Group Creative Director

TheConsumer IntegratedMarketing teamat Microsoft is seeking a Group Creative Directortowork across our portfolio of brands, spanning Copilot (AI companion), Windows, Surface devices, M365 and Edge.This senior-level position willinspire and leadcross-functional, multidisciplinary teamsto deliverbreakthrough creative acrossour ecosystem of channels.This role is pivotal in elevating the storytelling andcreativeof ourmarketing andwill guide the work fromfindingthered-threadfrom insights, the creative expression, and execution across channels.

You will be naturally curious, an exceptional strategic thinker,with an innate ability to delivercreativethathas purpose and resonance.This role requires the ability to manage multiple creative projects atdifferent stagesof the production process, and the ability to convey complex creative ideas to a broad group of stakeholder teams, including senior leadership.

• Guidetheinhouse Creative Directors, Design Directors,artistsand editors, as well as externalproduction houses.
• Partner closely with the Advertising team and Commercial Integrated Marketing teams to drive cohesion across the business
• Work closely with the channel teams,integratedmarketing,and comms teams to deliver meaningful creative for each channel activation.
• Interpret quant and qual insights from a variety of sources, including close partnership withCreative Strategists toidentifythe underlying red-threadthat will inform the creative territories and platform.
• Articulate the strategicand creativeapproach to a variety of stakeholders, championing the 'why' and the 'how' for our marketing approach.

Required/minimum qualifications

• Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 7+ years experience working in product or service design OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 9+ years experience working in product or service design OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).

• 7+ years experience as a leader in the creative space, managing team(s), and operating as a Group, or Executive Creative Director.

• 7+ years experience in online consumption behavior, storytelling trends, and algorithmic differences across social networks.
• 7+ years experience storytelling: an innate understanding of the importance of narrative, across everything from internal presentations tocompelling consumer-facing creative.
• 3+ years experience with AI tools and the role they can play in the creative process
• 5+ years leading concurrent, multiworkstream 360 brand campaigns for large product portfolios, owning the creative ideation /platform/campaign architecture.

Product Design IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.