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Creative Director

Profluent · Emeryville, California, United States; Hybrid (2-3 days on-site); Remote · Remote

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About Profluent

The next frontier is authoring new biology, and with AI, we have the power to write the future—creating solutions that transform medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Backed by Insight and Air Street.

About the role

We're looking for a Creative Director to own Profluent's creative function and define how the company looks, feels, and shows up in the world. You'll own the creative process end to end - from concept through published work and balance scientific accuracy, visual craft, and clarity to make works that delight, inspire, and capture attention. This role works in close partnership with the Head of Comms & Brand and the CEO to make final creative decisions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Translate Profluent's frontier science into a brand and public presence that establishes us as the frontier AI lab for biology
  • Own the creative process across every brand surface, including driving projects from concept to finished work, balancing tradeoffs, and making final decisions with the Head of Comms & Brand and the CEO
  • Own and evolve Profluent's visual identity system including typography, color, imagery, motion, and other visual design standards to cement our brand as a frontier AI lab
  • Own the creative budget within the Comms & Brand function and help build the creative function over time, hiring and leading designers, producers, and contractors as the team grows
  • Manage vendors and contractors (videographers, designers, agencies) as extensions of the team
  • Art direct and produce imagery including photography and illustrations and video including podcast episodes, videos for model/capability releases, social clips, videos for major announcements, and more
More about this role

Profluent is the frontier AI lab for biology. Profluent builds powerful foundation models for all of life's molecules, unlocking solutions that transform medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Profluent is backed by leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Spark Capital, Insight Partners, Air Street Capital, AIX Ventures, and Convergent Ventures and has raised over $150M to date.

We're looking for a Creative Director to own Profluent's creative function and define how the company looks, feels, and shows up in the world. You'll own the creative process end to end - from concept through published work and balance scientific accuracy, visual craft, and clarity to make works that delight, inspire, and capture attention. This role works in close partnership with the Head of Comms & Brand and the CEO to make final creative decisions.

This is a player-coach role. Today you'll work with the existing team to make much of the work yourself, including video, design, web, social, events, and over time you'll build and lead a small creative team and manage a creative budget within the Comms & Brand function. On a day to...

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