Pinterest

Creative Director, Brand Narratives

Pinterest$146K — $301K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in B2B, advertising, or marketing with a focus on brand storytelling and performance.
  • Proven portfolio that showcases ability to craft compelling narratives for senior decision-makers.
  • Experience leading large-scale B2B campaigns or major company events, particularly in tech or media.
  • Expertise in narrative construction and writing for diverse formats, from keynotes to executive messaging.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience guiding creative teams and managing stakeholder feedback.
  • Proficient in using AI tools to enhance content creation and workflow efficiency.
  • Ability to simplify complex business topics and maintain message clarity.
  • Collaborative mindset with a focus on humility and curiosity.

Responsibilities

  • Own Pinterest's brand storytelling function, setting the creative direction for marketing efforts.
  • Lead development of major storytelling events like Pinterest Presents and Pinterest Predicts.
  • Collaborate with C-suite executives to shape their thought leadership communications.
  • Drive B2B messaging strategy working alongside various internal teams.
  • Partner with creative teams to produce narratives across multiple formats, focusing on advertisers.
  • Develop and mentor a team of senior writers, fostering a dynamic creative culture.
  • Utilize AI tools for enhancing content development processes and maintaining story integrity.
  • Facilitate collaboration across multiple departments to ensure cohesive marketing efforts.

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements with in-person collaboration required only a few times a year.
  • Equity compensation options available to enhance employee investment in the company.
  • Commitment to an equitable and inclusive workplace culture.
Full Job Description
What you'll do:
  • Own Pinterest's Brand Narratives function within the marketing org: setting the creative vision, quality bar, and strategic direction for our highest-impact work: event keynotes, executive messaging, advertiser positioning, industry thought leadership, and scaled B2B content.
  • Lead the end-to-end development of Pinterest's biggest storytelling moments, including Pinterest Presents (our flagship advertiser summit), Pinterest Predicts (our annual trend report and campaign), and major tentpole events that reach thousands of clients, press, and industry leaders.
  • Partner directly with C-suite and senior executives to develop their thought leadership voice. You'll write speeches, talking points, and narratives that land on stages around the world, and you'll know how to listen, steer, and hold your ground when the story needs defending.
  • Drive Pinterest's B2B messaging strategy in close partnership with Product Marketing, Business Marketing, Research, and Legal. You'll develop the frameworks that earn company-wide adoption, and make sure they actually get used.
  • Partner with Creative Directors, writers, designers, and producers across House of Creative to bring narratives to life across formats: decks, films, event experiences, digital content, and social-always with advertisers as the primary audience.
  • Lead and develop a team of senior writers. You'll set the creative culture, establish ways of working, and scale your own editorial judgment across everything the team makes.
  • Use AI fluently to accelerate research synthesis, streamline feedback loops, and improve the speed and quality of content development, without ever sacrificing craft, accuracy, or audience relevance.
  • Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. You'll work across Brand Research, Partner Insights, Business Marketing, PMM, Comms, Legal, and Ops. You're the connective tissue that makes the whole thing work cohesively.


What we're looking for:
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience with deep experience in B2B, advertiser, and/or marketer-facing work-ideally at the intersection of brand storytelling and performance or platform marketing.
  • A portfolio that proves you can turn complex business and product stories into clear, differentiated narratives that resonate with senior decision-makers (CMOs, brand leaders, media leads, agency heads).
  • Demonstrated experience leading keynotes, tentpole events, or large-scale B2B campaigns for global brands-ideally in tech, platforms, or media-where storytelling and deck craft were critical to success.
  • Expert narrative and writing skills: you can move from high-level narrative architecture to line-level craft, shifting tone appropriately for big-stage keynotes, sales narratives, and executive communications.
  • Strong creative leadership and partnership muscles: you're comfortable giving clear direction to designers, writers, producers, and marketers, and you know how to navigate feedback from senior stakeholders without losing the thread.
  • Comfort using AI tools as a force multiplier-for drafting, structuring, and iterating on creative ideas-while maintaining full ownership of the story, judgment, and final outcomes.
  • High bias for clarity and pragmatism: you can see around corners, simplify complexity, and keep teams oriented around the handful of messages that actually matter for advertisers.
  • A collaborative, low-ego partner who brings curiosity, humility, and rigor to every brief-and who's excited to help define how a challenger brand like Pinterest shows up in the B2B space.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as marketing, communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.


Relocation Statement:
  • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.


In-Office Requirement Statement
  • We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
  • This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.


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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$146,561-$301,744 USD

About Pinterest

Pinterest is a social media platform that allows users to discover and save ideas for recipes, home decor, fashion, and more. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Pinterest has over 400 million monthly active users and is available in over 30 languages. The company's mission is to help people discover and do what they love.
Learn more about Pinterest
Size
3,225 employees
Market Cap
$16 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$128.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+53.9%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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