Exploding Kittens

Executive Creative Director

Exploding Kittens · Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA $180K–$220K Posted 2026-11-03
Salary
$180K–$220K
Type
Full-time
Experience
10+ yr

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Set the creative vision for each new product, inspiring and guiding the creative team (product designers, illustrators, and game designers) fostering a high-performing, experimental and collaborative team culture.

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Drive constant innovation and games category disruption by staying ahead of trends in design, humor, and entertainment.

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Own and evolve our voice and brand identity across all creative.

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Establish creative team workflows and address creative resource gaps to improve and scale the lean and scrappy process.

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Advocate for the Creative Strategy and collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Product Management, Production and Sales to ensure brand integrity and commercial viability at every stage of the process.
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Strong portfolio and proven creative leadership overseeing product development for high-growth CPG brands that are built with the consumer in mind

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Experience in refreshing and evolving brands - navigating growth, maturity, and category expansion while protecting core identity.

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Demonstrable ability to translate strategic direction into bold and original creative execution.

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Deep understanding of consumer behavior and cultural trends with the ability to adapt creative direction to various audience tastes and interests.

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Inspiring leader and exceptional communicator; comfortable in fast-paced, collaborative, iterative environments.

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10+ years overseeing creative teams in a leadership and people management role.

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Based in Los Angeles, CA.
This salary represents a range for the position and will ultimately depend on the individual's qualifications and years of experience, location, and is subject to change.

$80K — 10th pctl $240K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $200K vs. market median $155K for Design roles
+30%
above median
Based on 1,000+ Design roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
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