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Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Role Summary
Kodiak is hiring a Creative Lead to help elevate the quality, consistency, and speed of our marketing output across every major touchpoint. This is a senior, hands-on creative role for someone who can lead campaign thinking, shape both visual and verbal storytelling, guide the work of others, and step in to execute when needed.
In the near term, this role will help distribute ownership away from a single centralized bottleneck by taking on creative direction across campaigns and channels, setting messaging and storytelling standards, and overseeing the output of existing team members. This person will play a critical role in improving creative quality, increasing throughput, and helping build a stronger, more independent marketing function over time.
What You'll Do
Creative Direction and Campaign Development
- Lead creative direction across major marketing initiatives, campaigns, launches, and company moments
- Develop strong campaign concepts and translate them into effective execution across channels
- Shape how the Kodiak brand shows up visually and verbally across marketing work
- Establish and maintain a high bar for creative quality, consistency, and clarity
- Build ideas that can scale from larger brand and campaign efforts into smaller day-to-day executions
Cross-Channel Creative Leadership
- Guide creative development across web, social, presentations, paid media, events, partner storytelling, and other marketing materials
- Ensure work is on-brand, channel-appropriate, and aligned to business priorities
- Partner closely with marketing leadership to translate strategy into clear, compelling creative output
- Help define and refine messaging and copy standards across content
Team Guidance and Output Oversight
- Oversee and elevate the output of the current designer and content producer
- Provide clear creative direction, actionable feedback, and strong quality control
- Help keep projects moving by making decisions, unblocking work, and maintaining momentum
- Support a more distributed and effective creative operating model by increasing ownership and reducing dependency on a single approver
Hands-On Execution
- Step in directly to concept, write, design, edit, or refine work when needed, especially early on
- Contribute to both polished campaign work and faster, scrappier executions
- Support production planning, creative reviews, and photo/video direction as needed
- Work with urgency and sound judgment, knowing when to push and when to move
What You'll Bring
- 8+ years of experience in creative, brand, design, or campaign-focused roles
- Experience at an agency and/or in-house brand team known for high output and a high creative bar
- Strong portfolio demonstrating brand identity work, campaign development, and cross-channel creative execution
- Demonstrated strength in both visual and voice storytelling
- Experience guiding creative direction while also contributing hands-on to the work
- Strong instincts for typography, composition, layout, storytelling, and brand expression
- Ability to move fluidly between big-picture thinking and execution detail
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities and multiple active projects
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, make decisions, and keep work moving
- Experience providing creative feedback and guiding the work of others
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace, and common creative/collaboration tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience helping create, evolve, or sharpen a brand identity
- Experience building campaigns from concept through rollout
- Experience across B2B and/or B2C brands
- Tech experience is a strong plus
- Experience with photo and video direction or production support
- Motion, video, or editorial sensibility
- Comfort working on a lean team where speed, adaptability, and ownership matter
Work Environment
Hybrid role
Expected to spend regular time in the office to build presence, collaborate closely with the team, experience the culture, generate ideas, and help capture content as needed
Why This Role Matters
Today, too much creative ownership is centralized. This role is intended to change that by bringing stronger creative leadership, sharper storytelling, and more day-to-day momentum to the marketing function. The Creative Lead will help raise the quality of the work, improve speed and consistency, and guide the evolution of a more effective creative team structure.
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation package including equity and biannual bonuses
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies
- Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
- Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
- Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
- Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health
- Fidelity 401(k)
- Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
- Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
In alignment with its business operations, Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes, regulations, and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly, roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidate's residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. Should the position require, and Kodiak determines that a candidate's residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license, bar the candidate from the position, or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions, Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions, under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiak's sole discretion, or, as an alternative, opt not to proceed with the candidate's application. If applicable, Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team, and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on January 1, 2026. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed here. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application, please contact careers@kodiak.ai with "Separate Review Request" in the email subject line.
INTRODUCTION
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Role Summary
Kodiak is hiring a Creative Lead to help elevate the quality, consistency, and speed of our marketing output across every major touchpoint. This is a senior, hands-on creative role for someone who can lead campaign thinking, shape both visual and verbal storytelling, guide the work of others, and step in to execute when needed.
In the near term, this role will help distribute ownership away from a single centralized bottleneck by taking on creative direction across campaigns and channels, setting messaging and storytelling standards, and overseeing the output of existing team members. This person will play a critical role in improving creative quality, increasing throughput, and helping build a stronger, more independent marketing function over time.
What You'll Do
Creative Direction and Campaign Development
- Lead creative direction across major marketing initiatives, campaigns, launches, and company moments
- Develop strong campaign concepts and translate them into effective execution across channels
- Shape how the Kodiak brand shows up visually and verbally across marketing work
- Establish and maintain a high bar for creative quality, consistency, and clarity
- Build ideas that can scale from larger brand and campaign efforts into smaller day-to-day executions
Cross-Channel Creative Leadership
- Guide creative development across web, social, presentations, paid media, events, partner storytelling, and other marketing materials
- Ensure work is on-brand, channel-appropriate, and aligned to business priorities
- Partner closely with marketing leadership to translate strategy into clear, compelling creative output
- Help define and refine messaging and copy standards across content
Team Guidance and Output Oversight
- Oversee and elevate the output of the current designer and content producer
- Provide clear creative direction, actionable feedback, and strong quality control
- Help keep projects moving by making decisions, unblocking work, and maintaining momentum
- Support a more distributed and effective creative operating model by increasing ownership and reducing dependency on a single approver
Hands-On Execution
- Step in directly to concept, write, design, edit, or refine work when needed, especially early on
- Contribute to both polished campaign work and faster, scrappier executions
- Support production planning, creative reviews, and photo/video direction as needed
- Work with urgency and sound judgment, knowing when to push and when to move
What You'll Bring
- 8+ years of experience in creative, brand, design, or campaign-focused roles
- Experience at an agency and/or in-house brand team known for high output and a high creative bar
- Strong portfolio demonstrating brand identity work, campaign development, and cross-channel creative execution
- Demonstrated strength in both visual and voice storytelling
- Experience guiding creative direction while also contributing hands-on to the work
- Strong instincts for typography, composition, layout, storytelling, and brand expression
- Ability to move fluidly between big-picture thinking and execution detail
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities and multiple active projects
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, make decisions, and keep work moving
- Experience providing creative feedback and guiding the work of others
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace, and common creative/collaboration tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience helping create, evolve, or sharpen a brand identity
- Experience building campaigns from concept through rollout
- Experience across B2B and/or B2C brands
- Tech experience is a strong plus
- Experience with photo and video direction or production support
- Motion, video, or editorial sensibility
- Comfort working on a lean team where speed, adaptability, and ownership matter
Work Environment
Hybrid role
Expected to spend regular time in the office to build presence, collaborate closely with the team, experience the culture, generate ideas, and help capture content as needed
Why This Role Matters
Today, too much creative ownership is centralized. This role is intended to change that by bringing stronger creative leadership, sharper storytelling, and more day-to-day momentum to the marketing function. The Creative Lead will help raise the quality of the work, improve speed and consistency, and guide the evolution of a more effective creative team structure.
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation package including equity and biannual bonuses
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies
- Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
- Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
- Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
- Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health
- Fidelity 401(k)
- Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
- Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
In alignment with its business operations, Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes, regulations, and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly, roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidate's residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. Should the position require, and Kodiak determines that a candidate's residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license, bar the candidate from the position, or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions, Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions, under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiak's sole discretion, or, as an alternative, opt not to proceed with the candidate's application. If applicable, Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team, and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on January 1, 2026. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed here. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application, please contact careers@kodiak.ai with "Separate Review Request" in the email subject line.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Creative Lead
Document your specialty occupation case early
Pull your O*NET profile for Creative Director or Art Director to confirm the degree requirement language. Gather transcripts and portfolio evidence that ties your specific degree field to the creative leadership duties in your target job descriptions before outreach begins.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify companies that have filed Labor Condition Applications for creative roles. Employers with consistent LCA history for design and creative positions already understand the H-1B process and are far less likely to stall during offer negotiations.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your target job title and location before you receive an offer. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above that level, so knowing the floor protects you from offers that USCIS would scrutinize.
Clarify creative portfolio ownership in your offer letter
Ask your employer to specify in writing that your portfolio work and creative outputs may be shared publicly. USCIS evaluates specialty occupation partly through the substantive nature of creative duties, and documented portfolio rights strengthen your petition if an RFE arrives.
Align your petition start date with cap deadlines
H-1B petitions for cap-subject employers must be filed for an October 1 start date. If your offer comes after the registration window closes in March, negotiate a conditional start date so you and the employer plan around the next fiscal year cycle without losing the role.
Confirm your employer's cap-exempt status upfront
Universities, nonprofits attached to higher education, and qualifying research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning USCIS can process your H-1B petition any time of year. Creative Lead roles at design schools or university marketing departments bypass the lottery entirely.
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Find Creative Lead JobsCreative Lead H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Creative Lead role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as graphic design, visual communications, fine arts, or a closely related discipline. Generalist roles where any degree suffices can draw an RFE. Your employer should document in the petition why the specific creative leadership duties require that specialized degree background.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for creative roles?
Search Migrate Mate to filter Creative Lead and related design positions by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. This lets you prioritize companies that have already navigated the DOL and USCIS filing process for creative roles, which significantly shortens the sponsorship conversation during interviews.
Can I stay in status if my Creative Lead offer falls through after H-1B approval?
If your H-1B is approved and you haven't yet started work, you can pursue a new employer who files an H-1B transfer petition. If you've already begun employment and are laid off, USCIS allows a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsor, file a change of status, or depart the country.
What documentation does my employer need to support the specialty occupation claim for a Creative Lead?
Your employer should include the job description with specific degree requirements, evidence that similar positions at comparable companies require a relevant bachelor's degree, and if possible, internal job postings or industry surveys confirming this standard. A strong portfolio demonstrating the technical depth of your creative leadership work also supports the petition.
Does it matter whether my design degree is from a three-year or four-year program?
USCIS evaluates foreign degrees for equivalency. A three-year bachelor's degree from countries where that is the standard credential, such as Australia or the UK, is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree when supported by an academic credential evaluation from a recognized evaluation service. Include the evaluation in your petition package.
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