Creative Director at Duolingo

Compensation

$228,000 – $342,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: New York, New York
Posted: Jul 6, 2026

Description

Duolingo is seeking a Creative Director to establish and execute the company's creative vision for branding and marketing. This role involves leading a team to create impactful campaigns, social content, partnerships, and user acquisition strategies. The Creative Director will collaborate with various departments like Brand Marketing, Growth, International Marketing, Product, Design, Business Development, and global agency partners to achieve measurable business results and contribute to an iconic brand.

Required Skills

Brand/creative roles
Leading creative leaders
Integrated campaigns
Setting vision
Influencing senior stakeholders
Connecting creative decisions to strategy, KPIs, and ROI
Turning insights into iconic, culture-driving ideas
Guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept to launch
Communication and feedback skills
Managing agencies and external partners

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Significant time leading other creative leaders.
Proven success shipping integrated campaigns across a wide range of budgets at a high bar.
Demonstrated ability to set vision, influence senior stakeholders, and connect creative decisions to strategy, KPIs, and ROI.
A track record of turning insights into iconic, culture-driven ideas and guiding multidisciplinary teams from concept to launch.
Experience managing agencies and external partners across markets, with a reputation for raising quality and speed.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with IP-led brands.
Global brand experience, including creative leadership across multiple regions and cultures.
A portfolio demonstrating world-class craft and storytelling—work that drives buzz and earned media attention instead of relying on paid channels for distribution.
Deep familiarity with social media and creator ecosystems, and how to translate cultural signals into breakthrough brand ideas.
Experience establishing clear creative operating mechanisms with marketing, product, and design partners.

About Duolingo

Duolingo

educationPittsburgh, PA501-1000

Duolingo offers free, fun, and effective courses in languages and more, with quick, science-based lessons personalized to learners. Its courses use research-backed teaching methods and tailored lessons to teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Duolingo says its Business team oversees the Duolingo English Test and its Assessment team.

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