director design Creative Director management · Posted Feb 26, 2026
$141,000 – $190,700
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a director-level Creative Director in the design function based in Santa Monica, CA. Compensation is listed at $141,000–$190,700 per year.

Role
Creative Director
Function
design
Level
director
Track
Management
Employment
Full-time
Location
Santa Monica, CA
Department
Design
Posted
Feb 26, 2026
AI Summary
Director-level CGI Creative Director executing photorealistic product renderings and directing creative teams across Amazon's Devices Brand Studio. Balances hands-on artistic work with team leadership, rapid prototyping, and stakeholder guidance. Requires deep CGI expertise, brand thinking, and ability to deliver high-volume work on fast timelines.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

We're seeking an exceptional CGI Creative Director to join Amazon's Devices Brand Studio and help shape the visual future of our entire product portfolio. This role sits at a unique intersection: you'll be both a vision setter and refining the aesthetic direction of our CGI work and a hands-on artist executing the conceptual renders and key art that set the standard for our production teams. While you'll create work directly, a significant portion of your role will involve directing teams through providing highly specific feedback, conducting working sessions with artists, and guiding stakeholders through the creative process. You'll operate across the complete CGI pipeline, from initial concepting through pre-production, production, and post-production. Unlike traditional CGI production roles, you'll approach every project from both a brand perspective and a customer perspective, discovering how these viewpoints can more effectively reinforce and elevate each other. The environment is fast-paced and high-volume, where rapid prototyping and iteration are essential. Working directly with our internal and external teams, you'll help define and evolve Amazon's distinctive CGI visual language across every customer touchpoint. Your work will span from early conceptual exploration to polished key art, creating the foundational pieces that guide our teams as they bring…

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