Creative Director - In-House Brand Leadership, Regulated US Retail Category (Full-Time)

An established US consumer brand operating across multiple states in a regulated retail category is looking for a Creative Director to own its creative vision end to end. You'll set creative strategy, steward brand identity and run creative operations for an in-house marketing organization, working with real autonomy and reporting to the VP of Marketing. You'll operate at a strategic level but stay close enough to the work to get hands-on when a tentpole campaign needs it. What you'll do - Set creative direction and give final approval across every channel: in-store, wholesale, packaged brands, traditional media, paid digital and organic social - Lead campaign concepting for major, tentpole moments and bring fully formed recommendations to marketing leadership - Steward and evolve the brand's visual identity and creative standards - Own high-volume, recurring production workflows (for example, weekly promotional drops) - Evaluate and implement AI-assisted tools and build systems that let a small team scale - Lead and develop a creative team of four (design management, packaging production, senior and junior graphic design) and coordinate external paid-media partners What we're looking for - 6+ years in creative roles, including 3+ years as a Creative Director, Associate CD or equivalent - 3+ years at an integrated, full-service or brand agency in a concept-leading role - Agency experience with retail, consumer or regulated-category clients across in-store, paid, social and CRM - A portfolio of integrated work taken from concept through execution across at least three channels, including distinctive paid-media creative for both digital and traditional - A current point of view on social-native content tied to measurable performance - Experience building creative production systems and workflows; familiarity with AI-assisted workflows preferred - Experience managing a creative or design team of three or more How it works Apply through iince. We review every application and, when you're a strong fit, we introduce you directly to the client. This is a full-time, in-house seat.