Creative Director, Brand

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Costa Mesa, CA
168K-252K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Robotics • Security • Software • Defense
Transforming US & allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
The Role
The Creative Director will enhance Anduril's brand through innovative design in various mediums. Responsibilities include overseeing creative development, collaborating across departments, cultivating design talent, and establishing internal processes. The role requires a seasoned leader capable of guiding a team and articulating concepts to executives, all while ensuring impactful and distinct creative solutions.
Summary Generated by Built In

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Design Team is seeking a Creative Director to join our team. The Design Team leads Anduril’s brand identity, visual communication, photography and video, and industrial design. Our purpose is to connect the mission, people, and products to elevate the Anduril brand.
As a Brand Creative Director, you will evolve the visual language of the brand, and create original breakthrough creative for various touch points. If you are an artist at heart and passionate about bringing ideas and stories to life, then this role is for you.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:

  • Bring Anduril’s brand and products to life through distinct, impactful, cutting-edge creative
  • Oversee visual development and design creative across print, digital, OOH, web
  • Cultivate talent and inspire a team of designers across disciplines and levels of experience
  • Contribute to developing internal processes around workflow, storage, file structure, templates, project management
  • Work cross-functionally with comms, design, marketing, and business lines to explore creative opportunities and maximize impact
  • Prioritize projects with a business mindset while enforcing standards and best practices
  • Navigate ambiguous and complex topics and arrive at creative solutions by driving an iterative and collaborative process
  • This role reports to the Head of Design and is responsible for driving creative and meeting design function goals

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Proven track record of crafting and executing world-class creative in-house or agency
  • A portfolio that demonstrates creative direction across multiple medium from print, digital, technical, merchandise, to marketing
  • Hands-on leader who develops and directs bold ideas, and execute on the details
  • A strong visual communicator with the ability articulate concepts to senior leaders, and executives
  • Bring deep experience in strong design principles with a talent for guiding designers
  • A passion for crafting distinct, breakthrough creative
  • Strong and concise communicator and ability to create clear processes
  • Must work on-site at HQ in Costa Mesa, CA

US Salary Range

$168,000$252,000 USD

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

  • Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
    • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
    • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
  • Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
  • 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
  • Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
  • Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
  • A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
  • Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
  • Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
  • Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!

To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.

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The Company
HQ: Costa Mesa, CA
1,400 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Anduril is a defense products company. Unlike most defense companies, we don’t wait for our customers to tell us what they need. We identify problems, privately fund our R&D and sell finished products off the shelf. Ideas are turned into deployed capabilities in months, not years.

Why Work With Us

Thinkers and doers working interdependently. We bring the brightest minds and best-in-class talent together with veterans who have lived the problems of our warfighters.

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