About Hover

Hover helps people design, improve, and protect the properties they love. With proprietary AI built on over a decade of real property data, Hover answers age-old questions like “What will it look like?” and “What will it cost?” Homeowners, contractors, and insurance professionals rely on Hover to get fully measured, accurate, and interactive 3D models of any property — all from a smartphone scan in minutes.

At Hover, we’re driven by curiosity, purpose, and a shared commitment to serving our customers, communities, and each other. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and are proud to cultivate an inclusive, high-performance culture that inspires growth, accountability, and excellence. Backed by leading investors like Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures, and trusted by industry leaders including Travelers, State Farm, and Nationwide — we’re redefining how people understand and interact with their spaces.

Why Hover wants you

Collaboration and critique are core to how we build at Hover. Creating the best product and brand experiences requires close partnership, thoughtful challenge, and a willingness to ask hard questions that improve the work. As Creative Director, you’ll help shape that culture while bringing a confident, strategic creative voice to high-impact decisions across the company.

This role offers the opportunity to influence Hover’s brand, marketing, and product experiences while helping define how creative work gets built, tested, and scaled.

You will contribute by

Lead collaborative critique and design sessions
Prototype and test ideas early and often
Partner with stakeholders to balance creative vision and feasibility
Contribute to and evolve Hover’s design system

You will lead Hover’s creative expression through collaboration, early prototyping, and a deep focus on the user. You’ll champion testing and iteration over static presentations, using prototypes to drive better conversations and outcomes. You’ll bring strong design fundamentals and product understanding to stakeholder discussions, helping teams navigate what’s possible while pushing for the best experience.

You’ll partner cross-functionally to guide critique, align teams, and evolve Hover’s design systems and creative standards as the company grows.

Your background includes

Experience leading creative work across product, brand, and marketing
Strong design fundamentals and an ability to elevate work through critique
Experience working with design systems and scalable frameworks
Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Comfort leading cross-functional conversations
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice-to-haves:

Motion design or advanced prototyping experience
Experience partnering closely with product and engineering
Experience evolving a design system at scale

Benefits

Compensation: Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing company
Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents
Paid Time Off: Unlimited and flexible vacation policy
Paid Family Leave: Generous paid parental and new child bonding leave
Mandatory Self-Care Days: A day set aside each month to allow employees to recharge
Remote Wellbeing Resources: Recurring fitness classes, meditation/mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistance
Learning: Continued education support, including management training, conferences, workshops, or certifications

Hybrid roles at Hover

Hover has hubs in San Francisco and New York City, where we expect that all employees living within a 50-mile radius of our offices will come into their local Hover office at least three times a week to build rapport and foster organic connection. We will consider remote employees for this role.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $258,000 – $333,000 annually.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries across all applicable US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Creative Director