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The Consumer Integrated Marketing team at Microsoft is seeking a Creative Director to elevate our creative and strategic thinking across our portfolio of brands.

The Creative Director will be responsible for ideating, leading and evolving Microsoft’s digital creative experiences with a focus on breakthrough storytelling, tied to a red thread into strategic insights.

The Creative Director is responsible for being the thought leader of modern, digital-first storytelling, and interpreting those into creative marketing. This role will focus on establishing the underlying creative idea for these moments, and partner with cross-functional creative and channel leads, as well as external creative agencies, to bring it to life.

This role supports Microsoft Copilot (AI companion), Surface devices, M365 Copilot, Windows, Edge and Bing, across launch moments and marketing beats across our Owned & Operated channels. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work across multiple projects at once, with collaboration across teams, and the ability to champion the creative to senior leadership.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Use insights and strategic thinking to find the creative approach that will help our marketing breakthrough in today’s complex social landscape.
• Ideate, developand execute creative with a focus on our Owned & Operated channels – both organic and paid.
• Guide team members in the effective use of AI tools, proactively incorporating them into creative workflow to drive the development of cutting-edge solutions and improve speed to market.
• Inspire product storytelling efforts grounded in audience and cultural insights.
• Foster ongoing relationships with agency and production partners to ensure we are optimized for best-in-class creative work.
• Thrives in a team setting that promotes authenticity, collaboration, and inclusivity.
• Embody our Culture ( and Values (

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 5+ years experience as a Creative Director, concepting and executing breakthrough campaigns for high-profile brands, both from a strategic and creative perspective or related work experience
• OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience in digital-first creative marketing, consumer behavior across online channels and campaign development
• 5+ years experience working directly within creative software (For example, Figma, Adobe suite, Microsoft products)
• 5+ years experience working in a creative agency or in-house creative team

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 7+ years experience as a Creative Director, concepting and executing breakthrough campaigns for high-profile brands, both from a strategic and creative perspective or related work experience
• OR Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 3+ years experience as a Creative Director, concepting and executing breakthrough campaigns for high-profile brands, both from a strategic and creative perspective or related work experience
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with storytelling/narrative structure, pacing, graphics, music, shot selection and all key aspects of audio-visual content.
• Experience in leading visual identity strategies and developing creative marketing campaigns.
• Experience with Microsoft's consumer-facing products and services.
• Experience in leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to enhance creative processes and deliver innovative solutions

Integrated Marketing IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 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 $165,600 - $272,300 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 30, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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