Creative Director

Instrument is a design and technology company. We build brands, products, and experiences that move businesses forward—by making the complex simple.

For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with companies like Google, ServiceNow, Uber, Eventbrite, and ŌURA, helping them navigate change, launch new ideas, and grow with intention.

Our work spans Brand, Marketing, and Product, but what defines us is how we work. We bring strategy, design, and engineering together from the start, moving quickly from idea to execution and refining as we go. We aim to do great work and be great to work with, because both matter.

We’re a collaborative, hands-on team with roots in Portland and New York and a distributed presence across the U.S. and Europe. We build teams around the needs of the work, staying nimble without sacrificing craft.

We value curiosity, perspective, and continuous learning, and we’re committed to building an inclusive environment where people can do their best work.

If that sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.

A Creative Director at Instrument sets and sustains the creative vision across a portfolio of work—ensuring ideas are not only compelling, but strategically grounded, deliverable, and impactful.

This role operates beyond individual projects, shaping direction across accounts and teams while maintaining a consistently high bar for quality, clarity, and effectiveness. Creative Directors connect craft excellence to business outcomes—aligning creative ambition with client goals and real-world constraints.

They serve as trusted partners to both clients and internal teams—guiding decisions, building alignment, and ensuring that the work delivers meaningful results. At the same time, they contribute to the evolution of the discipline by mentoring talent, strengthening creative standards, and helping define what great looks like across the studio.