Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Our Company

As one of the world’s most innovative software companies whose products touch billions of people around the world, Adobe empowers everyone to create. From creative professionals and students to small businesses, enterprises, and non-profit organization — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are crafting the future and setting the standard as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in crafting a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that ideas can come from anywhere in the organization.

About the role

The Brand Creative Director leads the direction of campaigns and brand projects across the EMEA region. This means defining ideas, developing creative concepts, and making sure the approach fits the brief, and our global brand guidelines. The role partners with marketers, media professionals, social teams and agencies to move work from early thinking to delivery.

The Creative Director helps maintain and expand Adobe’s brand across different markets. This includes guiding teams on tone, visuals, and storytelling across brand campaigns, partnerships and experiences. It’s a mix of structure and flexibility, and it works best with someone who enjoys variety.

They understand our audiences deeply, employing trends and insights to build work that is mindful of cultural shifts.

Collaboration is at the center of the job. The role connects with the global Studio team, Brand Operations, Partnership, Event and Customer Marketing, Product Marketing, and agency partners.

What helps in this role

Experience in creative direction or senior art direction is important, along with a portfolio that shows clear thinking and strong brand storytelling across multiple channels. Experience working across multiple countries or cultures helps, as does comfort working with many types of partners. Leadership experience matters, especially when guiding agency and hybrid creative teams through fast‑paced work.

What you'll Do

• Build influential relationships between the Studio and marketing teams to understand priorities, clarify objectives, and communicate plans clearly.
• Foster creative excellence through brand design systems, meeting business goals while maintaining brand consistency and regional relevance.
• Lead multiple design projects at once, ensuring focused, efficient delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external agency partners to ensure seamless execution across all stages of production.
• Cultivate a collaborative, positive team environment and set the tone for delivering excellence across the organization.
• Strive for operational excellence by proactively identifying and driving improvements in design processes.
• Align creative direction with business goals and effectively manage stakeholder expectations across marketing and leadership teams.
• Champion creative work that not only inspires but also delivers measurable impact, using feedback and performance data to continuously improve.

What you need to succeed

• A strong creative point of view—you’re not afraid to challenge the brief, the copy, or the process to elevate the work.
• Passion for brand-building and design systems, with a drive to deliver standout future-proof results.
• Experience directing brand expression across a wide range of platforms, including video, digital, social, print, etc.
• Brand architecture knowledge, and experience creating complex brand toolkits and frameworks.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with sharp problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Exceptional team member presentation skills, being able to distill complex design concepts into simple solutions to tricky briefs.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment while effectively prioritizing and meeting deadlines.
• A drive to learn about how emerging technologies are shaping design.
• A passion for contemporary culture, sports and the arts.

Education & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in the creative and marketing industry
• Hands-on experience with and advocate for Adobe Creative Cloud products and compose processes improved by AI.
• Proficient English skills. A second language (ideally German or French) are highly desirable.
• Experience working with Workday project management tool is a plus.

Benefits

Adobe offers:

• Health and wellbeing programs
• Flexible working options
• Access to Adobe tools and learning resources
• Professional development support
• Paid time off and family‑friendly policies
• A work culture built around creativity and inclusion!

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

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