Calm
Our mission is to make the world happier and healthier.
San Francisco, CA

Creative Director

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We have a simple mission at Calm: To make the world a happier and healthier place.

The heart of Calm is digital but the brand is expanding offline into a variety of products and services that bring more peace, clarity and perspective into people’s busy lives. We are building Calm into the Nike of the Mind. We believe Calm can become one of the most valuable and meaningful brands in the world.

Over 50 Million people have downloaded the app and we are growing by 85,000 new downloads a day. The company is profitable and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Calm was co-founded by Alex Tew (Million Dollar Homepage) and Michael Acton Smith (Mind Candy, Moshi Monsters, Firebox).

Mission

Calm is looking to hire an experienced Creative Director to help manage, expand and evolve our brand across a wide range of touch-points, both physical and digital. The right candidate will be a strong leader who can manage, inspire and grow a team to produce their best work and help craft a global brand that is not only widely known but also much loved.

Outcomes

  • Build on top of Calm’s successful brand positioning with a strategy that takes us well into the 2020s.
  • Create brand consistency, ensure that company-wide materials support and strengthen Calm’s brand and personality.
  • Manage, mentor and develop a small yet nimble team. Directing, inspiring and delivering on our creative vision. Developing a culture and environment conducive to producing high-quality and high-impact work.
  • Collaborate with marketers, producers, designers, copywriters, and artists, among other partners daily to accomplish first-class work.
  • Champion bold ideas and inventive approaches to solving areas of opportunity, presenting and fostering adoption with our executive team and other company stakeholders.

Competencies

  • Extensive experience, preferably in consumer technology or technology-enabled companies.
  • Passionate about brands, ideas, stories, design, and experiences. Success applying that passion towards brand development, marketing campaigns, and customer experiences both digital and in-person.
  • Produced award-winning or industry heralded work, understanding the underlying trends and climate to do so again.
  • Skilled at telling compelling stories about brands to multiple audiences, through breakthrough visual or experiential design and creative, with digital savvy and literacy.
  • Experience managing a team and have demonstrated the ability to lead, develop and retain a growing team, set goals, delegate responsibilities, hold teams accountable for outcomes, and provide thoughtful learning-oriented feedback.
  • Experience leveraging data and consumer insights to inform brand and creative strategy, and can champion the magical intersection of data and creativity.
  • Straddles the creative spectrum, who understands the skills and execution requirements across visual design, art direction, copywriting, brand positioning, and other disciplines.
  • Passionate or interested in the mindfulness and sleep space is a plus.

Benefits

- Competitive salary and equity

- Take what you need PTO

- We pay your medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums

- 401K

- Commuter benefits

- Life insurance and disability benefits

- Apple equipment

- Fun, energetic work environment, and daily perks - snacks, drinks, catered lunch twice a week

- Opportunity to work with a product focused on making the world happier and healthier

And much more!

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What are Calm Perks + Benefits

Calm Benefits Overview

We're committed to supporting our team in every aspect of their personal and professional lives. That goes way beyond 'perk's. We'll cover 100% of your health, dental, and vision, and give you monthly stipends for your fitness and wellness routines too. When we say PTO is Take What You Need, we really mean it, whether that's a mental health day, or a trip around the world. Your home office should be as functional and inspirational as your office office. We'll give you a WFH stipend to help. Your family is a vital part of community too. That's why we offer baby bonding leave to all salaried employees. Calm can only grow if you do. We offer a great salary, equity, 401(k), and even a generous extended learning budget. Our calendar of (virtual) social events ensures you always feel part of, and close with, the team, no matter where you are.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
100 dollar wellness
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Fitness stipend
To celebrate how Calm is working to make the world happier and healthier, employees are given the benefit of a $100 monthly wellness stipend to put toward their own happiness and health.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Calm provides a $750 work from home budget to go towards creating a more comfortable and productive home workspace.
Professional Development Benefits
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Paid industry certifications

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