Creative Lead

About the role

Reporting to the Creative Director, our Creative Lead will run Remitly's integrated, 360° marketing creative for the Americas region. You will oversee the end-to-end development of bold creative concepts across diverse channels, including TV, OOH, paid digital and email. You are a recognized expert in your craft who will manage a small team of creatives, ensuring that all work is conceptually cohesive, impactful, and aligned with both brand and performance objectives. This is a leadership role that requires balancing high-level strategic thinking with an ability to refine creative processes and drive executional excellence in a fast-paced environment. This is a hybrid role out of Seattle, WA, requiring 3+ days a week at our Seattle HQ. You Will Lead and empower a team of art directors and copywriters, fostering a high-performance culture focused on brand awareness and customer acquisition. Drive the end-to-end creative strategy for 360° campaigns, ensuring all assets are insight-driven, on-brand, and optimized for channel-specific performance. Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Project Management to innovate creative workflows and ensure briefs result in actionable, high-quality outcomes. Manage external agency partners , overseeing delivery to ensure work meets Remitly's quality standards and strategic intent. Scale creative output by implementing automation, streamlining team processes, and identifying opportunities to leverage emerging technologies. You Have 8+ years of experience in a creative leadership role within an in-house team or agency, with a focus on consumer-facing digital brands. 4+ years of people management experience , with a proven track record of coaching senior-level talent and managing team performance. Expertise in 360° campaign execution across TV, OOH, video, paid digital (TikTok, IG), email and landing pages Demonstrate a high degree of ownership and initiative, proactively identifying strategic and creative opportunities Demonstrated autonomy in managing large-scale initiatives and regional creative roadmaps with minimal senior oversight. Analytical proficiency to make data-informed creative decisions, utilizing A/B testing results to iterate on and improve creative performance. Strong stakeholder management skills , with the ability to influence executives and align cross-functional teams around a unified creative vision The ability to thrive in ambiguity and rapidly evolving creative landscapes, leveraging emerging AI tools, data-informed decision-making, and innovative process optimization to scale high-quality creative impact efficiently without proportional team growth. Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $152,000-$190,000. In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.