Director of Integrated Creative

** Overview*
* At Microsoft, we're building a modern, AI-forward marketing organization that learns faster, activates smarter, and drives measurable impact. Our approach blends human creativity with AI-powered insights to fuel bold, culturally inspired creative strategies  prioritize outcomes over outputs, embrace rapid learning loops, and operate in agile flight formations that unite disciplines across Commercial Brand, Creative, and Customer Marketing.

The Commercial Brand, Creative, and Customer Marketing team is seeking a Director of Integrated Creative to help shape the ideas, storytelling, and creative experiences that power Microsoft's commercial marketing. This role develops compelling creative concepts and campaign expressions across global marketing initiatives, from high-visibility brand moments to social-first and creator-led storytelling, helping Microsoft connect with audiences in relevant, differentiated ways.

This leader brings strong creative instincts, cultural awareness, and modern marketing experience across integrated campaigns, social, digital, and emerging content formats. They understand how to translate business priorities, audience needs, and technology stories into clear, engaging creative work.

Blending conceptual thinking with strong executional leadership, this role partners closely with strategy, marketing, production, and agency teams to develop ideas that are grounded in insight and built to perform across channels and audiences.

At Microsoft, our mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth‑mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress, people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what's next for everyone.

** Responsibilities*
* + Lead creative development and concepting for integrated marketing campaigns and social- and creator-adjacent work.

+ Develop campaign ideas, creative platforms, and storytelling approaches that can scale across channels and formats.

+ Translate audience insights, business priorities, and cultural trends into compelling creative solutions.

+ Partner with creative strategy, brand, social, creator, and product marketing teams to deliver cohesive campaign experiences.

+ Contribute to campaign architecture and help define creative approaches that support business objectives.

+ Provide creative direction and feedback throughout concept development and execution.

+ Manage and mentor a team of creatives, including writers and art directors.

+ Partner with internal production teams and external agencies to ensure work is delivered with high creative standards.

+ Support agency relationships and contribute to the development and delivery of integrated campaign work.

+ Champion innovative creative approaches, including the use of AI-enabled tools and workflows.

** Qualifications*
* Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 8+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.

+ 5+ years people management experience (e.g., serving as a Lead Artist, Art Manager, Creative Director, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

+ 6+ years of experience in creative leadership, integrated marketing, advertising, or related creative disciplines.

+ 4+ years of people management experience.

+ Experience developing integrated campaign concepts and creative programs.

+ Experience leading work across multiple channels, including digital, social, and brand marketing.

+ Strong…