Executive Creative Director

Exploding Kittens, Inc.

. Set the creative vision for each new product and guide product designers, illustrators, and game designers .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong creative leadership with a focus on innovative product development and brand evolution in the consumer packaged goods sector. Capable of fostering a collaborative team culture while ensuring brand integrity and commercial viability across all creative outputs.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Creative LeadershipBrand EvolutionConsumer Behavior UnderstandingTeam ManagementInnovative Product Development

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Hard Skills

Product DevelopmentCreative StrategyGame DesignBrand IdentityPackaging Design

Soft Skills

Inspiring LeadershipExceptional CommunicationCollaborative MindsetAdaptability

Industry Keywords

Consumer Packaged GoodsHigh-Growth BrandsCultural TrendsCreative Team WorkflowsStartup Environment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the creative vision for each new product and guide product designers, illustrators, and game designers
Foster a high-performing, experimental, and collaborative creative team culture
Drive innovation and disruption in the games category by staying ahead of design, humor, and entertainment trends
Own and evolve the company voice and brand identity across all creative
Establish creative team workflows and address resource gaps to improve and scale processes
Advocate for Creative Strategy and collaborate with Marketing, Product Management, Production, and Sales
Ensure brand integrity and commercial viability throughout product development
Shape and execute Exploding Kittens' brand identity across games and new product lines
Develop innovative and commercially viable game design, packaging, and product components
Build processes and systems as needed in a startup environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong portfolio and proven creative leadership overseeing product development for high-growth CPG brands built with the consumer in mind
Experience refreshing and evolving brands through growth, maturity, and category expansion while protecting core identity
Demonstrable ability to translate strategic direction into bold and original creative execution
Deep understanding of consumer behavior and cultural trends, with ability to adapt creative direction to varied audience tastes and interests
Inspiring leadership and exceptional communication skills; comfort in fast-paced, collaborative, iterative environments
10+ years overseeing creative teams in a leadership and people management role
Based in Los Angeles, CA