Creative Director

United Masters is building a marketplace that connects artists, brands and fans – empowering artists to earn and grow. United Masters has taken the bold step of building a music distribution service that, radically, puts artists first – disrupting the legacy music business by letting up‑and‑coming artists distribute their music directly to fans through streaming services while maintaining ownership of their master recording rights and up to 100% of royalties.

Through the combination of United Masters’ music distribution platform and its deep ties to brands, United Masters enables independent artists and change‑makers to grow and earn unlike any other platform.

The United Masters team is made up of musicians, marketers, engineers, and storytellers with backgrounds from You Tube, Sound Cloud, Pandora, Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, Complex, VICE, and more. We work hand in hand with the award‑winning creative teams that forge those innovative partnerships at Translation, our in‑house creative advertising agency.

We are looking for a Creative Director to join United Masters!

Brooklyn, New York – 4 days in‑office, 1 day remote.

• Own and elevate the United Masters creative vision, ensuring brand, design, and messaging resonate deeply with independent artists and drive connection and trust.
• Evolve and enforce the brand system (in partnership with Translation), delivering clear, differentiated positioning and consistent yet channel‑optimized expression across all touchpoints.
• Lead end‑to‑end creative for Marketing, owning production across campaigns and channels including web, digital, email, social, and events.
• Develop and direct market‑leading social content series that create opportunities to showcase our artists and grow audience reach and engagement across United Masters channels.
• Partner across Marketing (brand, growth, product, social, lifecycle) to deliver best‑in‑class creative that is both emotionally compelling and performance‑driven.
• Champion a data‑first creative approach, using insights to inform strategy, measure impact, and continuously optimize output.
• Build and scale a high‑performing design org with strong processes, tools, and operations to meet evolving business needs.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment with Product Design, Marketing, Artist Marketing, and Brand & Partnerships to ensure cohesive, high‑quality creative across channels.
• Partner with Translation to align on overarching brand direction and unlock opportunities for breakthrough, integrated creative.
• Hire, lead, and develop a world‑class creative team (in‑house and freelance), aligning resourcing to both immediate priorities and long‑term growth.

• Manages multiple concurrent projects with precision; adapts quickly as priorities shift.
• Thrives in lean environments; delivers scrappy short‑term wins while building scalable, long‑term solutions.
• Communicates with clarity and influence across all levels, including senior leadership.
• Executes with urgency and ownership; holds self and team accountable for outcomes.
• Deep fluency in digital trends and formats; optimizes creative by channel and runs a rigorous test‑and‑learn approach.
• Leads, develops, and retains high‑performing creative teams.

• 6+ years experience leading marketing creative, in‑house and/or at an agency.
• Proven experience defining or evolving brand identity (including branding, style guide, creative toolkit, brand voice/messaging guidelines).
• Experience building creative for multi‑channel campaigns (paid social, digital banners, email, OOH, etc), with strong emphasis on digital/performance marketing.

About United Masters, Inc.

United Masters Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation, and the leading software and services platform for independent creators, United Masters. United Masters enables ownership, exposure, and new paths for financial return for independent creators, while Translation helps brands leverage the power of contemporary culture to achieve transformational growth. Combined, United Masters, Inc. is the world’s leading marketplace for cultural capital, connecting independent artists and…