Art Director, ThredUp
$175-195k
+ Eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards + Employee stock purchase plan
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Oakland, CA)
Fashion resale platform
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Fashion resale platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$175-195k
+ Eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards + Employee stock purchase plan
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Oakland, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To inspire a new generation to think secondhand first.
Role
Who you are
- 7–9 years of experience in brand and marketing design, including concept development, system design, and campaign execution, with 2+ experience leading and mentoring other designers
- A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional craftsmanship, advertorial understanding, taste, and creative thinking, with proven experience using design to drive performance, including: engagement, conversion, and measurable impact
- Deep understanding of what makes effective marketing creative across channels (ads, emails, site creative, social), with the ability to balance brand storytelling and performance goals
- Confident communicator and hands-on creative who can pitch, present, and translate ideas into compelling stories and visuals
- Expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; motion or video experience is a plus
- Curiosity for new creative tools and proven experience leveraging AI to enhance creativity and efficiency
- Experience in retail, e-commerce, or fashion, with a passion for sustainability and an awareness of cultural trends that shape design and style
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with high expectations for quality and executional speed, paired with a proactive and growth-oriented mindset
What the job involves
- As ThredUp’s Art Director, you’ll bring creative vision, leadership, and hands-on design expertise to shape how our brand shows up in the world
- You’ll set the standard for design excellence, guiding a small team while staying deeply connected to the work
- Equal parts maker and mentor, you’ll translate strategy into polished creative that captures the energy of secondhand fashion and connects with our customers in fresh, inspiring ways
- You’ll bring an eye for elevated design and a strategic understanding of how creative drives engagement, conversion, and brand love across channels
- You’ll partner closely with the Creative Director to evolve our visual identity, bring bold ideas to life, and tell ThredUp’s story in ways that feel fashion-forward, relevant, and unmistakably secondhand
- Lead and mentor a team of designers, creating an environment of collaboration, growth, and creative excellence
- You’re creative contributions go beyond design; you level up brand campaigns, marketing initiatives, and digital experiences from concept through execution, pitching bold ideas that push the brand forward
- Develop high-performing creative across multiple touchpoints (ads, emails, site creative, social) that blends storytelling and brand strategy to engage, convert, and build loyalty
- Balance creativity, craftsmanship, and executional rigor to deliver thoughtful, high-quality work quickly and consistently
- Partner with the Copy Lead to deliver integrated campaigns that align voice and visuals
- Collaborate with Creative Ops to align on priorities, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring smooth production and efficient execution
- Apply a structured, framework-based approach to design, ensuring creative thinking is strategic, scalable, and repeatable
- Experiment with new tools, workflows, and AI to move faster, spark ideas, and expand creative possibilities
- Stay connected to the fashion and cultural landscape to keep ThredUp’s creative work fresh, expressive, and inspiring
Our take
Over 40% of Gen Z consumers claim to have bought used clothing as opposed to 20% of Gen X and Boomers. Yet, despite this change in fashion trends, consumers must often rely on brick-and-mortar thrift stores and unregulated second-hand eCommerce marketplaces in order to access and find pre-owned clothing.
ThredUp provides an online marketplace for the buying and selling of secondhand fashionwear, offering affordable prices on discount clothing whilst promising a regulated and consistent approach to quality and cleanliness standards. The company acquires its clothing through sellers sending packages of clothing, which the company then sifts through to decide what is sellable and what should be returned.
The company went public in 2021 and immediately acquired Remix, a European second-hand fashion outlet, as part of its international expansion plans. It has, however, struggled to achieve profitability thanks to global economic turmoil and a glut of new clothing in the fashion industry, causing prices to drop sharply. It is focusing on reducing its operating costs and expanding its storage capacity. Analysts expect it to weather the current conditions in good form.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2019
$100m
SERIES F
Sep 2015
$81m
SERIES E
Total funding: $232.9m
Company benefits
- Competitive salary (we leverage market data) + stock
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Flexible PTO (take the time you need) + 13 company holidays (US offices)
- Paid Sabbatical after 3 years of full time employment
- Generous paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
- Medical, dental, vision, 401k, life and disability insurance offered
Company HQ
Old Oakland, Oakland, CA
Leadership
James Reinhart
(Founder & CEO)Has an MBA from Harvard Business School and started out in teaching. Also co-founded the Beacon Education Network.
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