Creative Director, Studio A

Portland, OR, USA
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Job Description

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Creative Directors are expected to be multi-disciplinary creatives with extensive experience in design, art direction, copy, content capture, and experience managing creative professionals and creative projects.
As a Creative Director you will be directing digital creative projects from kickoff to completion. You will be ensuring that we follow global brand direction, style guides, and write in the brand voice. You will be focused on creating excellent, compelling, and effective creative executions that deliver against each brief.
Creative Directors are expected to lead, manage, and direct multiple creative teams working on multiple projects simultaneously. You are additionally expected to direct and coach the performance and creative output of individuals of varying disciplines including design, art direction/photography, messaging, video editing, animation, and cinematography.
You will work closely with other members of the studio, including other Creative Directors, creative teams, project managers, producers, and lead stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

LEADERSHIP
  • Must be an empathic and insightful leader capable of anticipating and understanding the needs, concerns, and goals of employees and stakeholders.
  • Directs the work of multiple creative teams working on between 6-12 projects at any given time.
  • Must support and implement cultural initiatives for both Studio A and digital activation in general.
  • Must have exceptional interpersonal skills and be comfortable having difficult conversations—both giving and receiving hard feedback.
  • Must solicit feedback from all levels within the studio to make informed decisions.
  • Manages, coaches, develops, and directs the work of project leads (Sr Manager Art Direction, Senior Designer, Senior Copywriter.)
  • Teaches their direct reports practical and managerial skills.
  • Contributes to resource management within the scope of their teams.

CREATIVE DIRECTION
  • Must direct, manage and lead the creation and delivery of design, art direction, video and messaging for campaigns, projects and toolkits from concept to execution.
  • Responsible for enforcing brand standards and providing critical feedback to their creative teams.
  • Accountable for the production of large-scale photoshoots and productions.
  • Provide prioritization between conflicting requests and resource constraints.
  • Looks for more ambitious strategic and creative opportunities between all briefs that are given to any of their teams.
  • Proposes said new opportunities to senior director or VP.
  • Connect with, stakeholders, and be the advocate for stakeholders in the context of concepts and creative decision making.
  • Anticipate stakeholder needs and proactively propose creative solutions to problems without being briefed.
  • Must have functional knowledge to support with execution of highest priority projects when needed.

Key Relationships:
  • Senior Director of Studio A (Direct Manager)
  • Senior Designers, Senior Copywriters, Art Directions (Direct reports.)
  • Creative Directors, Project Director, Head of Ops (Colleagues)
  • Your Sr. Project Manager (Partner)
  • Your wider creative team, including designers, art directors, and copywriters.
  • Project management and production teams
  • Stakeholder leads and project briefers (Digital Content, Retail Marketing, Membership, SEO Editorial, Planning)
  • VP of DTC Marketing & Media
  • External agencies and vendors

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Strategic mindset with an ability to prioritize and delegate accordingly
  • In-depth knowledge of art direction and concept development with a digital-first approach.
  • In-depth knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite.
  • In-depth knowledge of photography and videography techniques.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Figma and PowerPoint.
  • Working knowledge of Celtra or a willingness to learn.
  • Extensive experience working within sporting goods industry.
  • Experience working with brands developing creative solutions on a global level.
  • Experience in design industry and ability to predict future trends.
  • Experience developing successful concepts and working in collaborative multi-functional teams.
  • Fluent in English both verbally and written

Soft Skills:
  • Culturally aware and able to relevantly communicate with varied audiences.
  • Strong communication & negotiation skills, comfortable presenting complex topics to stakeholders at various organizational levels both in person and remotely.
  • High resilience and solution orientated attitude
  • Innovative thinker who can effect change and thought throughout an organization.
  • Relentless drive and commitment to win, working well under pressure.
  • Collaborative by nature. Able to partner with internal and external teams.
  • Can independently prioritize and manage workload.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, with an ability to provide impactful leadership to your team
  • Adapt to varying audiences and drive influence in order to advocate for functional and people needs
  • Ability to deliver compelling and informative presentations, embodying confident and professional communication skills.
  • Exceptional executive presence
Requisite Education and Experience:
  • A BA, MA, or BFA degree with focus on design, visual art, copywriting, and/or related areas.
  • 8+ years of experience in design, art direction and/or creative direction.
  • 3+ years of experience in leading a team with strong people management skills.

ABOUT STUDIO A
Studio A PDX launched in October 2021, and resides within the adidas America Portland HQ. We're an internal digital creative studio. We make (or adapt) just about every campaign you see on adidas.com, the app, the blog, and much of the email across North America. We’re busy!

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
  • adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
  • We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon.
  • Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

    COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

    OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

    INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

    TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

    INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

    RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
JOB TITLE:
Creative Director, Studio A
BRAND:
adidas
LOCATION:
Portland
TEAM:
Marketing & Communications
STATE:
OR
COUNTRY/REGION:
US
CONTRACT TYPE:
Full time
NUMBER:
504686
DATE:
Dec 8, 2023

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