Creative Director, Art & Film

Were looking for a Creative Director Art& FilmDirection to join the Creative Advertising and Integrated Marketing team.

You are first and foremost an advertising and film creative: a conceptual thinker and visual storyteller with exceptional taste strong filmmaking instincts and a portfolio of ambitious consumer advertising.

Youll lead the development of integrated campaigns for Windows Surface devices and Services brands. The work spans broadcast and online film digital web OOH.

This is a hands-on creative leadership role . Youll develop big campaign ideas alongside writers lead projects with internal creative teams and agency partners and guide work from the first idea through production and final delivery. Youll art direct film collaborate directly with directors and production partners represent creative projects to senior stakeholders and be accountable for maintaining the integrity and quality of the work across every expression.

Youll be expected to raise the creative ambition of the work while creating an environment where great ideas and exceptional craft can thrive

Key Responsibilities

• Translate strategy consumer insights cultural observations and product truths into simple surprising and memorable creative ideas.

• Concept ambitious campaign ideas in close partnership with copywriters shaping the central idea and leading creative development.

• Lead creative teams and agency partners from brief through concept development production and final delivery inspiring everyone to exceptional craft.

• Lead the creative process for film from concept through pre-production production and post-production making creative decisions that protect the idea and continually raise the level of craft.

• Lead and participate in director selection treatment development casting location selection wardrobe production design cinematography editorial VFX color music sound and final finishing.

• Lead and creatively direct agencies directors production companies illustrators editors VFX artists and other creative partners.

• Maintain a strong point of view on contemporary advertising filmmaking design technology and culture bringing that perspective into the work.

• Lead multiple campaigns and productions simultaneously while maintaining creative clarity high standards and exceptional attention to craft.

• Help establish a creative culture where ambitious thinking collaboration and world-class craft are expected.

Required/minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or Certificate in Design Fine Arts Human Computer Interaction Visual Communications or related field AND 8 years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.

Additional or preferred qualifications:

• Creative Director at a leading leading advertising agency or inhouse creative team at a consumer organization.

• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking integrated campaigns filmmaking creative direction and visual storytelling at a high level.

• Significant experience developing major consumer campaigns across television film online video social digital OOH retail experiential and other channels.

• Deep hands-on experience leading commercial film and advertising productions from creative development and pre-production through shoot post-production and final delivery.

• Experience working directly with directors production companies producers cinematographers editors VFX partners photographers and other production specialists.

• Strong understanding of filmmaking and production craft including cinematography production design casting editorial VFX color music sound and post-production.

• Demonstrated ability to build a compelling visual world around a creative idea and extend it consistently across multiple mediums and consumer touchpoints.

• Experience developing ideas collaboratively with copywriters and inspiring multidisciplinary creative teams.

• Experience developing nationally or globally recognized consumer advertising.

• Experience leading high-profile television film and integrated advertising campaigns from initial concept through final delivery.

• Creative leadership experience within a leading advertising agency consumer brand in-house creative organization or a combination of these environments.

• Experience developing large-scale integrated campaigns and enduring creative platforms.

• Experience leading and mentoring art directors and multidisciplinary creative teams while raising the standard of creative thinking and craft.

• Experience building productive relationships with leading directors production companies agencies and creative talent.

• Recognition from major advertising design film or creative industry organizations is a plus.

• Experience working in technology entertainment gaming lifestyle or other culturally relevant consumer categories is a plus.

Art IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142800 - $296400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188000 - $331200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.

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