Creative Director, Art & Film

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's 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.

Preferred

• 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.