Creative Director - Foundations & Brand, WhatsApp
Menlo Park, California, US
Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.
At Meta, we’re shaping innovative experiences in service of giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Our multidisciplinary design teams are creating new ways to help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. Together, we are committed to building innovative technologies — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Workplace, Meta Quest and more — to serve billions of people around the globe. WhatsApp is looking for a Creative Director to join the Foundations & Brand team. We focus on creating, maintaining, and evolving the visual systems that define our brand in the product including our design system, icons, illustration, and motion. This person will be responsible for determining high-level creative strategy, direction, and goals for various work streams in the product that will resonate with an external global audience. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented creative leader with a concept-driven approach who constantly strives for simplicity, is known as a strategic partner to their cross-functional peers, and understands how form influences function. They are an expert in their craft, with the ability to inspire, and empower artists on a team to create their best work. They should have the ability to adapt to various creative styles and mediums, know how to work in product, and execute to a high level of craft and execution.
Responsibilities
Define and oversee the strategy and creative direction of scalable in-product visual systems
Manage a team of communication designers and guide work from art directors, various creatives, and vendors (internally and externally)
Implement a cohesive visual style, voice, and tone with Product Designers and Content Strategists and execute to a high level of craft and execution
Collaborate with product and eng teams to identify opportunities for product enhancements that would bring greater brand expression and elevate the quality of our work
Work cross-functionally, balance the needs of stakeholders, and break down complex narratives into simple, compelling ideas
Drive strategic decisions around the future direction of WhatsApp and create a visual language and style that becomes iconic
Minimum Qualification
8+ years of experience as a Creative Director at a creative agency or an in-house team, with a focus on digital products
8+ years of visual design experience with proficiency in typography, desktop/mobile UI, color, layout, iconography and aesthetic sense and how these elements impact product function
8+ years experience working cross functionally with teams such as marketing, brand, product, design, engineering, and user research
Online portfolio showcasing relevant work—work must demonstrate dedication to design excellence in a variety of digital media (mobile, web)
Experience coordinating, directing, providing creative direction to contractors, agencies, and managing in-house designers
Proficiency in creating and directing high-quality work on large projects (including digital product design, motion, and illustration) in a fast-paced environment
Presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the experience to communicate complex, sometimes abstract, concepts clearly and persuasively
Experience with copywriting, building visual systems, and shaping and leading product design and brand systems
Preferred Qualification
Experience showcasing your end-to-end design process across multiple projects, that include interaction and visual design artifacts, multiple iterations, high-fidelity prototypes, and consideration of the impact and scale of work
Experience connecting your work with other industry-leading related initiatives across the company while driving collaboration
Examples of leadership in non-product dimensions that have made a team stronger and positively impacted the work environment
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