Creative Lead - Visual Merchandising

About the role

The Creative Lead will define and evolve Spotify's global visual merchandising vision, setting the creative direction for artwork and brand expression across the platform. This role involves integrating emerging technologies like AI into creative workflows to elevate quality and scalability while leading a team of senior designers. The position requires a strategic leader who can partner with product and engineering teams to ensure visual innovation aligns with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Spotify's global visual merchandising vision and creative direction.
• Lead the evolution of creative workflows by integrating AI to improve speed and scalability.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and R&D leaders to align merchandising with product innovation.
• Establish creative principles and scalable systems for global visual experiences.
• Build partnerships with internal teams and external creative agencies or talent.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of Senior Visual Designers.
• Manage the team's operating budget and prioritize strategic investments.
• Use audience insights and performance data to optimize visual merchandising strategies.

Required skills

• Creative leadership
• Art direction
• Branding
• Visual storytelling
• Generative AI
• Design systems
• Strategic planning
• Team management

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading creative work for a consumer-facing brand
• Experience building and developing creative teams
• Experience collaborating across product, design, engineering, and executive leadership

About the Company

Spotify is the world's largest audio platform, creating the technology and infrastructure to enable rapid growth and serve hundreds of millions of customers globally.