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Senior Manager, Creative ArtMicrosoft • New York, New York, United States
Senior Manager, Creative Art

Senior Manager, Creative Art

Microsoft • New York, New York, United States
30+ days ago
Salary
$158,400.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

The Global Marketing Engines & Experiences (GME&E) team is driving the marketing transformation of Microsoft’s largest and fastest-growing commercial cloud businesses. We are seeking a Senior. Manager Creative Art to spearhead the visual and storytelling strategy across our commercial social ecosystem. This role will bring brand affinity and audience engagement to life across TikTok, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, Facebook, X, Reddit, and more. You’ll ideate, produce, and evolve social-native creative that resonates with commercial and technical audiences. In this role, you will demonstrate an understanding of internet culture, apply design intuition, and contribute a blend of strategic thinking, creative design, and production capabilities.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 4+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment. OR equivalent experience.
  • Creative portfolio and design samples are required. Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Art Direction, Marketing, Communications, or related field AND 4+ years experience in art direction, visual storytelling, or integrated campaign development OR equivalent experience
  • 3+ years experience in social-first content creation, including video, animation, and real-time visuals.
  • 3+ years experience in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or related mobile editing tools (e.g., CapCut, Instagram, TikTok).
  • 3+ years experience managing creative projects and agency/in-house creative relationships.

Additional or preferred qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Design, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 12+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years experience using related software and packages (e.g., Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop/Adobe suite, Mental Ray, Substance Designer/Painter/Zbrush, SideFX Houdini, After Effects, Unity, Softimage).Experience shipping 2+ multiple projects or products end to end.
  • 2+ years of experience in social creative, content marketing, or visual storytelling OR equivalent experience. Experience and understanding of commercial audiences and B2B (business-to-business) social storytelling.
Art IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: Microsoft will accept applications and process offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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Responsibilities

  • Partner with designers and strategists to shape creative concepts aligned to platform trends and business goals.
  • Lead ideation and development of social-first campaigns, content series, and real-time activations.
  • Translate insights, trends, and cultural moments into breakthrough visual and editorial concepts.
  • Design or oversee design of quick-turn assets across formats (video, animation, stills).
  • Use AI-powered creative tools to concept, produce, and refine compelling videos and stills that reflect trending visuals (e.g., glass fruit cutting, made of water, etc.). Document and maintain brand lookbooks, style guides, and creative best practices. Advocate for audience-first creative by applying performance insights and testing frameworks.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure creative output is brand-right, platform-optimized, and strategically sound.
  • Embody our and
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect
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