Agency Overview
industry leader by working with some of the biggest and most innovative brands in the world.C+C lives at the cross section of where operations, brand partnerships and events naturallymeet.
We challenge those brands to be an interaction with culture by ultimately creating MOMENTSOF TRUTH that comes to life across a unique alchemy of experiences, campaigns andpartnerships. With our team's diverse perspectives and individual authenticity, we create theperfect blend of minds, people, energy and environment to communicate and celebrate TRUTH.
Job Overview
The Creative Director at Crown + Conquer is a visionary leader responsiblefor shaping the creative voice of the agency and driving bold, culturally relevant work acrossbrand partnerships, campaigns, and experiences. Sitting at the intersection of strategy,creativity, and culture, the CD leads and inspires multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovativeconcepts that bring our clients' truths to life. This role demands a sharp creative eye, strategicthinking, and a deep understanding of how brands authentically engage with culture to createmeaningful impact.
Roles & Responsibilities
Directing the creative functionalities of concept development, collaborating with team members, creating a work environment, meeting work expectations, and discussing team goals and achievements
Ensuring the effective maintenance of creative functionalities, developing the creative products as per the market standards, maintaining the quality of creative work projects, and operating the designing firm in a profitable manner
Providing strategic solutions to the company and clients considering their market stakes involved in creating a brand reputation for their organization
Accommodating the client's needs and requirements as per the marketing goals and strategies, creating unique brand promotion concepts in accordance with the client's promotional scheme, prioritizing the creative work as per the client's demands, and translating the client's profile into a creative visual experience
Leading the creative team for processing the client's projects in a specified manner, assigning duties to the creative/account management team, and leading the team in carrying out post-production activities like video graphics, motion graphics, interactive web integration, and web marketing
Developing and writing the plans of promotional campaigns, preparing it's detailed presentation report, and assigning various responsibilities to team members for carrying out the promotional campaign effectively
Keeping track of the latest advancements in the technologies used in creative direction and understanding the progress in marketing technologies like digital marketing technology
Collaborating with working partners for strategizing the progress of creative functionalities, making relevant changes for competing with market standards, focusing on threats from the competitors, and developing the strategic plans for combating the threats
Directing activities for professional development of organizational team members, conducting creative workshops for staff members, implementing corrective strategies in promotional activities, and recommending promotion of team members based on their productivity
Taking important decisions that ensure the organizational profitability without compromising the creative quality of the project, directing constant improvement in creative quality, and enhancing the designing capability for accomplishing the task
Conducting market study for understanding the competitors' creative art, planning, and preparing a strategic development plan for creating the agency's marketing strategies, branding functionalities, and business development plans
Managing external agents like photographers, printers, freelancers, web developers, etc., and coordinating them according to the work of art directors, copywriters, and other post-production workers
Team Oversight: Spearhead the Experience Design team, encompassing 2D/screen design, data-informed, and social media campaigns.
Innovation Leadership
Client Engagement
Cross-Department Collaboration
Entrepreneurial Vision
Partners with all creative, production and accounts teams
Qualifications + Requirements
10+ years of developing strategic brand and creative direction at a leading creative agency
5+ years of experience managing teams within a fast-paced agency environment. Expert level in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
Keynote deck master builder. Proficient in Google Drive.
Experience leading, managing and mentoring creatives across a range of personalities and experience levels.
Superior presentation and communication skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to thrive in a collaborative agency environment.
Expert understanding of the social ecosystem and how brands should participate in authentic ways to solve business objectives.
Ability to successfully organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects under strict deadlines.
Expert ability to work with and manage across different personalities and disciplines to push work forward.
Strategic and creative thinker who can proactively problem solve and prioritize tasks. Innately curious, with insight into human behavior and an instinct for popular culture. Passion for working in a fast-paced environment with enthusiastic teammates. Highly self-motivated and self-driven.