Job Abstract

The Director of Creative Services will act as a visual storyteller and creative strategist supporting the Global Partnership Marketing team with all creative design servicing needs. This role serves as hands-on creative to support the domestic and international sales teams along with the creative execution teams. The primary role of the position is to design partner pitch materials and partner campaigns that are consistent with theatrical film positioning, messaging and creative look and feel.

Reports into the VP, Creative, Global Partnership Marketing.

Responsibilities: 

• Custom presentation design including concepts for third-party brand partnerships that are on-brand, breakthrough, and event-worthy across all marketing touch points. 
• Generate bespoke presentations to use in sales, pitch and partner kick-off meetings, including film strategy, brand research, co-branded campaign concepts, TV storyboards, creative product/signage mock-ups, audio/visual concepts, experiential ideas, cross-promotions, tag lines, etc. 
• Oversee special projects (decks, A/V, materials, logistics, etc.) for partner events, brand summits, conferences, trade shows, etc. 
• Lead external agencies in briefing and development of custom decks, concepts or creative
• Edit and distribute leave-behind materials from sales meetings and trade shows for expeditious follow-up
• Collaborate with sales and creative execution teams on any/all needs for promotional program information and creative assets for filmmaker presentations and internal presentation needs
• Develop partnership asset guides across titles which includes character development, layout with vendors and animation studios

Creative Strategy: 

• Identify thematic areas of alignment between brands and films and implement them creatively and via copy in presentations
• Act as a creative resource for the Promotions team to tap into (e.g. brainstorms, creative kick-offs, client calls and meetings, trade shows, etc.)
• Participate in key partner pitches and meetings to present creative ideas (when applicable)
• Monitor and report on the latest emerging brands, industry trends across advertising and entertainment, technology-driven activations and generally buzz-worthy campaigns to inspire ongoing creative concepting and partner ideas

Asset Management: 

• Liaise with the theatrical Brand Marketing Team to receive and distribute all approved marketing and pitch materials to team
• Oversee/review dailies and/or unit photography to track product placement for key titles in production, supporting the Sales teams’ needs