Creative Director

Macabacus is the leading Microsoft-native productivity platform for finance and professional services teams. Trusted by investment banks, private equity firms, asset managers, and advisory firms around the world, Macabacus helps teams work faster, reduce errors, and ensure brand and modeling consistency across Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. 
We sit at the intersection of Excel + PowerPoint + AI, powering mission-critical workflows where accuracy, speed, and polish matter. With strong product-market fit, an expanding enterprise footprint, and an ambitious AI roadmap, Macabacus is entering its next phase of growth.  About the Role  
This role is open to candidates in the US and CAD. 
We’re looking for an exceptional Creative Director to architect and scale our entire creative function during our next critical growth phase. This key leadership role will report directly to the CMO and own the strategy and execution of both our design and web development teams, serving as the creative engine that powers our brand growth and customer experience. 
You'll be responsible for: 

• Strategic Leadership: Design, implement, and oversee comprehensive creative strategies that align with our company's growth objectives, managing both design and web development functions to maximize brand impact and customer engagement 
• Campaign and asset delivery: Manage a set of processes that deliver powerful and impactful assets for multi-channel campaigns 
• Brand Architecture: Develop and execute multi-channel creative approaches that consistently elevate our brand presence and translate complex offerings into compelling visual narratives Team Building & Development: Recruit, train, and mentor a high performing creative team; establish clear career paths and development programs for designers and developers 
• Creative Accountability: Own and exceed creative quality targets that directly impact the company's brand perception and user experience goals; effectively manage creative resources and timelines 
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Marketing on campaign execution, with Product on user experience, and with Executive Leadership on brand vision

• 7+ years of progressive creative leadership experience, with at least 3 years directly managing design and web development teams 
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Communications, or related field is a plus
• Proventrack recordscaling creative organizations from early-stage to maturity in B2B SaaS environments
• Ability to inspire and motivate creative teams while creating accountability structures that drive results
• Outstanding body of workdemonstratingstrategic creative thinking and execution across multiple channels and formats
• Strong understanding of design principles, tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma), and web development fundamentals (Webflow)
• Forward-looking mindset that anticipates design trends and positions the organization for long-term brand success
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid change in a growth environment; ability to pivot creative directions as needed whilemaintainingbrand integrity
• Creative problem-solver who consistently finds innovative approaches to design and user experience challenges