Group Creative Director

  Sports & Entertainment
  West Region
  Administration/Management
  Posted/Updated: 06/18/20

Job Summary

 

 

 
SUMMARY

The Group Creative Director will oversee all creative & design, content strategy, creative development, production, distribution initiatives across Sports Ventures.

This role drives the consistency, style, voice, adherence to mission, editorial judgment, corporate and brand ethics for all marketing content produced by the organization / for clients with the goal of driving sales, engagement, retention, leads.

 
 
Who We Sell To

  • Owners of teams and venues

  • Pro Teams – NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, XFL

  • Colleges & Universities

  • Leagues and Governing Bodies

  • Commercial Real Estate Developments

  • Non-Traditional sports – Horse racing, Esports, Rugby etc.

 
 
 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Define creative vision for multiple accounts

  • Responsible for the consistent look & feel of the brands across all media and branding initiatives

  • Develop and assist with sell-in of all revenue-generating platforms within creative services. Engages in new business presentations and spec work for potential clients & partners;

  • Manages the Creative Services team and help develop each position and grow each team member

  • Develops standards, systems and best practices (both human and technological) for content creation, distribution and maintenance

  • Establishes workflows for requesting, creating, editing, publishing, and retiring content

  • Manages projects and provides design direction by working closely to guide and oversee the work of the creative team

  • Contributes to the development of the creative team's culture and quality standards;

  • Build and maintain strong long-term client relationships

  • Collaborate with Strategy to answer the brief

  • Provide conceptual thinking across all mediums

  • Present clear and concise ideas to clients

  • Provide constructive feedback to the team

  • Promote a collaborative and supportive environment based on values

 
REQUIREMENTS

  • 10+ years of experience as a Creative in ad agencies and/or creative companies

  • 2+ years of experience as a Creative Director, managing clients and leading teams

  • Situational leader, able to adapt to different working and learning styles, Ability to lead and inspire large teams of creative personnel and content creators to achieve company’s stated goals;

  • Skill at both long-form content creation and real-time (immediate) content creation and distribution strategies and tactics

  • Highly experienced at structuring ambiguous problems, leading clear work streams, applying sound business discernment, driving projects to on strategy, on-time delivery, within budget

  • Passionate about digital/social

  • Copywriter background preferred

 
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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