Creative Director

About the Role:

Reporting to the Chief Storyteller, the Creative Director will define and elevate the creative standard across Disrupt.com and its venture portfolio.

This is not a brand custodian role. This is a category-shaping role.

You will lead the full creative function across venture brands, campaigns, product marketing, launch narratives, social presence, and performance assets. You will own the creative expression of an AI-native venture studio building multiple global startups simultaneously.

You will build, structure, and scale a high-performance creative team including art directors, designers, copywriters, motion specialists, video producers, and AI-enabled creators. You will collaborate closely with venture CEOs, GTM leads, product teams, and the Dubai HQ leadership to ensure creative excellence translates directly into growth and measurable business outcomes.

We are looking for a creative leader who understands both brand depth and performance precision. Someone who can build iconic narratives and high-converting funnels. Someone who sees AI as leverage, not threat.

This is a defining role inside a fast-scaling venture engine.

What You’ll Do:

• Define the creative vision across Disrupt.com and all portfolio ventures - setting the standard, not just maintaining it
• Own all creative output across brand, performance marketing, product launches, PR moments, and venture storytelling
• Translate complex technology products into emotionally resonant and commercially effective narratives
• Partner with GTM, Growth, Product, and Founders to align creative direction with revenue and performance objectives
• Build, mentor, and scale a world-class in-house creative team capable of operating at high velocity
• Integrate AI tools and workflows to multiply creative output without compromising quality
• Present creative strategy and work to senior leadership and venture founders with clarity and authority
• Drive creative experimentation while maintaining discipline in execution and consistency across brand systems

What You Need:

Creative Leadership

• 10+ years leading creative for technology, SaaS, AI, Web3, or high-growth startups - with a portfolio of 360° campaigns across brand and performance channels
• Proven experience scaling in-house creative teams in high-output environments
• Strong command of storytelling, narrative development, and category framing
• Executive presence with the ability to present and defend creative decisions at the leadership level

Commercial Acumen

• Ability to balance long-term brand building with short-term growth execution
• Commercial awareness and a track record of tying creative decisions to measurable business outcomes
• Experience working directly with founders - B2B and startup ecosystem experience strongly preferred

AI & Platform Fluency

• Deep understanding of digital platforms, social ecosystems, and performance marketing dynamics
• Hands-on experience integrating AI tools into creative workflows
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, evolving environments where speed and judgment matter equally

Who You Are:

• Strategic thinker with strong creative instinct
• High standards, low ego
• Operator mindset, not just idea generator
• Comfortable making decisions and owning outcomes
• Able to inspire trust and raise performance across cross-functional teams
• Deeply curious about culture, technology, and emerging creative formats
• Resilient, calm under pressure, and decisive
• Obsessed with quality, clarity, and impact