Associate Creative Director at Elastic

Job description

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 federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co . We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster) Elasticsearch develops and distributes technology and information that is subject to U.S. and other countries’ export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Russia, including the Ukrainian territories annexed by Russia (The Crimea region of Ukraine, The Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), The Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), Kherson or Zaporizhzhia). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic. Please see here for our Privacy Statement.

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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
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.
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
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
Please see here for our Privacy Statement.

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401k

Parental Leave