About the Team

DoorDash's mission is to grow and empower local economies. By building intelligent, last-mile delivery technology for local cities, DoorDash connects people with the local businesses they care about - helping grow businesses and the communities that support those businesses.

To further this mission, DoorDash built an award winning best in class Creative Studio. The studio houses some of the most diverse, eclectic talent that inspires and solves business problems through creativity. We are known in the industry for taking risks, challenging conventions, and inspiring a new way of thinking. We're here to create pivotal work that we, our partners, and the entire DoorDash community can be immensely proud of. We’re here to do the best work of our lives. 

About the Role

The Managing Director, Creative Studio will be a primary driver and builder of the vision and operating model for the team. Tasked with creating the conditions where remarkable creativity can solve business problems, the role serves as a key partner to senior cross functional stakeholders, and is a strategic leader within the Marketing organization. With a focus on driving business impact through creative, the Managing Director, Creative Studio will be deeply embedded in the DoorDash business, innovation, inspiring creatives, and also a force within the creative industry. The role will directly oversee the Brand Design, Brand Tone, Creative, and Creative Operations teams within the Studio.

You will report into the Vice President of Brand + Creative in our marketing organization.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Continue to build upon the future vision and operating model for the Studio
• Hero Innovation through the lens of creativity
• Strategically collaborate with a complex landscape of internal and external partners to drive business results through creative output
• Drive partner agency engagement strategy; partner with Procurement and Marketing stakeholders to maintain agency roster
• Help lead and manage both in-house and external teams in all areas of creative development and execution
• Understand the dynamics of the planning and budgeting process
• Desire to produce world class, award winning creative that drives business impact
• Have a track record of delivering +1, proactive, business-driving programs and initiatives

We’re excited about you because…

• 15+ years experience as an in-house or external account/business lead
• A driver of change, with a passion for the way the communications industry is evolving and fearless about breaking new ground
• Proven experience leading large, cross functional teams and inspiring junior creatives
• A clear and creative strategic thinker who recognizes and nurtures big, new ideas; knows how to win advocates for great work; and obsesses about the effectiveness of the creative product in market
• Strong business acumen; proven track record of being a part of business driving creative solutions

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week;