Creative Director-CG Motion

About Us

FutureDeluxe (FD) is an experimental creative studio with a focus in design, technology and moving image.

We’re a collection of highly collaborative studios – currently based in London, LA, New York and Sydney – deeply connected by a shared sense of identity and desire to create the future. 

Why we think you’ll want this role

At FutureDeluxe we have built our brand around delivering world class creative – often through CG and digital mediums. We are always expanding our creative approach and love working for brands that facilitate an experimental approach. We are looking for a design led conceptual thinker, someone passionate about brand visual story telling whilst also having a desire to create world class design. We believe in combining these strengths we can take our creative to the next level and push the boundaries of experimentation even further.

You’ll direct high profile projects from concept to final delivery, setting the overall creative vision and ensuring the final output amazes and delights our clients, as well as the internal team. Working in collaboration with the other Directors. Our LA studio is home to some of the world’s most talented artists, directors and producers working together, and inspiring each other daily. You’ll enjoy being pushed out of your comfort zone and be energized by the hustle of finding amazing new opportunities which allow our internal team to create the best work of their careers every day.’

How your success will be measured

• Creative output that amazes, inspires and surprises clients, as well as everyone at FD.
• Alignment to core FD values – Experimentation, Quality, Collaboration & People-First.
• Strong, trusted relationships with all key partners – clients and the FD team.
• Contribution to FD culture beyond individual projects.
• People enjoy working with you.
• Clear examples of projects that have pushed our brand driven design based portfolio.

 Key responsibilities

• Lead (and hopefully win????) pitches by exciting and inspiring clients, pushing their briefs beyond their original inception toward innovative new aesthetics, cutting-edge technologies while incorporating fresh design based approaches.
• Work with Production to scope out projects in terms of team, resources and schedules while being mindful of budget and for-seeing potential challenges along the way.
• Take projects and lead them from pitch phase all the way to final delivery, working with our FD team as well as freelancers to push the creative and finish every step of the way.
• Mentor, guide and champion young talent at FD.

Essential skills & experience

• Strong design background.
• Experience directing large and small teams.
• Excellent communication skills leading internal teams and clients through project development.
• A complete understanding of the entire CG production process
• A strong eye for design, composition and colour.
• Able to create strong style frames, but also execute through production to delivery.
• In-depth knowledge of C4D and/or Houdini + Redshift.
• A strong understanding of project workflows.
• High level of execution in 3 of these areas:
• Look Development & Texturing
• 3D Animation and/or simulation
• Scene assembly & lighting
• Concept development & research
• Compositing (AE and/or Nuke)
• Technical problem-solving & workflows
• Team leader, wanting to work within a collaborative environment.
• An interest in emerging technologies and techniques.
• Excellent communicator within the team as well as to clients and production.

Our Culture

We strive to create a space where people will be challenged and rewarded, where their voice will be heard and their impact felt. We look for team players who are truly invested in our vision and share our values.

Our Purpose – To Create The Future

The work we craft for our clients is always looking forward to what’s next – we never look back or repeat what’s been done before. We have a constant hunger to create new visual experiences that truly amaze, inspire and have never seen before. This means creating new visual techniques, new aesthetics and experimenting with the very latest technologies.

And this isn’t just about the work that we do for our clients. Everything we do is about creating the future – a better future for all the communities that we serve. It means breaking new ground and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in everything we do.

Our Values

Experiment. We are curious and driven by the new.

Collaboration. There are no single players.

Quality. Chase perfection.

People First. Killing it with kindness.

We deliberately keep our studios pretty small so seats are precious. That means we ask a lot of the people we collaborate with. We expect everyone to own their own performance and career, and to work hard to create amazing work. In return, we offer people an environment of autonomy, flexibility and freedom so they can choose how best to work. We expect people to be fully invested in our success. And we’re equally invested in their success – we work hard to ensure everyone’s able to fulfil their potential.

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