Director, Creative Technology

7 months

In short

Instrument is seeking a Director of Creative Technology to shape and oversee technical innovation across projects, collaborating with senior clients and mentoring teams. The role demands strong decision-making and adaptability in modern development ecosystems, with opportunities for growth and mentorship.

Where
Hybrid · United States
Pay
>$200k · above typical
Level
Senior-level · Full-time
Instrument
Instrument
  • Hybrid

Designs and builds brands, digital products, and campaigns for major clients.

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What You'll Do

  • You’ll operate above the level of any single project, shaping how creative technology shows up across a portfolio of work.
  • This means setting the technical bar—defining how systems are architected, how teams make decisions, and how ambitious ideas become durable, scalable solutions.
  • You’ll partner closely with design, strategy, and client leadership to ensure that technology is not just a delivery function, but a driver of direction.
  • You’ll help teams navigate complexity—making smart tradeoffs, reducing risk, and aligning technical choices to real business outcomes.
  • A core part of the role is turning emerging technology into something usable.
  • You’ll identify where new tools, platforms, or approaches can meaningfully change the work—and help translate that into repeatable capabilities that teams can apply across engagements.
  • You’ll also play a key role in growing the discipline.
  • That means mentoring senior creative technologists, strengthening standards, and helping define what great looks like as the work—and the industry—evolves.
  • And with clients, you’ll act as a trusted technical voice—someone who can connect long-term platform thinking with immediate opportunities, and help shape what’s possible.

What You'll Bring

  • You’ve operated at a level where you’re responsible not just for building things, but for shaping how they get built.
  • You’re comfortable making decisions that affect multiple teams or clients—and you understand the tradeoffs between speed, quality, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
  • You have a strong point of view on architecture and systems, but you’re not dogmatic.
  • You know how to adapt your thinking to different contexts, and you can guide teams through complexity without over-engineering or oversimplifying.
  • You’re fluent in modern development ecosystems and emerging technologies, including AI, but more importantly—you have good judgment about when and how to use them.
  • You’re motivated by possibility, but grounded in what will actually create value.
  • You’ve likely played a role in defining standards, mentoring senior talent, or helping a team or discipline level up.
  • You care about building strong teams and creating an environment where others can do their best work.
  • And you’re comfortable in the room with senior clients—able to translate technical ideas into clear direction, build trust, and connect technology decisions to business outcomes.

Pay Range

  • The expected pay range for this position is $150,000-$250,000 for our base US Region 3.

What We Offer

  • Flexible, Hybrid Work Environment
  • Great Compensation with Annual Reviews
  • 401(k) Matching with Immediate Vesting
  • Robust Medical, Vision, and Accident Insurance
  • Generous Paid Holidays and unlimited PTO
  • Sabbaticals
  • Monthly Wellbeing Stipend
  • Career Management and Leadership Training

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