Head Of Design

1 month ago

Los Angeles, United States ComingUp Creative Full time
Job Description: Head of Design Role Overview

Our fully integrated agency client seeks a seasoned Head of Design with extensive experience across multi-disciplinary creative production workflows for Entertainment, Gaming, Sports, and more. This role involves balancing project creative direction, workflow management, and business development for all design, motion graphics, and VFX aspects of projects.

The Head of Design will be pivotal in conceptualizing and executing creative projects tailored to various mediums while exploring emerging technologies. Working across A/V trailers, branding, print, social, and experiential media, this role collaborates with teams and department heads to identify the right skills and experiences in team members and vendors, ensuring efficient utilization and flexibility as project demands shift. Additionally, the Head of Design will leverage existing relationships and identify new opportunities to solve creative challenges for clients in new business ventures.

The ideal candidate is passionate about mentoring, supporting, and developing the creative team for their professional growth. Their infectious excitement for the creative process extends to the team and the industry through public thought leadership and active community involvement, paving the way for the future of creativity in the Entertainment, Gaming, and Sports industries.

Responsibilities

Creative Direction:

  • Guide and/or directly lead the creative direction for all projects involving design, motion graphics, and VFX for the agency.
  • Appropriately assign creative leads and help build teams to efficiently and effectively execute project deliverables.
  • Maintain a clear understanding of all project statuses to support projects by addressing challenges or opportunities for improvement as needed.
  • Collaborate with creative department heads across the organization to support A/V, Social, Print, Production, Finishing, and Operations creative needs.

Workflow Utilization and Optimization:

  • Lead the company's creative process, workflows, and pipelines, seeking improvements to meet industry standards and incorporate new practices.
  • Work in partnership with team leads and resourcing to scale or shift teams as needed for appropriate utilization with a lean mindset.
  • Evaluate utilization opportunities to transition freelance roles to full-time for cost efficiencies or cross-training creatives from one department to another.

Business Development:

  • Collaborate with the Leadership team and department heads to strategically target new clients and grow business from existing clients.
  • Maintain positive, productive, and professional client relationships, building and maintaining a client base within expectations set by the leadership team.
  • Identify areas of future growth and provide solutions to accomplish desired creative expansions.
  • Attend and participate in industry events, conferences, or networking events to identify new business opportunities.
  • Actively participate in thought leadership opportunities for agency brand building and creative innovation.

Culture:

  • Mentor and guide creative team members for internal growth opportunities and skill set improvement.
  • Identify opportunities to create a community-based environment among the creative team, such as Creative Work Reviews, New Technology Walkthroughs, and Industry Events.
Requirements (Skills & Experience)
  • 10-15+ years of experience across design, motion graphics, and VFX projects for Entertainment, Sports, Gaming, and CPG clients within an agency production environment.
  • Proven experience conceptualizing and executing award-winning projects that push the boundaries of mixing creativity and technology for various brands.
  • Proven track record of acquiring new business opportunities for six figures and above, ideally both project and retainer-based engagements.
  • Comprehensive understanding of branding and visual identity, 2D/3D, motion graphics, compositing, production, post-production, experiential, immersive, and visual effects pipelines.
  • Clear understanding of budgeting and financial implications of creative production such as labor, software (i.e., Render Farms), and hard costs.
  • Well-versed in new technologies used for creative workflows such as AI/ML, real-time rendering/virtual productions, AR/VR/XR, etc.
  • Demonstrated success in building profitable creative departments.
  • Ability to work effectively on long-term and quick turnaround projects simultaneously.
  • Exceptional communicator and presenter, adept in articulating ideas clearly and engagingly across written, verbal, and visual formats for internal teams, partners, and clients alike.
  • Skilled in collaboration, bridging communication gaps with internal teams, partners, and clients, and adept at generating innovative solutions while efficiently managing daily tasks.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in multitasking across various projects, combining integrity, self-motivation, and accountability with excellent time management skills.
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