brand identity, design systems, and multi-channel campaigns • Track record developing creative talent and building high-performing teams • Experience with social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn) and website design • Consumer tech brand experience and AI-assisted creative tools familiarity are a plus