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Times10 is a leading creative and digital marketing agency, dedicated to delivering exceptional brand experiences for our clients. We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Creative Director (Video) to join our dynamic team. As the Creative Director (Video), you will lead and inspire our video production team, driving the strategic direction and creative vision for video projects, and ensuring the delivery of compelling and impactful visual storytelling.

Possibility of limited remote work.

Responsibilities

Creative Vision and Strategy:

• Develop and drive the overall creative vision and strategy for video projects, aligning with clients’ brand identities and marketing objectives.
• Lead brainstorming sessions, concept development, and storyboarding to shape engaging narratives and visual concepts.

Team Leadership and Collaboration:

• Manage and mentor a team of videographers, video editors, and other creative professionals, fostering their growth and pushing the boundaries of creativity.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including account managers, art directors, and copywriters, to ensure seamless integration of video content in marketing campaigns.

Project Management:

• Oversee the end-to-end video production process, from pre-production to post-production, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.
• Provide clear creative direction and guidance to team members, setting project priorities, managing resources, and resolving any challenges that arise.

Concept Development and Scripting:

• Generate innovative video concepts and scripts that align with clients’ objectives, brand identities, and target audiences.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their goals and effectively translate them into compelling visual stories.

Video Production and Editing:

• Direct and supervise video shoots, ensuring the highest quality of footage and adherence to creative concepts.
• Oversee the video editing process, guiding the team to create visually stunning videos that captivate audiences and drive desired outcomes.

Quality Control and Brand Consistency:

• Ensure all video content meets the highest standards of quality, aligns with clients’ brand guidelines, and maintains consistent messaging and visual identity.
• Conduct thorough reviews and provide feedback to ensure creative excellence and enhance the overall impact of video projects.

Industry Trends and Innovation:

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, AI, and best practices in video production and storytelling.
• Continuously explore new techniques and tools to enhance the creative output and drive innovation within the video team.

Requirements

Professional Experience:

• Experience in video production, with a focus on creative direction and leading video projects.
• Proven track record of developing and delivering impactful video campaigns across various platforms.

Creative Leadership:

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a creative team.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and directing video shoots, managing teams, and guiding creative professionals.

Video Production Expertise:

• In-depth knowledge of video production processes, including pre-production, production, and post-production.
• Proficiency in operating professional video cameras, lighting equipment, audio recording devices, and video editing software.

Strategic Thinking and Conceptualization:

• Ability to develop and execute creative strategies that align with clients’ goals and resonate with target audiences.
• Strong conceptualization skills to generate innovative video concepts and translate them into compelling visual stories.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, clients, and external vendors.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills to articulate creative ideas, provide feedback, and build strong client relationships.

Creative Portfolio:

• Impressive portfolio showcasing a range of video projects, demonstrating your ability to create visually compelling narratives and impactful video content.

Adaptability:

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to adapt to changing client demands, project requirements, and emerging industry trends.

Strategic Thinking:

• A strategic mindset with the ability to understand clients’ business objectives and translate them into effective video strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify creative solutions and optimize video content for maximum impact.

Brand Awareness:

• Deep understanding of branding principles and the ability to create video content that aligns with clients’ brand identities and values.
• Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and visual representation across all video projects.

Passion for Innovation:

• Willingness to push boundaries, experiment with new ideas, and embrace innovation in video production.

If you are a visionary Creative Director (Video) with a passion for storytelling and a proven track record of delivering impactful video campaigns, we invite you to join our team at Times10. Together, we will push the boundaries of creativity and create remarkable brand experiences for our clients. Apply now and be a driving force in shaping the future of video content in the creative and digital marketing industry!

Times10

Please read the entire job description before applying.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Youth Rising

Bend, OR

Hybrid

Compensation: $55,000 – $65,000/annually D.O.E. / Hourly, EOE

OVERVIEW:

Youth Rising (YR) is seeking an experienced, passionate, and Creative Director to join our team. You will be responsible for capturing, editing, and producing photos and videos for internal and external purposes, developing and implementing our mixed media strategy in order to increase our online presence and improve our marketing and promotional efforts. You will be working closely with the CEO and Marketing Team which includes a Digital Communications Manager and Youth Marketing Assistant. The Creative Director will be responsible for all graphic design needs for all departments.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Standardize and innovate advertising creative and content 
• Work both on and off-site
• Produce and edit content and build a library of amazing product and services videos and training videos
• Produce products/collateral in areas of design, writing, animation, cinematography, photography, and editing 
• Work with the Digital Communications Manager to ensure that all digital and physical assets for YR campaigns and internal organization campaigns are in alignment with company branding and goals.
• Be the advocate for the creative process internally, ensuring that all team members are fully versed on the process/approach, and follow it to the best of their ability
• Create a wide range of graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and websites with software such as Photoshop
• Review final layouts and suggest improvements when necessary
• Follow the company’s branding guidelines understanding the value of brand voice and tone
• Maintain a portfolio that stretches across digital and traditional channels
• Conduct research to enhance content – This may also include identifying relevant topics, fact-checking, and analyzing sources to generate information.
• Work with the Digital Communications Manager to maintain the editorial calendar by scheduling due dates and tracking content through the editorial process and adhering to strict deadlines, ensuring that quotas are met
• Present monthly calendar and projects to the CEO
• Assist with an overall video brand and messaging strategy for the company and diverse campaigns
• Provide assistance as needed for special projects
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive and Leadership Team

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design
• 7+ years experience as a creative lead or similar role (conception, art direction/creative guidance, design)
• 7+ years experience in graphic design
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
• Proficiency with required desktop publishing tools, including Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, and Illustrator
• A strong eye for visual composition
• Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
• Able to give and receive constructive criticism
• Understanding of marketing, production, website design, corporate identity, product packaging, advertisements, and multimedia design
• Valid driver’s license, Insurance, Reliable vehicle
• Friendly, enthusiastic, and positive attitude

POSITION TYPE & SCHEDULE:

FTE; Hybrid; Monday – Friday; occasional weekends; may require travel

*Schedule may include irregular hours, evenings, and/or weekends.

Please read the job post completely and carefully and reply with a cover letter and your resume and portfolio. Reply via EMAIL ONLY to [email protected]. Please, NO PHONE CALLS. Once both are received, we will send you an email verifying that we’ve received your documents. Please do not call to inquire.

Position open until filled.

Youth Rising

TMZ is looking for a News Desk Associate Producer. The ideal candidate must have solid editorial news judgment and investigative reporting skills. We are seeking applicants with a passion for news and research. On a daily basis, you must be able to pitch and identify news stories for our website that fit within our brand. The ability to forge solid relationships is a key skillset to have for success in this position.

The ideal candidate has a journalism background (network news, local station and/or university news experience is a plus). Must have a flexible schedule and the ability to work various shifts and weekends when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to navigate through entertainment news, analyze content and recognize big stories
• Keep a finger on the pulse of trending news, both locally and nationally
• Provide original story angles
• Ability to develop contacts, cultivate sources, and maintain relationships to aid in the news-gathering process
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience working within network news, digital news outlet, or local station environment
• An interest in reporting and breaking news stories
• Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of social media and ability to effectively use and monitor various platforms

“Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $19.00 – $21.00 per hour. This position is regularly scheduled for a 50-hour work week but scheduled overtime hours are not guaranteed”.

TMZ is a workplace that requires the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Requested accommodations/exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with law.

TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TMZ

Must sit in LA (Hybrid 1-2 days a week), or fully remote out of Seattle, Sunnyvale, or Salt Lake City.

Contract to Hire

Must-haves

– Strong knowledge of Agile principles and tools. A CSM and an advanced Agile certification (e.g. SPC, CSP, PMI-ACP, etc.) highly desired.

-Program/Project Management within the streaming/entertainment industry

– 5+ years’ experience as an agile project manager/scrum master building complex software-based systems from inception to release, including coordinating

cadence-based releases.

– Able to handle high-level partners within the organization and help to balance competing

needs and requests.

– Experience resolving conflicts and coaching high-functioning development teams, with an eye on using those skills to increase the speed and quality of software delivery.

– Experience using agile techniques to deliver large software epics with reliability, speed, and quality.

– Experience coaching the team on finding new solutions to impediments and blockers

– Ability to organize requirements and timelines with cross functional teams across the

globe, leading them to online delivery and successful execution.

– Ability to think creativity to improve processes and bring more efficiency

Day-to-Day

An employer based in the LA area is looking from a Sr. Project/Program Manager to join the cross functional team within the PMO. This teams supports multiple agile release trains and multiple platforms. You will be responsible for working in alignment with multiple scrum masters on delivery. Each platform has its own product and scrum master, you will have to synchronize all the issues and delivery.

This is a meaningful role with a wide range of responsibilities, including:

– Cross- Team Communication: Driving cross-team collaboration, alignment and

communication by providing accurate and proactive project tracking to partners and the

larger organization.

– Agile Best Practices: Implementing agile methodologies to govern the day-to-day

activities of the team, serving as a team process coach and agile subject matter

authority. Coordinating agile ceremonies at the team level.

– Impediment Removal: Actively identifying and facilitating conversations in removing

impediments that may impact team velocity or deliverables. Working with other program

managers and organizational leaders to balance risks.

– Program Planning: Participating in quarterly planning, balancing cross-team

dependencies with the PMO, leading cross-team alignments, and setting delivery plans.

– Servant Leadership: Working as a servant-leader within the team, using leadership

skills to nurture healthy and productive working relationships.

– Development Team Relationship: Developing a healthy working relationship within

your teams and building respect and transparency.

– Relentless Improvement: Implementing processes that foster relentless improvement and drive the team and the organization towards more efficient product delivery.

Insight Global

Must sit in LA (Hybrid 1-2 days a week), or fully remote out of Seattle, Sunnyvale, or Salt Lake City.

Contract to Hire

Must-haves

– Strong knowledge of Agile principles and tools. A CSM and an advanced Agile certification (e.g. SPC, CSP, PMI-ACP, etc.) highly desired.

-Program/Project Management within the streaming/entertainment industry

– 5+ years’ experience as an agile project manager/scrum master building complex software-based systems from inception to release, including coordinating

cadence-based releases.

– Able to handle high-level partners within the organization and help to balance competing

needs and requests.

– Experience resolving conflicts and coaching high-functioning development teams, with an eye on using those skills to increase the speed and quality of software delivery.

– Experience using agile techniques to deliver large software epics with reliability, speed, and quality.

– Experience coaching the team on finding new solutions to impediments and blockers

– Ability to organize requirements and timelines with cross functional teams across the

globe, leading them to online delivery and successful execution.

– Ability to think creativity to improve processes and bring more efficiency

Day-to-Day

An employer based in the LA area is looking from a Sr. Project/Program Manager to join the cross functional team within the PMO. This teams supports multiple agile release trains and multiple platforms. You will be responsible for working in alignment with multiple scrum masters on delivery. Each platform has its own product and scrum master, you will have to synchronize all the issues and delivery.

This is a meaningful role with a wide range of responsibilities, including:

– Cross- Team Communication: Driving cross-team collaboration, alignment and

communication by providing accurate and proactive project tracking to partners and the

larger organization.

– Agile Best Practices: Implementing agile methodologies to govern the day-to-day

activities of the team, serving as a team process coach and agile subject matter

authority. Coordinating agile ceremonies at the team level.

– Impediment Removal: Actively identifying and facilitating conversations in removing

impediments that may impact team velocity or deliverables. Working with other program

managers and organizational leaders to balance risks.

– Program Planning: Participating in quarterly planning, balancing cross-team

dependencies with the PMO, leading cross-team alignments, and setting delivery plans.

– Servant Leadership: Working as a servant-leader within the team, using leadership

skills to nurture healthy and productive working relationships.

– Development Team Relationship: Developing a healthy working relationship within

your teams and building respect and transparency.

– Relentless Improvement: Implementing processes that foster relentless improvement and drive the team and the organization towards more efficient product delivery.

Insight Global

Must sit in LA (Hybrid 1-2 days a week), or fully remote out of Seattle, Sunnyvale, or Salt Lake City.

Contract to Hire

Must-haves

– Strong knowledge of Agile principles and tools. A CSM and an advanced Agile certification (e.g. SPC, CSP, PMI-ACP, etc.) highly desired.

-Program/Project Management within the streaming/entertainment industry

– 5+ years’ experience as an agile project manager/scrum master building complex software-based systems from inception to release, including coordinating

cadence-based releases.

– Able to handle high-level partners within the organization and help to balance competing

needs and requests.

– Experience resolving conflicts and coaching high-functioning development teams, with an eye on using those skills to increase the speed and quality of software delivery.

– Experience using agile techniques to deliver large software epics with reliability, speed, and quality.

– Experience coaching the team on finding new solutions to impediments and blockers

– Ability to organize requirements and timelines with cross functional teams across the

globe, leading them to online delivery and successful execution.

– Ability to think creativity to improve processes and bring more efficiency

Day-to-Day

An employer based in the LA area is looking from a Sr. Project/Program Manager to join the cross functional team within the PMO. This teams supports multiple agile release trains and multiple platforms. You will be responsible for working in alignment with multiple scrum masters on delivery. Each platform has its own product and scrum master, you will have to synchronize all the issues and delivery.

This is a meaningful role with a wide range of responsibilities, including:

– Cross- Team Communication: Driving cross-team collaboration, alignment and

communication by providing accurate and proactive project tracking to partners and the

larger organization.

– Agile Best Practices: Implementing agile methodologies to govern the day-to-day

activities of the team, serving as a team process coach and agile subject matter

authority. Coordinating agile ceremonies at the team level.

– Impediment Removal: Actively identifying and facilitating conversations in removing

impediments that may impact team velocity or deliverables. Working with other program

managers and organizational leaders to balance risks.

– Program Planning: Participating in quarterly planning, balancing cross-team

dependencies with the PMO, leading cross-team alignments, and setting delivery plans.

– Servant Leadership: Working as a servant-leader within the team, using leadership

skills to nurture healthy and productive working relationships.

– Development Team Relationship: Developing a healthy working relationship within

your teams and building respect and transparency.

– Relentless Improvement: Implementing processes that foster relentless improvement and drive the team and the organization towards more efficient product delivery.

Insight Global

Must sit in LA (Hybrid 1-2 days a week), or fully remote out of Seattle, Sunnyvale, or Salt Lake City.

Contract to Hire

Must-haves

– Strong knowledge of Agile principles and tools. A CSM and an advanced Agile certification (e.g. SPC, CSP, PMI-ACP, etc.) highly desired.

-Program/Project Management within the streaming/entertainment industry

– 5+ years’ experience as an agile project manager/scrum master building complex software-based systems from inception to release, including coordinating

cadence-based releases.

– Able to handle high-level partners within the organization and help to balance competing

needs and requests.

– Experience resolving conflicts and coaching high-functioning development teams, with an eye on using those skills to increase the speed and quality of software delivery.

– Experience using agile techniques to deliver large software epics with reliability, speed, and quality.

– Experience coaching the team on finding new solutions to impediments and blockers

– Ability to organize requirements and timelines with cross functional teams across the

globe, leading them to online delivery and successful execution.

– Ability to think creativity to improve processes and bring more efficiency

Day-to-Day

An employer based in the LA area is looking from a Sr. Project/Program Manager to join the cross functional team within the PMO. This teams supports multiple agile release trains and multiple platforms. You will be responsible for working in alignment with multiple scrum masters on delivery. Each platform has its own product and scrum master, you will have to synchronize all the issues and delivery.

This is a meaningful role with a wide range of responsibilities, including:

– Cross- Team Communication: Driving cross-team collaboration, alignment and

communication by providing accurate and proactive project tracking to partners and the

larger organization.

– Agile Best Practices: Implementing agile methodologies to govern the day-to-day

activities of the team, serving as a team process coach and agile subject matter

authority. Coordinating agile ceremonies at the team level.

– Impediment Removal: Actively identifying and facilitating conversations in removing

impediments that may impact team velocity or deliverables. Working with other program

managers and organizational leaders to balance risks.

– Program Planning: Participating in quarterly planning, balancing cross-team

dependencies with the PMO, leading cross-team alignments, and setting delivery plans.

– Servant Leadership: Working as a servant-leader within the team, using leadership

skills to nurture healthy and productive working relationships.

– Development Team Relationship: Developing a healthy working relationship within

your teams and building respect and transparency.

– Relentless Improvement: Implementing processes that foster relentless improvement and drive the team and the organization towards more efficient product delivery.

Insight Global

Art Director

Responsibilities:

• Work with the CBO/Creative Director to lead the global creative vision
• Ensure creative vision aligns with product development, digital strategies and business objectives
• Concept, design, and produce engaging assets across video, social and influencer campaigns, marketing and promotional, email, print, branding and logo design, packaging, media and PR programs, and whatever comes next
• Work closely and build relationships with Brand Marketing, Global Marketing, Product Development, Ecommerce, and Social Media teams to drive the creative strategy
• Ensure that brand and visual identity is consistently applied to all collateral and marketing materials both internally and externally
• Work with the CBO/Creative Director to provide photo direction that will be used in packaging, social media, and Ecommerce
• Ensure execution of a thoughtful creative strategy and positive user interface across multiple digital platforms
• Manage a team of designers by demonstrating enthusiasm for the creative landscape and new technologies; and contributing strong, inspirational, and relevant creative thinking
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• 8-10 years of experience in a managerial role for design teams at a hypergrowth consumer startup or top tier CPG company, preferable ecom
• Excellent interpersonal skills: You feel at your best in a team environment; You are a curious, patient leader who thrives coaching young designers and illustrators in daily crit sessions; You understand the nuances and value of the critical role of right hand to a C-Suite.
• You are a well-seasoned, graceful giver and receiver of feedback.
• Clear, transparent, and confident communicating (presenting and selling-in) creative ideas, their rationale, and the specifics of the solutions
• Advanced Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign skills (After Effects / Primer plus)
• Familiarity with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Animation and video production
• Understanding the role of music as a story telling backdrop for motion
• Working across social, digital, print, audio, and experiential
• Design sensibilities and an understanding of how composition, information hierarchy, color theory and typography work together to drive home a message
• Managing budgets
• Experience with baby models is a huge plus
• Expert knowledge in the graphic printing and production processes, including translations needed for international commerce

Compensation: $ 110,000 – $150,000 annually

This role will be onsite in Van Nuys, CA 3 days a week.

Cypress HCM

Art Director

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside the CBO/Creative Director to help lead the global creative vision.
• Concept, design, and produce engaging strategic content and creative assets across video, social and influencer campaigns, marketing and promotional, email, print, branding and logo design, packaging, media and PR programs, and whatever comes next.
• Work cross-functionally with Brand Marketing, Global Marketing, Product Development, Ecommerce, and Social Media teams.
• Ensure consistent brand identity across all collateral and marketing materials.
• Ensure external vendors are using brand guidelines appropriately.
• Work alongside CBO/Creative Director to provide art direction for photography in packaging, social media, and Ecommerce.
• Manage a team of designers by demonstrating enthusiasm for the creative landscape and new technologies; and contributing strong, inspirational, and relevant creative thinking. Ensure the Creative Team delivers on business objectives.
• Mentoring designers and copywriters
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• 8-10 years of experience in a managerial role for design teams at a hypergrowth consumer startup or top tier CPG company.
• You are a well-seasoned, graceful giver and receiver of feedback.
• Clear, transparent, and confident communicating (presenting and selling-in) creative ideas, their rationale, and the specifics of the solutions.
• Advanced Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign skills (Premier / After Effects pluses)
• Familiarity with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Animation and video production for social.
• Understanding music as a story telling backdrop for motion.
• Working on 360 campaigns across social, digital, print, audio, and experiential.
• Strong communication design sensibilities and an understanding of how composition, information hierarchy, color theory and typography work together to drive home a message.
• Maintaining consistency across a multitude of channels including digital, social, advertising, and experiential.

Desired skills:

• Stunning photo and video art direction. Experience with baby models is a huge plus.
• Proven experience allocating and managing budgets.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and inspire internal and external creative teams.
• Expert knowledge in the graphic printing and production processes, including translations needed for international commerce.

Compensation: $ 110,000 – $150,000 annually

This role will be onsite in Van Nuys, CA 3 days a week.

Cypress HCM