The role
We want a Creative Director with 10 years of experience turning briefs into bold, memorable creative. Sum it up however you want — freelance Creative Director, $119,000 - $167,000, 11 years of Zeplin, and a stake in PayPal that only deepens.
Key Responsibilities
- Pitch the uncomfortable direction when the safe one has clearly run dry
- Hold the line on kerning while shipping at a freelance pace
- Defend a strong idea in the room, then refine it the moment data disagrees
- Drive calmly-fast-moving content series from ideation to publication and promotion
- Own the full creative process from initial brief to final handoff
- Stitch fragmented brand assets into a system that scales past PayPal's next phase
- Interrogate a brief until the real ask underneath it surfaces
- Co-author the creative content calendar with marketing, then make it look effortless
What You'll Bring
- Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
- Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
- Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
- A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your creative expertise
PayPal doesn't sell creative so much as guarantee it, a flat-and-fast distinction the Aberdeen, SD team takes personally. Our SD team treats transparency as a feature, sharing the messy middle, not just the wins.
Here the offer compounds, $119,000 - $167,000 now, mentorship next, benefits throughout, and flexible Aberdeen, SD hours for the long haul.
Updated today and reviewed daily, the creative role stays open.
Your background in InVision could be exactly the missing piece here in Aberdeen, so reach out.
Skills required
- Wireframing
- Motion Design
- 3D Modeling
- Storyboarding
- Usability Testing
- InVision
- Zeplin
- Process Improvement
- Cultural Awareness
Why join PayPal
- Flexible Hours
- Sleep and recovery programs
- Hybrid work schedule
- Company retreats
- Company-wide holiday shutdown
- Corporate gym and entertainment discounts
- Travel discounts
- Catered Lunches
- Community Service
- Relocation assistance
- First-week welcome kit
- Paid certification exam fees
- Health coaching
- Vacation Days
Next step
This Freelance role in Aberdeen, SD closes 2026-12-17.