Associate Creative Director

7+ years of experience in brand, design, or creative roles, with experience leading projects and managing creatives both in design art and copy.

A portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking alongside exceptional design execution.

Experience leading teams of creatives in service of supporting cross-departmental design & copy needs across multiple brand channels, including packaging, digital, social, web, campaigns, experiential, and marketing.

Excellent creative judgment and an instinct for what makes work feel culturally relevant, distinctive, and ownable.

Strong organizational and project management skills—you know how to juggle multiple priorities without sacrificing quality.

Experience writing or refining creative briefs and translating strategy into actionable creative direction.

Ability to give clear, constructive feedback that elevates both the work and the people making it.

Comfort balancing leadership with hands-on execution.

Strong communication skills and confidence presenting work to stakeholders and leadership.

A collaborative mindset with a bias toward making things happen.

Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Figma

Love making great work as much as leading it.

Can zoom out to think strategically, then zoom in to finesse the smallest design details.

Naturally bring clarity to ambiguity.

Have strong creative instincts and know when to push an idea further—or when simple is stronger.

Experience with kids' or family products

Background in both packaging/print and digital campaign work

Familiarity with letterpress, debossing, or other physical production techniques

You'd be helping Tin Can go from viral sensation to loyal fandom while trying to give kids something real back—plus you get to put "made a landline cool again" on your resume. If you love the puzzle of making the brand cool for both parents AND kids, you will thrive.