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Spotify's in-house creative studio, Reverb, brings our brand to life through thoughtful design, visual storytelling, and creative production. Working across brand and communications, the team creates work that connects with audiences around the world.
We're looking for a Global Creative Lead to shape the visual direction of Reverb and lead a talented team of graphic designers, motion designers, and producers. You'll combine creative vision with hands-on leadership, helping the team deliver distinctive, high-quality work while building an environment where people can collaborate, experiment, and grow.
Reporting to the Director, Global Experiential & Content Production, you'll play a key role in shaping the studio's creative output and how we work together.
What You'll Do
- Lead and develop a team of approximately 5–6 graphic designers, motion designers, and producers, supporting their creative growth and career development.
Shape the visual and motion design direction across Reverb projects, creating distinctive work that brings Spotify's brand and stories to life.
Partner with teams across brand, communications, marketing, and production to turn creative briefs into engaging visual experiences across channels and formats.
Guide creative development from concept through delivery, providing clear direction, constructive feedback, and thoughtful design decisions.
Manage project intake, priorities, budgets, timelines, and resources to help the team deliver meaningful work across multiple projects.
Collaborate with Reverb's creative and production leads to build a connected, effective studio and a consistent creative experience.
Present creative concepts and recommendations to senior stakeholders, explaining the thinking behind decisions and building alignment.
Work with internal teams and external creative partners to maintain design quality, manage production needs, and navigate relevant legal and licensing requirements.
Who You Are
You bring 8+ years of experience in graphic design, visual design, or a related creative discipline, with a portfolio demonstrating strong visual storytelling, brand identity, and motion design.
You have 4+ years of experience leading creative teams, with a thoughtful approach to coaching, feedback, and helping others develop their craft.
You're comfortable shaping creative direction across digital, social, advertising, editorial, and long-form brand content, adapting your approach to different audiences and formats.
You have experience using Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and relevant visual or motion design tools, and you're curious about how emerging technologies can support the creative process.
You know how to balance creative ambition with practical delivery, making thoughtful decisions around timelines, budgets, and resources.
You communicate creative ideas clearly and enjoy collaborating with designers, producers, and partners across different disciplines and regions.
You have experience working with external creative studios, production companies, and partners, including managing budgets, contracts, and production workflows.
You care about creating an inclusive, supportive team environment where different perspectives are valued, feedback is welcomed, and people can do their best work.
Where You'll Be
This role is based in New York City.
We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! We ask that you come into the office 1-2x per week.
The United States base range for this position is $123,189.00–$175,985.00 USD, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in graphic design, visual design, or a related creative discipline
- Portfolio demonstrating strong visual storytelling, brand identity, and motion design
- 4+ years of experience leading creative teams
- Experience shaping creative direction across digital, social, advertising, editorial, and long-form brand content
- Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and relevant visual or motion design tools
- Ability to manage timelines, budgets, resources, external creative studios, production companies, contracts, and production workflows
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and regions
- Experience fostering an inclusive and supportive team environment
Spotify Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Spotify and has not been reviewed or approved by Spotify.
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Flexible Benefits — Employees consistently praise the total compensation package beyond base salary, highlighting a mix of RSUs, cash incentives, and stipends alongside core pay. The package is described as flexible and customizable through equity choices (e.g., RSUs, options, cash) that can be tailored for long-term wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are repeatedly highlighted as substantial, including generous vacation, paid sick days, volunteer time, and flexible holidays. These policies are framed as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience beyond salary.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and mental health support. Additional employer contributions to HSAs are cited as strengthening the overall health and wellness value proposition.
Spotify Insights
What We Do
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