Creative Director

Position Overview:

The Creative Director at Legion is a senior creative and people leader responsible for shaping the creative vision while actively managing, mentoring, and guiding a growing multidisciplinary team. This role balances hands-on creative excellence with strong managerial ownership, ensuring teams are supported, work is elevated, and challenges are addressed proactively.

You will oversee creative output across social, digital, and 360 campaigns, bringing strong ownership across projects while supporting team growth and delivery. As a senior leader within the department, you’ll provide clear direction, thoughtful guidance, and help teams navigate challenges collaboratively.

This role partners closely with Strategy, Production, Account, and department leadership and reports regularly on team performance, project status, and challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Vision & Craft Excellence

• Lead high-level concept development while remaining hands-on in shaping design, storytelling, and execution across campaigns.
• Own final creative accountability, ensuring all work meets Legion’s standards for craft, clarity, and strategic intent.
• Translate client objectives into creative ideas that balance cultural relevance, performance, and brand integrity.
• Establish and uphold creative frameworks, standards, and review processes that allow quality to scale as the team grows.
• Stay ahead of cultural, platform, and industry shifts, evolving Legion’s creative output accordingly.

Team Leadership, Management & Accountability

• Lead, manage, and develop a multidisciplinary creative team (art directors, ACDs, designers, motion, editors), setting clear expectations for quality, ownership, and collaboration.
• Provide direct, actionable feedback and guidance — including navigating difficult conversations around performance, growth, and accountability.
• Proactively identify and address team challenges (resourcing, skill gaps, morale, performance) and work toward solutions before escalating to department leadership.
• Serve as a mentor and manager, supporting both creative growth and professional development through regular check-ins, feedback, and goal-setting.
• Partner with department leads and HR on hiring, onboarding, performance management, and development plans.

Project Ownership & Problem Solving

• Take clear ownership of projects from a creative leadership standpoint, ensuring teams are set up for success from kickoff through delivery.
• Anticipate creative, resourcing, or process issues early and work collaboratively with production and strategy to resolve them.
• Act as the first line of problem-solving within the creative team, escalating only when necessary and with proposed solutions in hand.
• Balance multiple projects and teams simultaneously, setting priorities and maintaining momentum without compromising quality.

Client Leadership & Communication

• Act as the senior creative voice in client engagements, presenting work clearly and confidently with strong strategic rationale.
• Build trust with client partners by guiding them through creative decisions, managing feedback, and advocating for the best possible work.
• Ensure creative feedback is distilled clearly for teams and aligned with project goals and constraints.
• Contribute to Legion’s creative POV through pitch work, case studies, and ongoing thought leadership.

Operational Collaboration & Reporting

• Partner closely with Production and Operations to ensure creative work is delivered on time, on budget, and at the expected level of quality.
• Maintain clear communication with department leads, providing regular updates on project status, team health, risks, and resourcing needs.
• Support scalable workflows and processes that allow the creative team to grow without sacrificing excellence.

Business Growth & Culture

• Lead creative development for new business pitches, helping position Legion as a best-in-class creative partner.
• Identify opportunities to expand creative capabilities across platforms, formats, and emerging spaces.
• Lead by example in how you show up — calm under pressure, solutions-oriented, collaborative, and accountable.
• Foster an environment where creatives feel supported, challenged, and empowered to do their best work.

What We Offer:

At Legion Creative, we’re committed to taking care of the people who bring our work to life. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support the whole employee - professionally, physically, and emotionally. Full-time employees are eligible for vacation and sick time, paid company holidays, medical/dental/vision coverage, life and disability insurance, maternity and paternity benefits, a 401(k) with company match, along with free gym access and additional wellness and workplace perks.

We pride ourselves on fostering an environment where our team members feel supported at every stage of their journey. We don’t just help people grow their careers, we empower them to thrive.