Creative Director (IC)

San Francisco · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Oct 14, 2026

At a glance

Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.
Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.

Mercor is seeking a Creative Director (IC) to own the evolution of the company's brand identity across internal and external touchpoints.
The role involves translating complex ideas about AI, talent, and work into clear, compelling visual systems and high-impact brand assets.

Own the evolution of Mercor’s brand identity across every external and internal touchpoint, from campaigns and launches to web, social, and events
Translate complex ideas about AI, talent, and work into clear, compelling visual systems
Create polished, high-impact brand assets, including landing pages, decks, social graphics, ads, illustrations, event collateral, and product marketing visuals
Develop and maintain a distinctive, modern visual language
Partner closely with marketing, product, recruiting, and leadership to bring Mercor’s story to life across channels
Help build a scalable brand system, templates, and guidelines that make the company look consistently excellent as we grow
Bring strong taste, speed, and originality to a fast-moving team with a high creative bar

Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design, brand systems, typography, layout, and storytelling
Passion for building brands that feel distinctive, polished, and culturally relevant
5+ years in brand, visual, or graphic design, ideally at fast-moving startups, agencies, or high-bar creative teams
Experience designing across web, social, campaigns, decks, and marketing surfaces
Proven ability to operate autonomously, take ambiguous ideas, and turn them into excellent creative work
Strong taste, attention to detail, and ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality

Experience designing for AI, marketplaces, recruiting, fintech, or other complex technical products