Creative Director, Samba TV
$180-200k
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
Be an early applicant
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-200k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create data at the heart of TV, powering a more scientific approach to advertising and a better viewing experience for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands-on leader with a deep understanding of the tech and entertainment industries, capable of driving high-impact creative that aligns with business objectives
- 10+ years of experience in a Creative Director, Senior Designer, or similar role within a tech, media, or entertainment company
- Proven ability to build, lead, and mentor high-performing creative teams
- An exceptional design portfolio showcasing strong conceptual thinking, strategic problem-solving, and high-quality execution
- Expertise in branding, storytelling, and marketing creative across digital, social, video, and experiential platforms
- Hands-on proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects), Figma, CapCut and other relevant design tools
- Experience managing multiple projects in fast-paced environments with aggressive deadlines
- Deep understanding of performance marketing, data-driven design, and A/B testing
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize feedback from multiple stakeholders
- Experience with motion design, animation, or interactive media is a plus
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Visual Arts, Marketing, or a related field
What the job involves
- Samba TV is seeking a Creative Director to lead our design team and elevate our brand
- This individual will be responsible for defining and executing a bold creative vision for Samba TV across all marketing channels
- Define and execute a compelling creative vision that aligns with Samba TV’s brand and business strategy
- Lead the evolution of Samba TV’s brand identity, visual system, data visualization, and storytelling approach to drive differentiation in the marketplace
- Champion brand consistency across all touchpoints, ensuring cohesive messaging and design execution
- Push creative boundaries by exploring motion design, interactive media, and innovative digital experiences
- Balance high-level creative strategy with hands-on execution when necessary
- Oversee the creation of B2B marketing assets, including digital campaigns, social media content, video, web design, event branding, and demand generation materials
- Drive storytelling across multimedia formats, ensuring that messaging resonates with key audiences, including advertisers, media agencies, and partners
- Translate complex data insights into compelling visual stories, leveraging data visualization techniques to make information more engaging, accessible, and actionable for advertisers, partners, and internal stakeholders
- Collaborate with marketing, product, and data teams to leverage insights and analytics to inform creative decisions
- Partner with performance marketing to optimize creative for lead generation, engagement, and conversion
- Manage relationships with external agencies, freelancers, and production partners to scale creative efforts
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of designers, fostering a culture of creativity and innovation
- Be a player/coach as needed, sometimes individually leading strategic projects as the primary designer
- Develop efficient workflows, project management processes, and approval structures to enhance productivity
- Partner closely with product design, UX/UI, and engineering teams to ensure seamless brand integration across product experiences
- Work with sales, product marketing, and executive leadership to translate complex ideas into compelling visual narratives
- Present and defend creative work to senior stakeholders, incorporating feedback while maintaining a strong creative vision
- Implement best practices for design operations, including JIRA, Asana, or similar project management tools to track workflows
- Manage creative resources effectively, including budgeting, vendor relationships, and asset production
- Stay ahead of design trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices to continuously innovate
Application process
- Samba TV may collect personal information directly from you, as a job applicant, Samba TV may also receive personal information from third parties, for example, in connection with a background, employment or reference check, in accordance with the applicable law
Our take
Samba TV is improving the TV viewing experience by employing analytics to better personalise adverts and recommendations. With a scientific and algorithmic approach to how smart TVs work, the company enables TV businesses to better capture and serve consumers - an offering which has attracted the likes of Disney.
In recent years, Samba TV has focused on making artificial intelligence and machine learning central to its offerings, in part through the acquisition of Disruptel. This has enabled heightened content recognition and non-intrusive ad unit development, both of which enable it to deliver more value.
Moving forwards, Samba continues to partner and integrate with a wide range of companies to expand its product offering and market reach. Its 2022 expansion into Australia suggests that the company has its sights set on becoming a global force to be reckoned with.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2018
$7.5m
EARLY VC
Jun 2017
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $45.7m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Health Coverage
- Volunteer Days
- Stock Options
- Unlimited PTO
- Team & Company Events
Company values
- Determination
- Curiosity
- Results
- Humility
- Intellectual Honesty
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Ashwin Navin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded i/o ventures and BitTorrent, serving there as President. Experience as an Analyst for Epoch Partners, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.
David Harrison
(CTO Emeritius)Previously served as Senior Engineer for BitTorrent, and has experience as a Research Engineer for EECS at UC Berkeley and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
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