Creative Director, 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.
WhatsApp is looking for a Creative Director to help define the future of the WhatsApp brand. From concept to execution, you'll be responsible for creating products that are human-centered, simple, and highly crafted. You'll be an integral part of the Brand Design Team working on brand in product, brand experiences, illustrations, artifacts, website design, and more. In this role, you'll work with folks from across disciplines — marketing, creative, product design, etc. Experience in working with product teams is important, as is your commitment to collaboration. You'll also be responsible for guiding individuals — helping them build their skills and grow in their careers.
Responsibilities
Lead a creative team focused on building a system for how WhatsApp as a brand shows up and translates in the app. Understand and translate brand goals into the product experiences in WhatsApp.
Work horizontally across marketing, product design, and brand to create holistic user experiences and a strong brand expression.
Be a player and a coach - roll up your sleeves and work on brand identity and also help designers on the team grow.
Deliver content that’s delightful, beautiful, and clear and with a high-level of finish and polish.
Work closely with folks from across teams to create concepts and plan product roadmaps.
Create sketches, storyboards, prototypes, and/or design specs necessary to guide development of beautiful, useful, and consistent experiences.
Minimum Qualification
4+ years experience as a Creative Director at an agency or an in-house team.
Experience coaching and growing individuals.
Experience building consensus around, and incorporating feedback into design work and concepts.
Experience coordinating, directing and guiding the work of designers on your team and within an organization.
Experience as a design executor who pushes for design excellence and a high quality bar for craft.
Experience presenting and socializing work to groups of cross-functional stakeholders.
Preferred Qualification
Experience with delivering 0-1 products from concept stages to launch
Experience working on large scale, complex, ambiguous projects across multiple teams
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