Associate Creative Director, Film

Responsibilities

• Establish Panthalassa’s film standards across brand videos, documentary storytelling, science education, and vlog-adjacent pieces.
• Work with engineering and other teams to understand what’s happening across Panthalassa, identify stories worth capturing, and develop them from initial idea through final deliverable.
• Work directly with leadership to make the case for creative ideas and ensure video output supports shared goals across the business.
• Shoot and edit a meaningful share of projects yourself, while directing larger productions and specialist collaborators as needed.
• Build and maintain a roster of directors, DPs, drone operators, editors, animators, colorists, and other creative partners.
• Shape the production workflows and footage pipeline that support the work, from capture and organization to post-production, archiving, and final delivery.
• Own production planning, including budgets, schedules, crew, locations, and external partners, working closely with Creative Operations to keep projects on track.
• Manage and mentor our in-house Multimedia Storyteller and provide creative direction and feedback to freelance collaborators.
• Build the team: identify the people, capabilities, and systems we need as the work grows.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional experience in a comparable role
• A portfolio of work that demonstrates human storytelling within a technology space
• Excellent communicator who is self-directed, collaborative, and comfortable giving and receiving direct, constructive critique
• Exceptional command of scripting, budgeting, production planning, cinematography, editing, color, sound, and animation
• Experience mentoring, leading, or reviewing the work of other artists
• Genuine interest in ocean technology and climate solutions.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold-level PPO plan for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)
• Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)
• Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)
• Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support if you become disabled)
• Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
• Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed)