Creative Director

Description

About Us:

Advanced Systems Group, LLC enables creativity through better technology and operations for media creatives and content owners. From acquisition to delivery, on-premises or in the cloud, ASG ensures our clients’ success through tailored solutions. One of North America’s largest Media and Entertainment Technology and Operations suppliers, we provide engineering services, physical and cloud integration, training, support, and managed services. Our Managed Services deliver customized operations and services for all phases of media production, including creative and engineering. Founded in 1997, and providing nationwide services, ASG has teams based in Northern California, Los Angeles, the New York Tri-State Area, the Southeastern US, and the Rocky Mountain Region.

D1:Creative is the creative arm of Advanced Systems Group. We are a strategic and tactical group of creators focusing on moving ideas to reality along a friction-free, brand-integrated production pipeline. Our integrated creative service offering allows clients access to an enormous range of instant creative production capabilities - from branding, to content creation, to physical fabrication, to digital and social implementation, all rooted in creative strategy.

We are looking for:

ASG is seeking an experienced Creative Director to oversee all creative development and execution at Division 1:Creative, ASG’s Creative Agency service. We are looking for a hands-on leader who will shape the creative vision of our agency while providing best in class work to our clients. Partnered with the Executive Producer, the CD will support our client’s creative needs while developing new services and seeking out new business opportunities. The role will be in both the execution and oversight of work, concepting and developing creative assets as needed, as well as overseeing the development and output of creative and production teams. The CD will work directly with clients to understand their strategic and business needs and bring forward creative solutions. Must have experience leading creative teams and working with clients in a marketing or advertising role. The CD should have an entrepreneurial spirit with a passion and interest in developing and growing the agency brand and business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Help define creative vision for the agency brand
• Interpret client briefs to understand their strategic and business needs
• Provide best in class creative concepts and sell work through to clients
• Oversee the execution of creative work or directly execute creative as needed
• Identify top quality creative talent to support agency work
• Partner with Executive Producer to develop new creative service offerings
• Ensure client satisfaction and that all work meets client’s creative and business needs
• Manage multiple projects at once, including brand development, video production, animations, graphic design, deck development, websites, and event creative
• Ensure all client deadlines are met and oversee all final deliverables
• Provide clear and actionable feedback on all work
• Mentor, support, and develop agency talent
• Understanding of agency business objectives and ability to guide agency to meet strategic goals.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• 10+ years experience as a Creative Director in an advertising agency or in-house marketing role
• Experience working with clients and understanding client business strategy
• Experiencing hiring, managing, and leading creative and production teams
• Excellent portfolio of creative work as an art director, writer, or both
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Must be able to set a clear vision for the agency and work, with the ability to adapt to shifting client and business needs
• Strong understanding of the video production process from pre-production through post production
  
  

Compensation & Benefits:

This full-time role offers a salary of $150,000-$180,000 depending on experience.

At Advanced Systems Group, we prioritize an inclusive work environment and offer a variety of benefits to support our diverse team, including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage with 3 different plans to fit your needs, and 100% of the employee medical premium covered by ASG, and affordable rates for your family.
• Discounts on health and wellness programs, plus savings on travel and more.
• Voluntary benefits including disability, accident, critical illness insurance, and pet insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program offering counseling, financial coaching, and more.
• Paid time off to relax and recharge.
• Additional benefits to help you plan for the future, like life insurance and 401k.
  
  

Interested applicants, including those from Washington state, may contact [email protected] to request a full disclosure of the benefits offerings.

Advanced Systems Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.