Creative Director, Art

OpenAI began with a mission to develop artificial intelligence in ways that benefit everyone, and it continues to push boundaries at the frontier of AI technology. The organization operates with the conviction that complex breakthroughs need to be understood by the world, translated into language and visuals that resonate beyond the lab. OpenAI's in-house creative team plays a central role in this translation, shaping how the company's work is perceived and experienced by business audiences, developers, and enterprise leaders.

The marketing team at OpenAI works at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and human-centered storytelling. Like the company itself, this team operates in a space that's constantly evolving, where the creative challenges are as sophisticated as the products being marketed. The team values curiosity, collaboration, and the ability to make the complex feel accessible without sacrificing depth or rigor.

You'll join OpenAI as a Creative Director, Art, reporting to the in-house creative team in San Francisco. Your focus will be shaping the visual identity and creative direction of OpenAI's work aimed at business audiences—enterprise leaders, technical decision-makers, developers, and organizations implementing AI solutions.

What you'll do

• Lead visual concepting and creative direction for B2B campaigns, product launches, customer stories, and industry initiatives that connect OpenAI's technical capabilities to real business outcomes

• Develop integrated campaign ideas in partnership with writers, designers, motion artists, and product marketers, providing creative leadership from strategy through final execution

• Create work that translates sophisticated products into compelling visual stories across photography, illustration, motion, film, digital experiences, and events

• Build visual systems and brand extensions that scale across the B2B customer journey while remaining distinctive and connected to OpenAI's broader identity

• Collaborate across Product Marketing, Product, Sales, Customer Success, Communications, and Research to turn technical complexity and customer insights into credible, differentiated work

• Lead multiple creative initiatives simultaneously, maintaining visual craft and conceptual ambition while navigating complex business and technical subject matter

What you'll bring

• Ten or more years of experience as an Art Director or Creative Director at top-tier creative agencies and/or modern technology companies, with experience in both strongly preferred

• Demonstrated expertise in visual design and art direction across integrated campaigns, digital, social, film, product storytelling, events, and customer marketing

• Proven track record creating work for B2B, enterprise, developer, or technically sophisticated audiences

• Strong conceptual thinking skills and the ability to develop big creative ideas and guide them from early strategy through execution

• Ability to balance enterprise credibility with distinctive, culturally relevant creative work in fast-moving environments

• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills working with creative teams, product marketers, product leaders, sales, and external vendors

• Deep commitment to visual craft and storytelling, with strong design taste and strategic thinking

Nice to have

• Experience working on enterprise technology platforms, developer products, or emerging AI applications

• Motion design or film art direction expertise

• Experience leading visual storytelling for technical product launches or campaigns that span executive buyers, technical decision-makers, and developers

What they offer

• Full-time position based in San Francisco