Job Description

Company Description

LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. Were also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture thats built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

This role will be based in San Francisco.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

The Executive Creative Director of LinkedIn is a visionary leader who will shape how the LinkedIn brand is expressed across channels and audiences. This role combines strategic insight with creative excellence and will be responsible for strengthening LinkedIns brand identity, engaging diverse audiences, and delivering compelling campaigns that support business growth. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in brand storytelling, digital innovation, and integrated marketing across global B2B and B2C environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of innovative, integrated marketing campaigns that align with brand strategy and business objectives.
• Oversee creative direction for all marketing initiatives, including advertising, digital, experiential, performance, social, and event marketing.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teamsbrand, product marketing, performance marketing, media, social, and communicationsto deliver compelling work that capitalizes on channel best practices.
• Inspire and manage a high-performing creative team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Champion the brand voice and visual identity, ensuring consistency across all touch points.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and cultural moments to bring fresh thinking and insights to creative work.
• Monitor and engage with new AI technologies to drive productivity and scale, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
• Advocate for the customer, infusing insights that capture attention and drive engagement.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, production partners, and freelancers to deliver best-in-class work and build a streamlined ecosystem for creative development.Establish and monitor creative KPIs to measure effectiveness and optimize performance.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in creative leadership roles within marketing, advertising, or brand strategy.
• 5+ years of experience leading high-performing teams, including managing people managers.
• BA/BS degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading successful, award-winning campaigns across multiple channels.
• Exceptional storytelling, conceptual thinking, and design sensibility.
• Demonstrates inclusive leadership by fostering LinkedIns culture and values, cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued and empowered.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills with the ability to inspire and mentor creative talent.
• Deep understanding of digital platforms, generative AI, new creative technologies, content strategy, and audience engagement.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fastpaced, highgrowth environment with global teams.
• Passion for innovation and pushing creative boundaries.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with handson execution.
• Understanding of modern marketing measurement systems/tracking and willingness to drive teams/agencies to meet or exceed marketing KPIs.

Suggested Skills

• Content Marketing
• Creative Services
• Change Management
• Leadership

Application Process

Application Process: Interested candidates should submit a resume, portfolio, and cover letter outlining their creative philosophy and leadership experience.

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $214,000 $335,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Statement

We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.

Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
• Having interviews in an accessible location
• Being accompanied by a service dog
• Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview
• A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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