Creative Director, Art & Film

Key Responsibilities

• Translate strategy consumer insights cultural observations and product truths into simple surprising and memorable creative ideas.

• Concept ambitious campaign ideas in close partnership with copywriters shaping the central idea and leading creative development.

• Lead creative teams and agency partners from brief through concept development production and final delivery inspiring everyone to exceptional craft.

• Lead the creative process for film from concept through pre-production production and post-production making creative decisions that protect the idea and continually raise the level of craft.

• Lead and participate in director selection treatment development casting location selection wardrobe production design cinematography editorial VFX color music sound and final finishing.

• Lead and creatively direct agencies directors production companies illustrators editors VFX artists and other creative partners.

• Maintain a strong point of view on contemporary advertising filmmaking design technology and culture bringing that perspective into the work.

• Lead multiple campaigns and productions simultaneously while maintaining creative clarity high standards and exceptional attention to craft.

• Help establish a creative culture where ambitious thinking collaboration and world-class craft are expected.

Required/minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or Certificate in Design Fine Arts Human Computer Interaction Visual Communications or related field AND 8 years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications:

• Creative Director at a leading leading advertising agency or inhouse creative team at a consumer organization.

• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking integrated campaigns filmmaking creative direction and visual storytelling at a high level.

• Significant experience developing major consumer campaigns across television film online video social digital OOH retail experiential and other channels.

• Deep hands-on experience leading commercial film and advertising productions from creative development and pre-production through shoot post-production and final delivery.

• Experience working directly with directors production companies producers cinematographers editors VFX partners photographers and other production specialists.

• Strong understanding of filmmaking and production craft including cinematography production design casting editorial VFX color music sound and post-production.

• Demonstrated ability to build a compelling visual world around a creative idea and extend it consistently across multiple mediums and consumer touchpoints.

• Experience developing ideas collaboratively with copywriters and inspiring multidisciplinary creative teams.

• Experience developing nationally or globally recognized consumer advertising.

• Experience leading high-profile television film and integrated advertising campaigns from initial concept through final delivery.

• Creative leadership experience within a leading advertising agency consumer brand in-house creative organization or a combination of these environments.

• Experience developing large-scale integrated campaigns and enduring creative platforms.

• Experience leading and mentoring art directors and multidisciplinary creative teams while raising the standard of creative thinking and craft.

• Experience building productive relationships with leading directors production companies agencies and creative talent.

• Recognition from major advertising design film or creative industry organizations is a plus.

• Experience working in technology entertainment gaming lifestyle or other culturally relevant consumer categories is a plus.