Senior Director, Creative and Content (Hybrid)

Senior Director Creative and Content (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days onsite per week in Austin TX)

Overview:

Weedmaps is seeking a Senior Director Creative and Content to lead the companys creative vision and execution across design production and content strategy. This role is responsible for defining how the Weedmaps brand shows up across all marketing touchpoints and ensuring creative work is distinctive consistent and effective.

The Senior Director will build and lead a multidisciplinary in-house creative team establish scalable creative operations and partner closely with Paid Media Lifecycle Field Marketing Events and Marketing Operations. This role requires a strong balance of strategic brand leadership creative excellence and operational rigor.

The impact youll make:

• Recruit manage and develop a high-performing creative team across design brand and content strategy and production.
• Provide clear direction feedback mentorship and growth opportunities for team members.
• Foster a culture of creativity collaboration accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the team operates efficiently with clear priorities scalable processes and high-quality output.
• Creative Vision & Brand Leadership
  • Define and lead Weedmaps creative vision across brand content and marketing channels.
  • Champion and evolve the brands visual identity voice and storytelling framework.
  • Ensure creative excellence and consistency across all touchpoints including paid media owned channels experiential and editorial content.
• Brand & Content Strategy
  • Own and define Weedmaps brand and content strategy setting the vision for how the brand is positioned expressed and experienced across all channels.
  • Establish the core brand narrative messaging framework and content pillars that guide marketing product storytelling and campaign development.
  • Translate business objectives audience insights and cultural context into clear brand and content strategies that drive relevance differentiation and impact.
  • Set creative and strategic direction for content across paid owned earned and experiential channels ensuring cohesion from top-of-funnel brand storytelling through performance and lifecycle content.
  • Define standards and best practices for platform-specific content balancing creative excellence with effectiveness and scalability.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure brand and content strategy are consistently applied across the organization.
• Design & Studio Leadership
  • Oversee the design function across all marketing channels ensuring strong craft consistency and scalability.
  • Lead the in-house studio responsible for photo and video capture editing and production.
  • Establish best practices for creative development production workflows and quality control.
• Creative Operations & Production
  • Build and scale an in-house creative agency model to support organizational needs.
  • Define intake briefing prioritization and workflow processes for cross-functional partners.
  • Manage production timelines budgets and vendor relationships to ensure efficient and predictable delivery.
  • Determine when to leverage internal resources versus external agencies freelancers or production partners.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner closely with Paid Media to ensure creative is optimized for performance and experimentation.
  • Support Field Marketing and Events with creative concepts and assets for experiential and regional activations.
  • Collaborate with Lifecycle Marketing Operations and other stakeholders to align creative with broader marketing goals.
• Measurement & Optimization
  • Define creative success metrics in partnership with Marketing leadership.
  • Use performance insights testing results and audience data to continuously refine creative approaches.
  • Stay current on design cultural and content trends including emerging creative technologies and AI-enabled tools.

What youve accomplished:

• 10 years of experience in creative roles including leadership positions within an in-house team brand or agency.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams across design content and production.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand leadership concept development and multi-channel execution.
• Experience managing creative operations production workflows and budgets.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Bonus points:

• Cannabis industry experience or strong cultural fluency with a deep understanding of cannabis audiences aesthetics and trends.
• Ability to create authentic compliant creative that balances cultural credibility with brand safety.
• Experience building or scaling an in-house creative or studio model.
• Background working closely with performance marketing teams and optimizing creative for testing and iteration.
• Familiarity with modern content platforms creative technologies and AI-enabled tools.
• Experience in regulated industries requiring careful brand and compliance considerations.
• Strong understanding of modern marketing measurement and creative effectiveness.
• Experience supporting experiential field marketing or event-driven creative.
• Passion for culture design storytelling and emerging trends.

The base pay range for this position is $207410.00 - $232391.00 per year

2026 US Benefits for Full Time Regular Employees:

• Physical Health (Medical Dental & Vision)
• 100% employer-paid premium for employees
• Up to 80% coverage for dependents
• Company HSA contribution with the High Deductible Health Plan
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (employer will match contribution up to 3.5% of employee contribution)
• Basic Life Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance options
• Supplemental voluntary benefits
• Student Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings with a monthly company contribution
• FSA (Medical Dependent Transit and Parking)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Legal access to a network of attorneys
• PTO paid sick leave and company holidays (including a 2026 holiday shutdown)
• Paid parental leave

Why Work at Weedmaps

Life at Weedmaps means innovation and heart. Come join us if you care about the plant the people who love it and are ready to let your talent shine. We foster a bustling and collaborative culture that revolves around an environment that focuses on the benefits of weed and the community that supports it.

You too can have a hand in shaping the industrys future; ready to roll with us

See how weve grownour journey leadership team and whats next at Weedmaps:

Founded in 2008 weve grown from a small startup to a global leader in the cannabis industry. Our dedication to transparency education and community has set us apart and today we proudly serve cannabis to consumers and businesses in the U.S. and worldwide.

Freedom to choose. Freedom to access. Freedom to enjoy.

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