Creative salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Sep 10, 2026
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Creative pay in New York is measured from 171 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is lead, where 68 postings put the middle half between $150,000 and $209,250, with a median of $180,000.
Pay moves with seniority here: entry-level around $94,000, mid-level around $108,083, senior around $115,000, lead around $180,000.
Against the 14 other measured markets for creative at lead, this sits below 4 of them; Redmond leads at $219,000.
99 creative roles are open in New York right now, 83 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $80,000 – $107,000 | $94,000 | 52 |
| Lead | $150,000 – $209,250 | $180,000 | 68 |
| Mid | $86,875 – $136,238 | $108,083 | 24 |
| Senior | $97,500 – $136,250 | $115,000 | 27 |
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open creative roles in New York · 83 with stated pay
Creative Director, Experiential - Brand Consulting Creative Artists Agency (CAA) · New York New $188,000–$230,000 1d ago 
Creative Director, Copy OpenAI · New York New $287,000–$318,000 1d ago 
Creative Director Wpromote · New York New $200,000–$225,000 1d ago Regional Brand Creative Lead- EMEA ServiceNow · New York New $148,400–$259,700 3d ago 
Creative Director, Block Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7d ago Creative Director, Tidal Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7d ago 
Associate Creative Director, Art (Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required) EVERSANA · Remote · US $122,570–$176,000 7d ago Creative Operations Manager HelloFresh · New York $101,430–$117,300 7d ago Creative Operations Senior Manager HelloFresh · New York $136,710–$158,100 7d ago 
Creative Director, Brand & Content (remote) Smartly · New York $120,000–$180,000 8d ago Senior Creative Sync Specialist Sony · New York $58,400–$83,300 8d ago 
Creative Lead - Tracksuit Studio Tracksuit Limited · New York $170,000–$185,000 8d ago 
Creative Operations Director Dowjones · New York $185,000–$200,000 9d ago 
Creative Technologist, Digital and Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $110,000–$130,000 9d ago 
Creative Producer & Project Manager Bespoke Post · New York $80,000–$90,000 10d ago Creative Director, Copy (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 10d ago Group Creative Director (Health) Grey US · New York $125,000–$295,000 10d ago 
Senior Creative Strategist, Growth Jerry.ai · Remote · US $130,000–$160,000 10d ago 
Senior Creative Operations & Production Manager Datadog · New York $94,000–$125,000 13d ago 
Associate Creative Director, Art / Design Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 2w ago Senior Manager, Creative Operations Faherty Brand · New York $135,000–$145,000 2w ago 
Manager, Creative Operations NBCUniversal · New York $80,000–$110,000 2w ago Head of Performance Creative Strategy Fora · New York $175,000–$205,000 2w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Art Director Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 2w ago Creative Director nscaleoperationsukltd · New York $170,000–$250,000 2w ago Associate, Creative Production Free Association Live · New York $65,000–$75,000 2w ago Manager, Performance Creative Strategy HelloFresh · New York $101,430–$138,000 2w ago Creative Lead DAZN · New York $120,000–$150,000 3w ago 
Director, Creative Strategy Darkroom · Remote · US $160,000–$175,000 3w ago 
Creative Producer, Vox Media Podcast Network Vox Media, LLC · New York $72,000–$84,000 3w ago Head of Creative somethingspecialstudios · New York $200,000–$250,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director, Art & Copy (Team) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$150,000 4w ago Business Development Director, Creative Production CoCreativ · New York $125,000–$145,000 4w ago Associate Director, Creative Strategy (Paid) Darkroom · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy (Market Access) Avalere Health · Remote · US $120,000–$175,000 4w ago 
Senior Manager, Creative Strategy Business Insider · New York $100,000–$115,000 4w ago Associate Director, Creative Marketing Getty Images · New York $118,000–$175,000 4w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Events The New York Times · New York $148,000–$170,000 4w ago Senior Creative Horizonmedia · New York $105,000–$140,000 4w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Copy Inizio Evoke · New York $130,000–$175,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Social (New York) Saylor Agency · New York $120,000–$145,000 5w ago Senior Creative Strategist somethingspecialstudios · New York $106,000–$130,000 5w ago Creative Producer urbancompass · New York $90,000–$123,600 5w ago Senior Creative Strategist Polymarket · New York $125,000–$150,000 5w ago 
VP, Creative Strategy Whalar Group · New York $200,000–$225,000 5w ago 
Creative Lead, Organic Social Garage · Remote · US $100,000–$140,000 5w ago Creative Services Manager Vox Media, LLC · New York $80,000–$85,000 6w ago Executive Creative Director (Temporary) Vox Media, LLC · New York $165,000–$185,000 6w ago 
Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Remote · US $150,000–$175,000 6w ago 
Creative Director Dust · New York $200,000–$250,000 7w ago 
Senior Creative Director Hypebeast · New York $140,000–$160,000 7w ago 
Creative Director Mercer Advisors · New York $170,000–$200,000 7w ago Performance Creative Strategist stashinvest · New York $140,000–$160,000 7w ago Creative Director (Experiences & Events) FeverUp · New York $115,000 7w ago Sr. Brand & Creative Strategist First We Feast · New York $95,000–$105,000 7w ago 
Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns Suno · New York $225,000–$277,000 7w ago Director Creative Strategy msgentertainmentholdingsllc · New York $113,000–$175,000 7w ago Senior Director, Creative Production Business Insider · New York $160,000–$170,000 8w ago Creative Designer NoGood · New York $60,000–$90,000 8w ago 
Creative Strategist, Brand Partnerships Substack · New York $130,000–$170,000 8w ago
Creative Director, Copy OpenAI · New York New $287,000–$318,000 1d ago Creative Director Wpromote · New York New $200,000–$225,000 1d ago Regional Brand Creative Lead- EMEA ServiceNow · New York New $148,400–$259,700 3d ago Creative Director, Block Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7d ago Creative Director, Tidal Block · New York $251,600–$377,400 7d ago Associate Creative Director, Art (Pharma Ad Agency Experience Required) EVERSANA · Remote · US $122,570–$176,000 7d ago Creative Operations Manager HelloFresh · New York $101,430–$117,300 7d ago Creative Operations Senior Manager HelloFresh · New York $136,710–$158,100 7d ago Creative Director, Brand & Content (remote) Smartly · New York $120,000–$180,000 8d ago Senior Creative Sync Specialist Sony · New York $58,400–$83,300 8d ago Creative Lead - Tracksuit Studio Tracksuit Limited · New York $170,000–$185,000 8d ago Creative Operations Director Dowjones · New York $185,000–$200,000 9d ago Creative Technologist, Digital and Design MATTE PROJECTS · New York $110,000–$130,000 9d ago Creative Producer & Project Manager Bespoke Post · New York $80,000–$90,000 10d ago Creative Director, Copy (Health) Grey US · New York $100,000–$230,000 10d ago Group Creative Director (Health) Grey US · New York $125,000–$295,000 10d ago Senior Creative Strategist, Growth Jerry.ai · Remote · US $130,000–$160,000 10d ago Senior Creative Operations & Production Manager Datadog · New York $94,000–$125,000 13d ago Associate Creative Director, Art / Design Avalere Health · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 2w ago Senior Manager, Creative Operations Faherty Brand · New York $135,000–$145,000 2w ago Manager, Creative Operations NBCUniversal · New York $80,000–$110,000 2w ago Head of Performance Creative Strategy Fora · New York $175,000–$205,000 2w ago Associate Creative Director, Art Director Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 2w ago Creative Director nscaleoperationsukltd · New York $170,000–$250,000 2w ago Associate, Creative Production Free Association Live · New York $65,000–$75,000 2w ago Manager, Performance Creative Strategy HelloFresh · New York $101,430–$138,000 2w ago Creative Lead DAZN · New York $120,000–$150,000 3w ago Director, Creative Strategy Darkroom · Remote · US $160,000–$175,000 3w ago Creative Producer, Vox Media Podcast Network Vox Media, LLC · New York $72,000–$84,000 3w ago Head of Creative somethingspecialstudios · New York $200,000–$250,000 3w ago Associate Creative Director, Art & Copy (Team) Bully Pulpit International · New York $125,000–$150,000 4w ago Business Development Director, Creative Production CoCreativ · New York $125,000–$145,000 4w ago Associate Director, Creative Strategy (Paid) Darkroom · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy (Market Access) Avalere Health · Remote · US $120,000–$175,000 4w ago Senior Manager, Creative Strategy Business Insider · New York $100,000–$115,000 4w ago Associate Director, Creative Marketing Getty Images · New York $118,000–$175,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Events The New York Times · New York $148,000–$170,000 4w ago Senior Creative Horizonmedia · New York $105,000–$140,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Copy Inizio Evoke · New York $130,000–$175,000 4w ago Associate Creative Director, Social (New York) Saylor Agency · New York $120,000–$145,000 5w ago Senior Creative Strategist somethingspecialstudios · New York $106,000–$130,000 5w ago Creative Producer urbancompass · New York $90,000–$123,600 5w ago Senior Creative Strategist Polymarket · New York $125,000–$150,000 5w ago VP, Creative Strategy Whalar Group · New York $200,000–$225,000 5w ago Creative Lead, Organic Social Garage · Remote · US $100,000–$140,000 5w ago Creative Services Manager Vox Media, LLC · New York $80,000–$85,000 6w ago Executive Creative Director (Temporary) Vox Media, LLC · New York $165,000–$185,000 6w ago Creative Director NVE Experience Agency · Remote · US $150,000–$175,000 6w ago Creative Director Dust · New York $200,000–$250,000 7w ago Senior Creative Director Hypebeast · New York $140,000–$160,000 7w ago Creative Director Mercer Advisors · New York $170,000–$200,000 7w ago Performance Creative Strategist stashinvest · New York $140,000–$160,000 7w ago Creative Director (Experiences & Events) FeverUp · New York $115,000 7w ago Sr. Brand & Creative Strategist First We Feast · New York $95,000–$105,000 7w ago Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns Suno · New York $225,000–$277,000 7w ago Director Creative Strategy msgentertainmentholdingsllc · New York $113,000–$175,000 7w ago Senior Director, Creative Production Business Insider · New York $160,000–$170,000 8w ago Creative Designer NoGood · New York $60,000–$90,000 8w ago Creative Strategist, Brand Partnerships Substack · New York $130,000–$170,000 8w ago 60 of 99 open roles. All creative jobs