[Hiring] Associate Creative Director / Creative Director @Deeplocal

Role Description

We’re seeking an Associate Creative Director / Creative Director who can deliver aesthetically beautiful and meaningful physical experiences. You may come from 3D design, environmental design, strategy, or UX, but above all, you understand how people move through and interact with designed spaces.

This position may be a fit for you if:

• You live and breathe culture and are excited to experiment and invent with new technologies, especially when those technologies manifest in physical space.
• You care deeply about design quality—whether it’s the high-level vision or intricate details.
• You are an exceptional leader of interdisciplinary teams from concept to production, while also being an individual contributor.
• You can give critical and actionable creative feedback and elaborate on creative concepts.
• You are someone who solves creative and business challenges with innovative solutions.
• You are comfortable leading pitches and selling through ideas to clients.
• You can express your creative ideas through physical mockups, mood boards, style-frames, and motion prototypes and execute and deliver highly polished, sophisticated projects.
• You are just as comfortable working on a conceptual brief as you are bringing a defined brief to life.
• You are comfortable working under tight deadlines, and collaborating with cross functional teams, playing a leadership role on a unified team.
• You’re a strategic thinker that seamlessly integrates strategy into projects.
• You are aesthetically agile and can design for a variety of brands with different styles, tones, palettes, and voices.
• You like getting your hands dirty—utilizing rapid prototyping technologies and low fidelity prototypes to prove out design concepts.
• You can contribute across several disciplines. These include: Physical Design, Brand Strategy, Interactive Design, Experience Design, UI Design, UX Design, Motion Design, Animation, 3D Modeling, Graphic Design, Art Direction, 2D + 3D Visualization.

Responsibilities

• Big picture creative that can own and drive complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Champion the ideas in the room.
• Inspire and collaborate with Producers, Designers, Engineers and Creative Technologists to create and pitch concepts that are inventive, strategic, help define culture and create meaningful experiences for audiences.
• Flawless oversight of multiple creative teams and projects simultaneously.
• Captivating speaker who can own a room, clearly articulate complicated concepts, listen to client feedback and redirect as necessary.
• Lead with the team and make key decisions around experience and visual direction throughout the duration of a project.
• Lead concepting discussions with internal teams and clients, thoroughly explain decisions and processes so that clients not only approve them, but understand why they were made and can share them with colleagues to get further internal buy-in.
• Contribute to the project needs at every stage, including pre-production, production, and on-going engagement.
• Foster emerging and established talent to consistently improve the team.
• Tap into culture and stay up-to-date on emerging trends and technologies.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience is typically required for this role, with a preference for experience gained in a creative agency or a similar setting.
• Advanced proficiency across multiple design disciplines, including 3D modeling, UI/UX, motion design, animation, graphic design, and experience design.
• Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary teams from concept through production.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously while maintaining quality and timelines.
• Strong concept development and storytelling skills.
• Ability to integrate business objectives and strategic thinking into creative solutions.
• Skilled in art direction and experience direction, making key decisions throughout project lifecycles.
• Capable of driving big-picture creative vision while ensuring executional excellence.
• Ability to lead client presentations, pitches, and workshops.
• Skilled at delivering clear, constructive, and actionable creative feedback.
• Strong listening skills with the ability to adapt based on client feedback.
• Ability to align diverse perspectives into a unified creative vision.
• Ability to experiment and push boundaries while staying aligned with project goals and constraints.
• Strong mentorship skills with experience developing and guiding creative talent.
• Comfortable acting as both a hands-on contributor and strategic leader.

Expected Salary

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is $70,000-$140,000 USD. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package.

Company Description

Deeplocal is an internationally-recognized innovation studio based in Pittsburgh, PA. Our team includes experts in marketing, engineering, design, and fabrication who collaborate to develop never-seen-before physical experiences for brand clients.

• Deeplocal has been behind some of advertising’s most talked about campaigns: the Netflix Switch, Google Photos Pay With A Photo, and the Nike Chalkbot.
• Our projects are wide-ranging and unique, featured on Fast Company, Wired, NYTimes, USA Today, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Gizmodo, Engadget, Forbes, and many more.