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Stord is rapidly growing and strategically scaling teams across the entire company, and seeking energetic experts to help us achieve our mission.\nBy combining comprehensive commerce-enablement technology with high-volume fulfillment services, Stord provides brands a platform to compete with retail giants. Stord manages over $10 billion of commerce annually through its fulfillment, warehousing, transportation, and operator-built software suite including OMS, Pre- and Post-Purchase, and WMS platforms. Stord is leveling the playing field for all brands to deliver the best consumer experience at scale.\nWith Stord, brands can increase cart conversion, improve unit economics, and drive sustained customer loyalty. Stord’s end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with leading technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, easy access to more channels, and improved margins on every order.\nHundreds of leading DTC and B2B companies like True Classic, Native, Seed Health, goodr, Sundays for Dogs, and more trust Stord to deliver industry-leading consumer experiences on every order. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta with facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Stord is backed by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, Strike Capital, Baillie Gifford, and Salesforce Ventures.\nAbout the RoleThe Creative Director is the visual and conceptual voice of Stord. Reporting directly to the VP of Marketing, you will set the creative vision for how Stord looks, sounds, and feels across every channel, and lead the studio that brings it to life.\nThis role is for a hands-on creative leader who moves comfortably between big ideas and finished work. You have strong opinions about what great creative looks like, a portfolio that proves it, and the leadership skills to inspire a studio team and manage agency and freelance partners. You know that creative and performance work together, and you build campaigns that prove it for DTC founders, ecommerce leaders, and the broader commerce ecosystem.\nYou will partner closely with Product Marketing, Demand Generation, Content, and Sales to make sure Stord's creative is consistent, differentiated, and commercially effective at every touchpoint.\nWhat You'll Do\nCreative Vision & Brand Identity\nOwn Stord's creative vision, visual identity, and brand expression, keeping them consistent and distinctive across all channels and audiences\nTurn Stord's positioning into a clear visual language, voice, and point of view that resonates with mid-market DTC founders and ecommerce operators\nAct as the creative steward of the brand: set standards, educate the organization, and push for quality at every touchpoint\nPartner with Product Marketing so creative ladders up to GTM messaging and positioning\nCreative Studio Leadership\nLead, coach, and develop the in-house studio of 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company moments, including product launches, partnerships, and executive announcements\nSupport executive visibility and PR efforts with strong creative storytelling and polished visual assets\nCollaborate with Communications and Content on a consistent narrative across press, social, and owned channels\nWhat You'll Need\n10+ years of progressive creative or marketing experience, with at least 4 years in a Creative Director or equivalent creative leadership role, ideally in VC-backed, high-growth B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services\nA strong portfolio showing concept-to-execution work across brand, digital, video, campaigns, and sales or product marketing assets\nProven experience building or scaling a creative function from an early or underdeveloped state\nDeep fluency across creative direction, brand identity, design, and storytelling, with the judgment to operate at the strategic level without losing touch with craft\nExperience leading and developing in-house creative or studio 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