Associate Creative Director

About the role

Associate Creative Director Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. About the Role We're looking for an Associate Creative Director to evolve and elevate the Elastic brand. You will lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary team that transforms complex technology into clear, engaging experiences for technical audiences. This role blends creative strategy with operational excellence. You will drive our creative vision while growing Elastic’s brand awareness, positioning us as a forward-thinking leader in the industry. You'll inspire high-impact work, build scalable creative systems, and ensure our brand remains consistent while continuously evolving to compete in the AI era. What You'll Do - Lead and mentor an in-house team of designers and video creatives. - Set a strategic creative direction across campaigns, launches, events, digital, social, and executive communications. - Provide artistic direction and guidance to team members to ensure consistency and alignment with brand standards. - Raise the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of the Elastic brand. - Translate complex technical concepts into engaging creative for developers, practitioners, and enterprise buyers. - Review and provide clear feedback on all creative materials to ensure they meet Elastic’s standards for quality, accuracy, and brand consistency. - Build efficient creative processes that help the team move faster without sacrificing quality. - Partner closely with marketing, product, executives, and agencies to deliver strategic creative. - Champion experimentation, AI-powered workflows, and modern creative practices. - Manage relationships with external creative agencies and media partners to ensure high-quality execution of deliverables What You'll Bring - Experience leading in-house creative teams, ideally in B2B technology. - Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong brand thinking and execution. - Deep understanding of technical audiences and enterprise marketing. - Ability to balance creative innovation with operational discipline. - Strong coaching, communication, and stakeholder management skills. - Curiosity, adaptability, and a desire to continuously evolve how creative work gets done. #LI-JM5 Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being. The typical starting salary range for this role is: $128,200—$202,900 USD The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is: $153,800—$243,300 USD Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do. We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do. - Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary - Health coverage for you and your family in many locations - Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles - Generous number of vacation days each year - Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service - Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love - Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by...

Key responsibilities

• check_circleCollaborate with the team on day-to-day project tasks
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Requirements

• check_circleLead and mentor an in-house team of designers and video creatives.
• check_circleSet a strategic creative direction across campaigns, launches, events, digital, social, and executive communications.
• check_circleProvide artistic direction and guidance to team members to ensure consistency and alignment with brand standards.
• check_circleRaise the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of the Elastic brand.
• check_circleTranslate complex technical concepts into engaging creative for developers, practitioners, and enterprise buyers.
• check_circleReview and provide clear feedback on all creative materials to ensure they meet Elastic’s standards for quality, accuracy, and brand consistency.
• check_circleBuild efficient creative processes that help the team move faster without sacrificing quality.
• check_circlePartner closely with marketing, product, executives, and agencies to deliver strategic creative.
• check_circleChampion experimentation, AI-powered workflows, and modern creative practices.
• check_circleManage relationships with external creative agencies and media partners to ensure high-quality execution of deliverables
• check_circleExperience leading in-house creative teams, ideally in B2B technology.
• check_circleExceptional portfolio demonstrating strong brand thinking and execution.

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Benefits & perks

• check_circleMentorship
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• check_circleFlexible work arrangement where applicable