Creative Lead, Brand Studio

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. All Gusto roles posted in these metro areas come with the expectation of working from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week.

• San Francisco Office Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA & San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Areas
• Denver Office Metro: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
• New York City Office Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Symmetry, Gusto’s subsidiary, has a physical office in Scottsdale. All Symmetry roles posted in this metro area come with the expectation of working from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week.

• Scottsdale Office Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Areas

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable and consistent internet connection is required.

About Gusto

Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.

Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy. 

Gusto is looking for an experienced Art Based Creative.  This leader empowers our Brand Studio team members, a cross-disciplinary group of designers, illustrators, writers, and producers. The mission of our team is to build a category-defining brand and have a meaningful impact on Gusto’s business by shipping work that resonates with our customers. 

Your role will be to lead creative projects as well as inspire and manage our team and the greater organization.  This is a highly collaborative role that will require you to work closely with marketing leaders, product teams, and your Brand Studio team to ship effective projects and campaigns. We’re looking for a creative problem solver who can think strategically but also loves coming up with new ideas and new ways to express them.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Collaborate with our internal partners across marketing, product, and beyond to shape the strategy, ideation, and execution of world-class creative
• Mentor and guide creatives on day-to-day projects as well as career paths and goals
• Lead the ideation, art direction, messaging, and design of projects from start to finish
• Represent the creative team to internal stakeholders, and provide input that will help shape planning and strategy
• Deliver and solicit feedback to continually improve the Gusto brand
• Clearly articulate design and copywriting decisions to a vast set of partners and stakeholders
• Provide feedback and art direction to external creative agencies and vendors
• Champion Brand Studio’s work to cross-functional stakeholders and push the brand to new heights

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• 10+ years leading creative projects 
• 5+ years people management experience
• Experience in art directing photography, video and AI is a plus.
• Experience leading medium to large-sized projects with multiple stakeholders
• Experience collaborating closely with marketing organizations
• Appetite for problem solving and a love for fast-paced environments
• Experience designing for web, email, offline media, and video
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very high standards
• Ability to articulate the subjectivity of creative strategy to business goals

Our base salary cash compensation range for this role is $139,000 to $163,000 in Denver and most remote locations and $163,000 - $192,000 in San Francisco and New YorkFinal offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

 

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. 

Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring