Director, Creative Services

Position Summary

The Director of Creative Service is the lead creative executive for TWG Marketing. This role is responsible for the execution and logistics of creative services projects from concept through implementation to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget. Accountable for optimizing project management, improving processes and workflow, and allocating resources for the creative team. Tracks and ensures timely completion of multiple creative assets / promotional materials (i.e., print, digital, on-air) produced by internal and third-party resources.

This position helps to formulate design concepts and presentation approaches, provide vision and creatively grow a suite of promotional content. This includes managing a team responsible for writing, producing and editing marketing and promotional content for The Weather Group portfolio, including The Weather Channel television network, The Weather Channel streaming app, The Weather Channel en Espanol, Local Now and Pattrn. Also, the role will provide creative support where possible for the growing portfolio of Allen Media Digital streaming services, including Sports.TV, The Grio and Comedy.TV.

With a focus on creating on-air promos, social media videos, sizzle reels, and other multi-platform content. Responsibilities may also include ad sales-focused co-promotions, integrations or stand-alone commercials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides day to day management and lead for the creative design team.
• Assess and creates strong design strategies for all prioritized projects for launch coordinating with marketing, digital and TV.
• Supports the design needs of the product roadmap and product schedule that supports business objectives ensuring on-time and on-budget product launches.
• Drive design concepts and ensure that all project concepts are completed on time and with required functionality
• Concepting, writing, directing, producing and/or editing engaging on-air promotional videos from start to finish. Includes episodic and topical on-air promos, interstitials, sizzle reels, social media videos, and other long-form content.
• Identify/develop the look and feel of multi-platform branding campaigns, programming launches, and marketing partnerships.
• Executing innovative creative against challenging creative briefs, brand filters, and deadlines.
• Managing and scheduling production shoots, including directing talent as needed.
• Collaborating with internal programming partners and departments to develop new campaigns and marketing initiatives.
• Provide creative direction and help oversee overflow work of freelance editors, producers, and other creative help as needed.
• Work with marketing and traffic operations to get promos on-air and marketing materials distributed to external partners; ensure correct and accurate promos are running.

Education, Experience, Certification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Media Studies, Broadcasting, Communications, Fine Arts or related field.
• 5-7 years of television promotion or advertising experience with a cable network, broadcast station, ad agency, post-production company or other media-focused company.
• Excellent writing and scripting skills, with a thorough understanding of television and cable network branding; must be able to write strong and engaging promotional copy.
• Experience organizing, overseeing, and executing promotional video shoots.

• Ability to manage and motivate a diverse, cross-functional team.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience infusing and establishing a consistent style across a property.
• Strong ability to prioritize, reassess and respond quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly present designs and explain how they will achieve business and user objectives.
• Ability to manage a significant workload and assign priorities to tasks, effectively directing the activities of others.
• Ability to establish processes to ensure success of cross-functional teams, and manage design projects to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Familiarity with The Weather Channel brand and it's product offerings.
• Experience executing effectively against client creative briefs.
• Professionally skilled with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop) Experienced non-linear editor.
• Ability to write strong and engaging scripts and copy.
• Experience directing large and small-scale video shoots and voice-over sessions.
• A strong sense of storytelling, and an eye for effective design.
• Full understanding of the fundamentals of the commercial production process and network branding.
• Must be a team player with a high level of accountability and strong work ethic.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to present creative concepts both internally and externally and interact with all levels across the organization.
• Able to multitask and prioritize a variety of creative projects at once.
• Strong time management skills and able to thrive in a fast-pace environment.
• Flexibility and willingness to work the hours necessary when the network shifts into 24/7, breaking news coverage.