Manager, Marketing Creative

Build, lead, and grow a high-performing, distributed team of designers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development.

Set the creative vision for AfterShip's brand system, partnering closely with the VP, Marketing to evolve our identity as the company grows.

Own creative direction across every marketing surface—including paid campaigns, product launches, sales enablement, lifecycle marketing, social, email, and AfterShip.com—ensuring consistently high creative standards.

Build and scale an AI-powered creative production engine that combines cloud-based workflows, automation, and design systems to enable high-volume, high-quality creative output.

Create systems that empower non-designers to self-serve routine creative needs, allowing your team to focus on high-impact strategic work.

Lead creative planning and prioritization across Product Marketing, Growth, Partnerships, and other cross-functional teams to ensure the highest-impact work ships quickly.

Manage external freelancers and creative agencies, providing clear direction, maintaining quality standards, and scaling capacity when needed.

Continuously improve creative operations, processes, and team effectiveness to help AfterShip scale efficiently.

3+ years of people management experience, with a proven track record of hiring, managing, coaching, and developing creative teams while fostering a high-performance culture.

Experience building or scaling a creative organization, including establishing processes, workflows, and quality standards that enable teams to produce exceptional work at scale.

Direct experience leading or contributing to a brand evolution or rebrand. You understand how to evolve a brand system across multiple channels while maintaining consistency and momentum.

Experience partnering cross-functionally with Product Marketing, Growth, Partnerships, Product, and other stakeholders to balance creative excellence with business objectives.

In-house B2B SaaS or DTC e-commerce experience preferred. You've worked closely with internal marketing teams rather than primarily serving external clients through an agency.

A strong point of view on modern visual identity and brand design, with excellent creative judgment and awareness of contemporary design trends, especially for technology and AI-native products.

AI-fluent, with hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate creative production and designing AI-powered workflows that improve quality, speed, and scalability.

Proven success leading distributed teams and collaborating across time zones. You create alignment, accountability, and trust in a remote-first environment.

At AfterShip, we know great talent doesn’t always fit every requirement. If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you can make an impact, we encourage you to apply.

Great Place to Work Certified: We’ve been recognized for our inclusive, values-driven culture that celebrates diversity and collaboration.

Innovative & Inclusive Culture: Started by our software engineer-turned-CEO, AfterShip is built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. We’re a passionate, global team of problem solvers who put egos aside to innovate together. We take immense pride in fostering a culture that’s inclusive, which has allowed us to surround ourselves with the industry's most talented professionals.

Ambitious Mission with Real Impact: Join us in transforming eCommerce by making buying and selling easier for everyone. It’s one of the most dynamic spaces in tech, with limitless opportunities to innovate and grow.

Thrive & Grow: There’s no ceiling to what you can achieve or learn here. We’re committed to empowering your career while advancing together as a company.

Flexible Work Setup : We’re a remote-first team, meaning by default that employees work from home or on a hybrid-flexible basis in our hub locations. You’re empowered to choose a work setup that works best for you and your team. With flexible hours depending on your time zone, you’ll be able to have a schedule that fits your working style and the requirements of your role.