Creative Director

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You are a bold creative leader and thoughtful visual leader who sees brand as more than just a look; it’s a story to tell, a point of view, and a powerful driver of business impact. You bring strategic thinking and executional excellence to every project. You’re fluent in both storytelling and systems, and you know when to lead from the front and when to coach from the side. You’ve delivered work that breaks through across campaigns, visual identity, brand events, and brand experiences, and you’ve led teams that take pride in their craft. You excel in a busy team environment and have a strong passion for supporting small businesses. You bring creative rigor and calm confidence to the table, and you’re energized by mentoring and scaling teams. You’re excited to help Justworks stand out in a crowded landscape by making work that is human, memorable, and effective. Your Success Profile As Creative Director, Success Looks Like: Translating Justworks’ brand strategy into high-impact creative work that builds awareness, relevance, and preference. Inspiring excellence in brand storytelling while raising the bar for creative and strategic outcomes across the organization. Raising the standards for visual craft and consistency across all brand and marketing channels. Partnering with the Senior Director, Brand Marketing to advance Justworks’ identity, evolving our design system and brand guidelines while enabling scale across internal and external teams. Translating long-term strategic goals into actionable roadmaps, scoping initiatives, and ensuring the right problems are being solved at the right level. Collaborating with peers across Experience Design and leaders in Product, Marketing, Engineering, Sales, Events, and Support to define a shared vision. Developing and mentoring a team of designers, enabling them to refine their craft and grow their skills. Leading complex, multi-channel projects with clarity, speed, and excellence. Balancing bold conceptual thinking with strong execution and follow-through. Bringing external inspiration, cultural awareness, and original thinking to our brand. What You’ll Work On: Lead the development of large-scale brand campaigns, always-on marketing assets, and key seasonal moments in partnership with Brand Marketing, Growth, and Communications teams. Set the vision and standard for all creative work across the in-house team, ensuring cohesion, clarity, and creative excellence across channels (digital, social, OOH, events, experiential). Oversees creative strategy, ensuring high-impact visual storytelling and brand consistency, with deep expertise in storytelling and tone of voice across formats. Partners with agencies and internal teams to evolve brand design and identity, amplifying Justworks presence in the market. Collaborate with external creative and media agencies to align on creative strategy, review work, and maintain brand integrity. Strong leadership skills, with a track record of mentoring and developing talent, building pathways for growth while maintaining a strong feedback and QA culture. Evolve our visual identity syste ... (truncated, view full listing at source)