Creative Director

Levitate is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Creative Director to join our team. This role has a blend of functions including creative direction, project management, creating pitches, internal branding/marketing, and recruitment. This is a 100% remote role, has an open vacation policy and there is an opportunity to earn commissions as part of the total compensation package. 

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We are ideally looking for an Associate Creative Director or similar who has either worked with a larger agency or has experience working for another production company. Our company focuses primarily on animation and live-action projects from midsize and enterprise clients and this role could also work in other mediums outside of the video space. Creative direction experience in the high-end animation and 3D space is a plus.

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The salary will be a mix of a base and commissions for projects the Creative Director would manage. We estimate that the OTE (On-target earnings) for this role to be between $85,000-$100,000 in the first year.

• 30% Creative Direction on Various Animation and Live-Action Projects
• 20% Spec / Concepting / Creative Brief Building to win new business
• 10% Oversee Recruitment of Associates (Animators / Designers / Copywriters / Motion Designers / Editors)
• 5% Levitate Internal Content Development
• The ability to facilitate a project with multiple steps from conception to delivery and measure success considering the relative costs and benefits.
• Strong relationship skills in order to work cross-functionally and leverage different departments to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to review creative work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to creative teams and production managers
• Remain actively involved in hiring and training creative staff
• Manage and cultivate the career development of staff members, including designers, art directors, copywriters, photographers, and videographers
• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met
• Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies

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• InDesign
• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• After Effects (Plus)
• Premiere (Plus)
• Scriptwriting

• A Bachelor’s in Marketing or related discipline preferred; a degree from a four-year college is preferred.
• The ability to learn quickly, prioritize and work under pressure, adapt to a rapidly changing environment and demonstrate a sense of urgency.
• Experience creating client pitches and proposals to win business
• High attention detail and grammar skills
• Manage the creative process from concept to completion
• Lead and direct the creative team in the production of video development work
• Excellent project management and scheduling skills