Creative Director - CPG / Pet Care

Our client, a leading consumer brand in the pet care space located in Burlington, MA, is looking for a Creative Director to join their team. This long-term role starts as soon as we've identified the ideal candidate, and will continue (40 hours per week) through the end of the year with potential to convert to a full-time, salaried position with benefits. 

This is a hybrid role - requiring onsite work in Burlington, MA (Mondays - Thursdays) with the ability to work remotely on Fridays.

This senior leadership role will define the brand's creative strategy and translate consumer insights and business priorities into compelling creative across packaging, campaigns, digital, social, retail, and other consumer touchpoints.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and lead the brand's overall creative strategy and direction
• Translate brand strategy and consumer insights into distinctive creative ideas
• Oversee creative across brand identity, packaging, campaigns, content, digital, social, and retail
• Partner with brand, marketing, and executive leadership to strengthen creative strategy and execution
• Lead external creative and design agency partners
• Develop and present compelling creative recommendations to CEO and C-suite stakeholders
• Establish high creative standards while guiding projects from strategy through execution

CREATIVE DIRECTOR REQUIREMENTS:

• Progressive creative leadership experience, ideally across both agency and in-house consumer brands
• Strong portfolio spanning brand identity, packaging, campaigns, and integrated consumer experiences
• Experience within CPG, food, wellness, beauty, lifestyle, or another brand/design-driven category
• Strong background in creative strategy, brand development, and packaging/design systems
• Experience leading external creative and design agencies
• Exceptional creative judgment and strategic storytelling skills
• Proven ability to confidently present to and influence executive leadership
• Collaborative leadership style with a strong creative point of view

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 09/20/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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