Associate Creative Director Design

About Us

SharkNinjais a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeoples lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted global brands Shark and Ninja the company has a proventrack recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowedSharkNinjato enter multiple product categories driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham Massachusetts with more than4100associates the companys products are sold at key retailers online and offline and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja were building an AI-native culture. Were not waiting for the future; were creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly adopt new tools and continuously raise whats possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasnt been invented yet youll fit right in.

At SharkNinja we dont just launch campaigns; we build the future of consumer design. We are looking for an Associate Creative Director (ACD) Design to help define what the Ninja brand looks like next.

You wont just inherit static briefsyou will work upstream with product development consumer insights and brand marketing to shape raw innovation into compelling visual narratives. From defining product identities from 0 to 1 to engineering scalable visual ecosystems you will ensure our breakthrough products dominate across every consumer touchpoint.

What Youll Do

• Shape Product Identities From 0 to 1: Work upstream with insights and product engineering to define the positioning naming visual identity and design language for groundbreaking new product lines.

• Build Scalable Visual Ecosystems: Think in systems not single assets. Build cohesive design platforms that scale seamlessly across Packaging DTC Amazon Retail Social OTT/Video and Experiential marketing.

• Direct High-Impact Production: Lead and execute visual strategy across multi-media channels; act as the lead art director on photo and video shoots to ensure execution matches strategic intent.

• Champion an AI-Native Workflow: Experiment boldly with Figma AI generation tools and emerging platforms to dramatically accelerate concepting exploration and rapid iteration.

• Mentor & Elevate Talent: Direct inspire and develop a high-performing team of junior to mid-level designers fostering a culture of high craft ownership and collaborative excellence.

• Pitch and Partner Cross-Functionally: Translate complex strategic goals into highly visual presentations successfully selling bold creative concepts to executive-level leadership.

• 8 Years of Experience: Proven track record within a fast-paced creative agency or an innovative fast-moving in-house creative department (direct experience in consumer product marketing is a major plus).

• A Stellar Multi-Channel Portfolio: Showcases elite conceptual thinking a high bar for visual taste and a deep understanding of packaging digital commerce (DTC Amazon) platform-native social content and motion design.

• A Systems Thinker: You look at a product and immediately visualize how it thrives as a holistic brand universe rather than an isolated ad campaign.

• Fluency in Modern Workflows: Advanced mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. You actively integrate AI tools into your daily ideation and production processes.

• Thrives in High-Velocity Environments: You are highly adaptable prolific with ideas and energized by rapid prototyping and tight deadlines. You are not precious about early conceptsyou prioritize finding the breakthrough story that works.

• In 30 Days: You have fully immersed yourself in our Creative Design Hub established deep relationships with your writing product and brand partners and mastered the current visual brand guidelines for the Ninja portfolio.

• In 90 Days: You are actively working upstream on upcoming product launches successfully taking a raw technical brief and spinning it into 3 distinct high-impact visual identity concepts. Your direct reports feel supported clear and energized by your creative direction.

• In 1 Year: You have successfully brought major new Ninja products to market with distinct 5-star consumer-rated packaging retail and digital footprints. Your design frameworks have shortened the distance between prototype and performance-driven campaign execution pushing our NYC studios output to an Outrageously Extraordinary level.

SharkNinja is an innovative global powerhouse behind two multi-billion-dollar brands Shark and Ninja. We were proudly named to TIMEs List of the 100 Most Influential Companies and we are growing at an unprecedented pace.

• An AI-Native Culture: We dont run from the future; we build it. We actively expect and empower our teams to use modern tools to move faster explore deeper and remove mechanical friction so you can focus on pure creative genius.

• Limitless Impact and Velocity: We are product-led consumer-centric and idea-driven. If you have a breakthrough idea there is zero red tape to stop you. We support all of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work taking massive ownership and experiencing true career acceleration.