Creative Director, Human Re-Sources - Los Angeles, United States - The Orchard

Description

As a

Creative Director , you will be responsible for overseeing the visual and creative direction of album artwork, promotional materials, and music videos.

You'll collaborate closely with artists and marketing teams to ensure cohesive branding and messaging across all platforms.

Additionally, you'll lead designers and creatives, guiding them in executing innovative and compelling visuals that resonate with an artists' audience and enhance the overall music rollout.

What you'll do

Overall, this role will focus on copywriting, commissioning, and producing creative rollouts for singles, albums, and EP's from the HRS roster.

You are an artistic visionary who sets the tone for visual and creative elements.

Meet with client/artist team to understand their creative goals and develop a written brief/pitch to be used for commissioning creative resources.

Staying abreast of industry trends and tech advancements, you'll continuously innovate and push creative boundaries, elevating an artists' vision.
Draft and leverage client brief to outsource/interface with directors, photographers, designers, creatives, production teams etc. and drive the client's creative goals for album rollouts.
Effectively manage creative timelines and budgets allotted to album rollouts.

This role will be a main point of contact for other departments within Human Re Sources (Product, Marketing, A&R) when it comes to creative guidance and execution.

You'll work closely with producers and artists while also translating an artists' creative vision into tangible assets.
Track invoices for all creative hiring, ensuring team remains within contractual obligations.

As a lead within the company, you will continue to foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and impact among the HRS team.

Who you are

An architect in artistic direction that is fluent with video, photo, and design verbiage, and production costs.
An innovator with a strong creative network, and should remain active in a creative world.
You have an operational skillset as well as a creative vision.

You showcase a great sense of culture and taste— you are strategic in your sense of communication, delivery, and client relations.

Diversity across collaborators is appreciated and should be a source of inspiration.

You are comfortable in a client facing role— meeting with client/artist teams on a weekly basis; building trust; pitching and getting clients excited about creative rollouts.

You should have the ability to manage and execute any creative idea— from digital content to physical activations.
What we give you

You'll join an inclusive, collaborative, and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey.
A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork.

Our Hybrid approach combines the flexibility of remote working with the benefits of in-person collaboration at least 3 days a week to come together to do our best work.

Managers will partner with their teams and employees to establish work arrangements that meet the business, team, and individual needs.

Opportunities to connect with our valuable resources, such as our Counsel of Equity & Progressive Action (CEPA).

A group created by a group of our employees tasked with developing and implementing innovative solutions to advance a globally shared goal of ensuring fair and inclusive spaces for all.

An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching.

Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans.

We invest in your professional growth & development.
Time off for a winter recess.
About The Orchard

The Orchard is a leading music distribution company operating in 45 markets worldwide – distributing music from independent artists, including Ozuna, Skepta, Jorja Smith, and Kelsea Ballerini.

With cutting-edge operations and an unparalleled global team, The Orchard partners with labels of all sizes to make their music and video available across hundreds of digital and physical retailers worldwide.

The Orchard focuses on providing a comfortable, social, and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity.

The Orchard is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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