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Senior creative director - brand

We’re seeking a taste-making creative and master of brand and visual identities. You’re an industry expert who can think big. You have a passion to go even bigger, and you know how to bring people along on the journey. In this role, you’ll manage both the creative direction of our largest brand and campaign projects and the career paths of other emerging creative leaders, making sure no talent goes to waste and the work is always of the highest standard. 

Within the Creative Studio, your peers will pitch and lead original 2D and 3D films, interactive brand activations, and digital media production for some of the biggest brands in the world. This is the leadership position that drives all our brand work. We need someone who can represent our culture and standards to all levels and disciplines within the department, throughout the company, and across the industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of expert brand and visual designers.
• Lead project teams made up of visual designers, 2D and 3D animators, storyboard artists, developers, video producers, and copywriters to bring highly emotional brand activations to life.
• Mentor, critique, and create across all aspects of the brand +pipeline.
• Lead and work within the Research & Development and Proposal teams.
• Research trends and share new ways of thinking about the branding and campaign industry.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Recognized expertise in brand, advertising, or brand activations
• Strong working knowledge of creative processes across diverse creative disciplines— visual systems, 2D animation, video production, interactive, and digital marketing—as well as new platforms and technologies for digital channels and related media
• A broad background with extensive experience in a client-facing, creative leadership role within a brand or marketing agency environment
• Strong ability to provide clear creative direction, career path guidance, and timely and helpful feedback to improve creative processes and keep work on budget and schedule
• Eager to dive deep alongside your team members
• Proven leadership skills—we need someone who’s confident with everything from team building to mentoring to guiding large groups of creative talent
• Stays up to date with brand and campaign trends
• Comfortable communicating with and presenting to teams internally and externally
• Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs; timelines, budgets, and availability change—we need someone who can roll with it
• Working knowledge of motion and interactive pipelines and platforms is a plus

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Creator at heart
• Loves to pitch creative ideas to internal teams and external clients
• Passion for learning inside and outside of your creative field
• Eager to share knowledge, lend a hand, and push work to be its best
• Effectively relates design decisions to business priorities

*Portfolio Review Required

What's in it for you?

Join our growing team and contribute your ideas and leadership in ways that are meaningful. This is work the way you always hoped it would be. Authentic feedback, support for your personal and professional growth, and empowerment to help shape the agency.