[Hiring] Head of Creative @Courtyard Inc.

Role Description

Courtyard is looking for a Head of Creative to define and lead the creative vision of the company. This is a senior leadership role responsible for building a world-class creative organization spanning Creative, Content Studio, Social, and Brand. You will shape how Courtyard looks, feels, sounds, and shows up across every consumer touchpoint. This includes:

• Advertising and product launches
• Social content
• Original programming
• Campaigns
• Partnerships
• Cultural moments

We’re looking for a creative leader who can establish a point of view, raise the quality bar, and build an exceptional team to turn Courtyard into a brand people recognize. This role requires both creative vision and operational leadership. You should be equally comfortable:

• Developing a big campaign idea
• Reviewing a piece of content with a designer or editor
• Building an organization and production model
• Using performance insights to understand what resonates with our customers

You will inspire the team to do their best work.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of creative experience, including leading multidisciplinary teams at high-growth consumer brands, entertainment, agencies, gaming, or culturally relevant technology businesses.
• A strong portfolio spanning brand campaigns, social content, video, and digital work.
• Proven ability to recruit, lead, develop, and inspire high-performing creative teams.
• Strong understanding of culture, entertainment, creators, and how modern consumer brands build relevance.
• Strong experience and understanding of how User Acquisition / Paid Media works.
• Understand how A/B testing works and can drive strategy leveraging data.
• Experience developing content and social strategies, including original and recurring formats.
• Strong understanding of performance marketing and how creative impacts acquisition metrics, conversion rates, and overall growth.
• Ability to balance creative judgment with data and performance insights.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• A high bar for quality paired with a low-ego, hands-on player-coach mentality.

Requirements

• Set and own Courtyard’s creative vision across brand, campaigns, content, social, performance marketing, and major product/category launches.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of designers, editors, producers, creative strategists, and content creators.
• Build and grow Courtyard’s Content Studio, developing original programming, recurring formats, short-form and long-form video, and culturally relevant content.
• Partner with Growth Marketing to build a high-velocity creative testing engine while maintaining a high creative quality bar.
• Provide creative leadership for Social, establishing how Courtyard participates in culture and builds an audience.
• Partner with Brand marketing to translate our positioning and Entertainment Shopping vision into a distinctive and recognizable consumer brand.
• Develop campaigns and creative ideas around launches, partnerships, creators, events, and cultural moments.
• Establish strong creative processes, feedback loops, workflows, and prioritization across a fast-moving organization.
• Be a visible, hands-on leader who communicates proactively, develops talent, provides clear creative feedback, and keeps the entire team aligned.
• Bring ideas proactively rather than waiting for briefs, helping Creative become a strategic driver of brand, culture, audience, and growth.

Benefits

• A dynamic and engaging environment focused on fostering real growth and innovation.
• Opportunities to create amazing products that our customers truly love and value.
• Comprehensive health insurance packages with dependent coverage.
• Competitive salary with ample opportunities for career advancement and development.
• Enjoy the flexibility of a fully remote work environment.
• 401(k) plan with a 4% employer match to help you plan for the future.
• $100 monthly dogfooding stipend to support trying out our products firsthand.
• Access to employee wellness programs designed to support your overall well-being.