Job Description

Who We Are
WC+A is a Los Angeles-based creative and design agency providing services in entertainment creative, multi-platform design packages, digital advertising strategy, key art design, print, out-of-home, photo and video content production, brand campaign ideation, and production.  

We are high-volume, fast-paced, and have an open mentoring culture with great industry leaders. With your expertise, esprit-de-corps, and passion, you will play a critical role in generating world-class art with a diverse, hard-working, and eclectic crew. We are proud and honored to collaborate with some of the best world-class partners including Disney, Hallmark Media, Max, IMAX, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Pluto TV, Snap, and Sony.

 

The Role
The Creative Director serves as the primary day-to-day creative leader. This role is a balance of keeping one foot in the trenches, helping to generate the big ideas and managing teams. Our Creative Directors are not only world-class creatives pushing boundaries, but also think operationally to strive to optimize processes and workflows. The position has accountability for leading and managing creative teams and projects to ensure that all projects are kept on-time, on-budget, profitable, and meet client expectations. Additionally, the position facilitates the corporate culture by maintaining communication among the internal departments and employees.  

This role will report directly to the CEO.

This is a freelance position with a strong potential for a full-time position. 

How You’ll Contribute 

• Pitch, ideate, and develop bold, attention-grabbing key art campaigns that elevate the client’s brand
• Direct the development and execution of the creative process from concept to completion, including introducing innovative methods of creative execution
• Efficiently and effectively lead projects from inception to completion - from kick off to post mortem; guide team throughout the project to ensure direct and optimal execution
• Lead and direct insight-driven creative that resonates with our clients and their users; provide creative direction, storytelling, and quality control over all concepts, projects, and content creation
• Meet with clients and upper management to explain campaign strategies and solutions; build and maintain strong relationships with clients and new business prospects
• Provide creative resources to the business development team to grow the business’s top-line revenue through implementing, maintaining, and expanding customer relationships; develop and oversee innovative client pitches and proposals
• Along with the account managers, responsible for the achievement of client KPIs, successful client service delivery, and overall client satisfaction
• Drive outcomes by using qualitative and quantitative data to inform strategy (and actively and regularly communicates this information to leadership)
• Communicate with the account services department to support quality control and guide a regularly scheduled project review process to enhance project management; advise PMs on timeline and resourcing needs for creative projects
• Along with the CEO and business development team, lead promotional and marketing efforts for the company for social channels, pitch documents, RFP proposals, and others, including generating estimates and defining scope of work
• Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies
• Work with the CEO to develop and adapt corporate methodologies and processes
• Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams on a range of deliverables 
• Own all aspects of the brand standards including identity, style, tone, etc.
• Facilitate future growth, account efficiencies, and opportunities
• Assist the project managers in keeping the project on track creatively by promptly providing creative reference materials and commenting on design/layout/illustrations during all design phases
• Work with HR to hire and train creative staff, including actively mentoring direct reports and cultivating career development of the team including designers, art directors, and copywriters, in an environment that embraces individual momentum
• Guide the creative team to closely analyze briefs, developing unique, culturally relevant and groundbreaking ideas for print, digital, motion, social, branding, OOH, ecommerce, editorial, consumer goods, events and more
• Other duties as assigned

Who You Are

• 10+ years of experience as a creative leader with key art
• Experience managing and mentoring a team of diverse creatives
• Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite
• Expert knowledge of the business side of design
• Experience as a strong leader for creatives
• Ability to be mentored and growth mindset
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills
• Detail-oriented, has good follow-through , can multitask, and works well under tight deadlines
• Ability to approach a problem from multiple viewpoints
• Ability to work through problems with a team that values collaboration and feedback
• Ability to think beyond the task at hand and identify blockers and improvements
  
   

Why Work Here
We want to make sure you’re taken care of while we create world class art. WC+A is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to our team members alongside competitive compensation. We asked our team members what perks they like the most and this is what they said:

• Full benefits package (health/dental/vision/HSA)
• $50,000 fully company paid life insurance policy
• 401(k) with a 4% match (and no vesting period)
• 25 Days of Paid Time Off (PTO), plus twelve national holidays off and additional early release days
• Yearly performance, compensation, and inflation adjustment
• Potential year-end bonus
• Employee wellness benefits and mental health support 
• Flexible location and hours policy
• Yearly employee development fund
• Transparent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and culture initiatives
• Regular employee engagement events
• Mentorship focused development
• Creative office space near downtown Culver City

Compensation Expectations
The starting base compensation range for this position is $157,487 - $225,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s certifications, location, prior experience, and qualifications. 

WC+A uses Aon Radford as our primary compensation database for benchmarking, with millions of data points behind the job level/description data we consider in structuring the range for each role.  

WC+A is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to making our team as inclusive and diverse as our audience and partners. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for all employees. Come explore WC+A, where innovation, creativity, and passion come together.

Don’t see your ideal role posted? Please feel free to apply anyway by sending a resume to careers@wcplusa.com.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Freelance, Gangs, Flexible hours,

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