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Spotify

New York

Creative Director - Social at Spotify

ON-SITE SENIOR
Posted 11 days ago
$162,432 - $232,047
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Spotify

Spotify is a digital music service that provides users with on-demand access to millions of songs, enabling them to discover, manage, and share music while ensuring fair compensation for artists.

Internet B2C Broadcasting Mobile
HQ
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Team size
5K-10K
Founded
2006
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

The Social Creative Director leads the creative vision for Spotify's global social presence across Brand, Product, Music, and more. This role focuses on delivering innovative storytelling that is visually compelling and culturally relevant to millions of fans.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative vision for global social channels and storytelling.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to develop social-first campaigns.
  • Mentor and inspire a team of creatives to ensure excellence.
  • Maintain global social brand guidelines and scalable creative toolkits.
  • Monitor emerging social trends and platform audience behaviors.
  • Present creative work and recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements Snapshot

  • Minimum of ten years in creative leadership roles.
  • Strong portfolio featuring social-first creative work.
  • Deep expertise in social platforms and content formats.
  • Proven experience in people leadership and building partnerships.
  • Solutions-oriented mindset with a focus on creative quality.

Expected Impact

This leader will strengthen Spotify's position as a global leader in social storytelling by delivering high-quality, culturally relevant content. By pushing creative boundaries and ensuring brand consistency, the role will drive meaningful business impact and enhance fan engagement across all platforms.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Compensation

$162,432 - $232,047

Job Description

The Social Creative Director will lead the creative vision for Spotify's global social presence, ensuring every piece of content is visually compelling, culturally relevant, and unmistakably Spotify. Working across Brand, Product, Music, Podcasts, Audiobooks, and Fitness, you'll help shape how millions of fans experience Spotify every day through innovative storytelling and world-class creative.

As a creative leader, you'll inspire and develop a high-performing team while partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver work that pushes creative boundaries and strengthens Spotify's position as a leader in social storytelling.

What You'll Do

  • Lead the creative vision for Spotify's global social channels, delivering innovative, high-quality storytelling that strengthens the brand across Brand, Product, Music, Podcasts, Audiobooks, and Fitness.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (including Social Strategy, Brand, Project Management, and agency partners) to develop and deliver social-first campaigns from concept through execution.
  • Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of creatives, fostering a collaborative, inclusive environment and ensuring creative excellence across every project.
  • Champion consistency by maintaining Spotify's social brand guidelines, developing scalable creative toolkits, and partnering with regional teams to deliver a cohesive global social presence.
  • Stay ahead of emerging social trends, platform capabilities, and audience behaviors, while confidently presenting creative work and recommendations to senior leadership.

Who You Are

  • You have at least 10+ years of creative leadership experience in entertainment, technology, media, or consumer brands, with a strong portfolio of social-first work.
  • You have deep expertise in social platforms, content formats, and creative best practices, and know how to turn strategy into engaging, culturally relevant storytelling.
  • You are an experienced people leader who builds strong partnerships, communicates with influence, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • You care deeply about creative quality, bring a solutions-oriented mindset, and inspire teams to produce work that pushes creative boundaries while delivering meaningful business impact.

Where You'll Be

  • This role can be based in New York or Los Angeles.
  • We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
  • We ask that you come in 1-2 times per week.
The United States base range for this position is $162,432- $232,047, plus equity (plus bonus or commission. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
 
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
 
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