Creative Director, Social Media

Position Overview

• Location Type: In-office (San Francisco)
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Quince is seeking a creative leader with deep roots in performance marketing and a strong portfolio in apparel. The ideal candidate will lead and inspire creative teams across content, design, and video editing, with experience managing managers. This role requires fluency in social media platforms like Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube Shorts, and the ability to blend storytelling and strategy to build brand affinity. Experience in managing influencer and editorial productions from casting to art direction is essential.

Requirements

• Must be based in San Francisco or open to relocation.
• 10–14+ years of experience in social, content, or performance creative at high-growth consumer brands or creative agencies.
• Proven leadership in apparel and direct-to-consumer performance marketing.
• Experience managing managers, specifically editors and graphic designers.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver paid and organic social that performs.
• Strong portfolio of multi-channel campaigns and native content.
• Deep understanding of platform best practices, native storytelling formats, and social trends.
• Hands-on creative skills.

Responsibilities

• Own creative direction for Quince social across all platforms.
• Use Quince's creative DNA to develop a distinct and memorable visual and narrative identity.
• Lead end-to-end production for paid social, including concepting, casting, styling, and on-set art direction.
• Manage and mentor a team of designers and editors, ensuring high-quality output at scale.
• Partner closely with the VP of Creative and Director of Paid Social to deliver content that performs and aligns with business goals.
• Own and evolve content calendars, shoot briefs, and social workflows.
• Collaborate with performance marketing to drive testing and insights.
• Translate data into action by adjusting formats, messaging, and approach.
• Optimize paid social creative for ROAS and retention.
• Monitor platform shifts, trends, and brand activity to keep Quince ahead of the curve.
• Bring fresh, thoughtful, and brand-right ideas to every channel.
• Partner with creative strategists and performance marketing to analyze content performance and translate findings into creative recommendations.
• Monitor trends, platform evolutions, and competitor content to maintain Quince's position at the forefront of social storytelling.

Company Information

OUR STORY Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission is simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price.

OUR VALUES

• Customer First: Customer satisfaction is our highest priority.
• High Quality: True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards that everyone can feel good about.
• Essential design: We don’t chase trends, and we don’t sell everything. We’re expert curators that find the very best and bring it to you at the lowest prices.
• Always a better deal: Through innovation and real price transparency, we want to offer the best deal to both our customers and our factory partners.
• Environmentally and Socially conscious: We’re committed to sustainable materials and sustainable production methods, meaning a cleaner environment and fair wages for factory workers.

OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team with extensive experience in retail, technology, and building early-stage companies. You’ll work with world-class talent from Stanford GSB, Google, D.E. Shaw, Stitch Fix, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, McKinsey, Nike, etc.