Art Director

Patreon is seeking an Art Director to join their Marketing team in New York or San Francisco. This role involves high-level concepting, hands-on design, and execution across various campaigns, social content, and product launches. The Art Director will lead creative efforts to celebrate creators and amplify Patreon's brand, ensuring visual consistency and experimenting with new storytelling approaches. They will translate strategy into compelling creative directions and direct photo/video shoots, championing the voice of creators.

Must Have

• Concept and develop ideas that celebrate creators and bring the brand to life across integrated campaigns, digital content, video, events, and partnerships.
• Translate high-level strategy into compelling creative directions, mood boards, visual systems, and executions.
• Lead and collaborate closely with designers, copywriters, producers, photographers, and external creative partners to deliver work at the highest level.
• Direct photo/video shoots that highlight creators and showcase brand values.
• Ensure visual consistency across channels.
• Iterate quickly and experiment with new formats, styles, and storytelling approaches.
• Champion the voice and perspective of creators.
• 6+ years of experience in design, art direction, creative direction, or similar roles.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong concepting skills, systems thinking, visual storytelling, and graphic design craft.
• Experience directing photography and/or video content.
• Ability to lead creative from ideation through production, including hands-on design.
• Comfort working across both big brand campaigns and fast-moving content production.
• Passion for supporting creator communities and amplifying diverse artistic expression.
• Collaborative spirit and strong communication skills.

Good to Have

• Experience working in tech, entertainment, or creator-focused brands.
• Motion graphics/animation skills.
• Knowledge of social native formats and visual trends.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Salary
• Equity plans
• Healthcare
• Flexible time off
• Company holidays
• Recharge days
• Commuter benefits
• Lifestyle stipends
• Learning and development stipends
• Patronage
• Parental leave
• 401k plan with matching

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

• $10 billion+ generated by creators since inception
• 100 million+ free memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and
• 25 million+ paid memberships today.

We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for an Art Director to support our mission.

This role is based in New York or San Francisco and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.

About the Team

The Marketing team operates as both a traditional marketing organization and an internal creative agency. We lead the development and expression of the brand—driving awareness, affinity, and growth among creators and fans. Our work spans brand strategy, creator marketing, creative direction, video production, social media, events, and public relations. Together, we craft campaigns and experiences that celebrate creativity, highlight the power of direct fan support, and showcase the diverse voices that make the platform unique. With a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, the team shapes how the world sees the platform and how creators connect with their communities.

About the Role

We’re looking for an Art Director who can bring fresh, strategic, creator-centric storytelling to life. This role blends high-level concepting with hands-on design and execution. You’ll lead across campaigns, social content, creator stories, product launches, and brand moments that celebrate and amplify the diverse creators who use the platform.

You are part brand guardian, part storyteller, part maker — with a sharp eye for craft and a deep respect for the creativity of others

• Concept and develop ideas that celebrate creators and bring the brand to life across integrated campaigns, digital content, video, events, and partnerships.
• Translate high-level strategy into compelling creative directions, mood boards, visual systems, and executions.
• Lead and collaborate closely with designers, copywriters, producers, photographers, and external creative partners to deliver work at the highest level.
• Direct photo/video shoots that highlight creators and showcase brand values.
• Ensure visual consistency across channels — from social and web to events and brand identity.
• Iterate quickly and experiment with new formats, styles, and storytelling approaches that connect with creator audiences.
• Champion the voice and perspective of creators inside and outside the company.

About You

• 6+ years of experience in design, art direction, creative direction, or similar roles—agency or in-house.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong concepting skills, systems thinking, visual storytelling, and graphic design craft.
• Experience directing photography and/or video content.
• Ability to lead creative from ideation through production, including hands-on design when needed.
• Comfort working across both big brand campaigns and fast-moving content production.
• Passion for supporting creator communities and amplifying diverse artistic expression.
• Collaborative spirit and strong communication skills — someone who elevates work through feedback and partnership.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in tech, entertainment, or creator-focused brands.
• Motion graphics/animation skills.
• Knowledge of social native formats and visual trends.

About Patreon

We power creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:

• Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.
• Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.
• Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver.
• Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know via email at accommodations@patreon.

We offer a competitive benefits package including and not limited to salary, equity plans, healthcare, flexible time off, company holidays and recharge days, commuter benefits, lifestyle stipends, learning and development stipends, patronage, parental leave, and 401k plan with matching.

We operate under a hybrid work model, where employees based in office locations are expected to come into the office two days per week, excluding sick time and paid leave. The goal of this policy is to be intentional about the in-person time we spend together to strengthen the feeling of community. Candidates hired into remote-eligible roles are not expected to meet the same requirements.

At Patreon, we believe in fair and transparent pay. In compliance with New York and California pay transparency laws, we are sharing the expected salary range for this role.

The posted salary range is dependent on the location and the level. This range may encompass multiple levels within the role’s job family. The final offer will be based on candidate’s experience, skills, competencies, and geographic location, aligning with the appropriate job level within our leveling framework. For remote employees located outside CA and NY, salary may vary based on location and local market conditions.

We reserve the right to modify or update compensation and benefits at any time.