Creative Director

Journey•New York, NY

1d•$55 - $65

About The Position

As our Fixed-Term Creative Director, you are experienced in your craft with great imagination and leadership qualities. Storytelling and good design skills are essential components of creating beautiful and engaging work. Working alongside the Project Director, interfacing with clients and production teams means interpreting and translating briefs into creative visions that fulfil our internal creative ambitions, meet our clients’ objectives and inspire audiences.

Requirements

Demonstrable senior experience with a creative agency or production environment.
Previous experience of leading teams, both directly and indirectly.
Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative suite, with a focus on moving image, including editing
Experience directing creative for experiential immersive experiences within the museum space
Adaptable to different creative approaches and styles.
Experience with film and photography shoots.
Knowledge of standard software and workflows to achieve creative goals and express vision to the production team.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the US without work authorization.
Qualified candidates should submit their resume and portfolio with their application. Unfortunately, applications without portfolios will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with music museum/exhibition design
Love and knowledge of Hip Hop
Improved team skills, participating in regular creative team meeting

Responsibilities

Developing creative treatments
Developing Storyboards
Defining and resolving creative ideas before communicating to the production team to ensure efficiency of production resources
Ability to translate briefs into high-quality and achievable creative visions within the budget.
Ensuring that all the clients’ objectives are met or exceeded
Oversee the execution of the approved creative direction throughout the production process, and working with the production teams to bring this vision to life
Jointly responsible (alongside the Producer) to ensure internal and external deadlines & reviews are met, attending all project reviews.
Responsible for art directing film and still shoots, where necessary or working with an Art Director
Attending client meetings and involved in client correspondence during production
Provide ideas and brief references to our music provider
Creative overview of all projects in charge of ensuring that the S/O creativity is at the heart of every project and true to the ECDs vision
Communicating the developing creative vision to the client and getting them on board with Squint/Opera’s preferred concept
Communicating the creative vision clearly to the production team
Accurate estimation of time required for projects