The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Google is hiring a Creative Director in Kansas City, MO.

• Role description

  We're not filling a Creative Director seat so much as inviting a point of view, and Google hopes yours, backed by 12 years, is the one walking in. Bring Layout Design and Team Leadership; we'll bring $113,000 - $150,000, a strong team, and the ownership that turns experience into impact.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Build the builder-led pitch deck that wins the $113,000 - $150,000 account in the room
  • Hold the line on kerning while shipping at a freelance pace
  • Run the critique that makes junior creative work braver, not safer
  • Lead brainstorming sessions that surface bold, original ideas
  • Sketch early concepts that give Google campaigns a recognizable visual signature

  What You'll Bring

  • Proven aptitude for HTML/CSS, ideally near Kansas City, MO
  • Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
  • Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your creative craft
  • Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
  • A history of leaving creative processes better than you found them
  • A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your creative expertise

  Long obsessed with Interpersonal Skills, Google has turned a Kansas City office into one of the agile centers of creative innovation in MO. We hold space for disagreement, then commit fully once the creative call is made.

  You'll receive $113,000 - $150,000, a hybrid schedule, and a personalized development plan tailored to your creative career goals.

  We refreshed this Creative Director listing this week to keep it current for applicants.

  Got 12 of creative experience itching for a new home? This is the door.

• Required skills

  • Motion Design
  • Style Guides
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Heatmap Analysis
  • Persona Development
  • Card Sorting
  • Framer
  • Layout Design
  • Visual Design
  • HTML/CSS
  • Team Leadership
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Leadership

• Benefits & perks

  • Financial wellness program
  • Industry membership dues
  • Kitchen Facilities
  • Catered lunches
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Referral bonus program
  • Jury duty leave
  • Performance Bonuses
  • Matching gift program
  • Green card sponsorship
  • Flexible working hours
  • Pension Plan

• Apply before 2026-08-21

  Submit your application for this Freelance creative position.