Creative Director at ONA Creative | Los Angeles, CA | $140K/yr – $190K/yr

ONA Creative

Creative Director

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$140K/yr – $190K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the creative direction and cross channel storytelling, turning strategic briefs into high impact concepts across digital, social, print, video, and experiential formats.

Creative Development: Lead concepting and pitches that are grounded in strategy and defend the approach to clients.
Cross-Channel Production: Shape storytelling across digital, social, print, OOH, motion, and events to ensure cohesive output.
Team Leadership: Build and mentor a multi-disciplinary creative team while partnering with account leadership to grow client opportunities.

Job Description

Creative Vision: Set the Creative Tone: Lead the development of creative projects and campaigns, translating overarching business objectives into impactful creative that drives results with a diverse audience.
Drive the Storytelling: Spearhead content strategy across mixed mediums—including digital, paid/organic social media, print, ooh, motion/video and physical experiential events.
Identify Market Opportunities: Continuously analyze local and global market trends, consumer journeys, brand tracking, and the competitive landscape to produce fresh, culturally relevant work.
Lead the Work: Build concepts grounded in deep strategic reasoning. Translate these ideas into dynamic, engaging presentations (whitepapers, concept decks, and campaign pitches) that you confidently present and defend to clients.
Ensure Excellence in Delivery: Review, direct, and approve art, copy, and design deliverables, ensuring that all output addresses marketing goals effectively while maintaining our high standards of quality and profitability.
Hands-on Production: Step in as a creator when needed, executing seamlessly alongside your team to bring brands to life.
Supervise Cross-Functional Talent: Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of internal and external graphic designers, copywriters,social media experts,directors,photographers,videographers, editors etc.
Cultivate Agency Talent: Manage the developmental needs of your team, fostering a collaborative, highly proactive environment that continually attracts and retains top-tier creative talent.
Optimize Resources: Conduct brainstorming sessions and collaborate with operations and project management to prioritize work based on short- and long-term agency and creative project needs.
Act as a Creative Business Partner: Serve as a thought leader and key client partner, building trust and integrating seamlessly with account leadership to identify opportunities for client growth.

Experience: 8+ years of relevant experience as a Creative Director in a fast-paced agency or brand environment. (Strong foundation in copywriting, art direction, graphic design, or production preferred).
Mixed Media Expertise: Deep, expert-level knowledge across digital landscapes, paid/organic social media, print, and physical/experiential brand design.
Creative Vision: A highly conceptual thinker and compelling storyteller who can simultaneously see the "big picture" strategy and the granular design details.
Presentation Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and presentation abilities; you must know how to confidently pitch, present, and defend your creative approach to executive clients.
Leadership: Proven proficiency in managing, inspiring, and scaling junior/mid-level creative teams while remaining fiscally responsible and deadline driven.
Cultural Pulse: A deep passion for current trends, design, sport, culture, and technology, with the analytical mindset to unearth deep consumer insights.
Creative Tools: Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, Google Workspace, Box and Figma. Use of generative AI for initial ideation and workflow optimization is a must. Familiarity with Slack and Monday.com.

The range for this position is $140,000 - $190,000 annual compensation.

ONA is an independently owned creative agency with expertise in brand strategy, brand identity, creative concepts, graphic design, video and photo production, content strategy and brand experience.
We are proud to partner with some of the biggest industry-defining clients in sports, culture, wellness and women-led businesses.
We believe that sports are a conduit to the growth of human potential, that culture is what drives creativity and above all, that exceptional people make exceptional work.
On paper, we’re a full-service brand strategy, creative, and production agency. But in practice, we’re storytellers who believe that people connect with people.We are passionate about social change, especially as it pertains to women’s rights. We believe in sports as a conduit to the growth of human potential. We believe that social good isn’t just a gimmick, but a corporate responsibility.

Job Title: Creative Director
Location: Los Angeles, California
Time Type: Full-time

ONA Creative

On paper, we’re a full-service brand strategy, creative, and production agency. But in practice, we’re storytellers who believe that people connect with people.We are passionate about social change, especially as it pertains to women’s rights. We believe in sports as a conduit to the growth of human potential. We believe that social good isn’t just a gimmick, but a corporate responsibility.

Founded in 2015

Los Angeles, California, USA

25 employees (13 in marketing)

onacreative.com