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:

• 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.

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.