Executive Creative Director, Fashion/Luxury/Entertainment, CNCC

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Company Overview

Conde Nast, the world-renowned media company, is a portfolio of iconic brands that champion exceptionality and inspire community. Conde Nast Commercial Creative-our global marketing, creative, experiential and production arm- transforms the stronghold our brands have on hearts and minds into elegant and actionable content, programs, and partnerships.

We are a global network of award-winning creatives; leaders in the fields of development, strategy, production, and talent across all platforms, and operating in 13 markets across four continents.

We are designing the future of our company and our industry, and we're inspired by the opportunity ahead of us to build a global creative community that can leverage commercial interest and investment to build the next era of success for Conde Nast. Our ideal candidates will be excited to make an impact on that process.

The Role

As the Executive Creative Director based in our New York office, you will lead teams working on a wide range of branded creative campaigns and special projects with advertisers and Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Pitchfork and The New Yorker. Taking a 360 approach (photography, video, experiential, digital, print, social), your strategic leadership, category expertise and creative vision will guide the team in building partnerships that bring brands closer to culture.

Reporting directly to the Global Vice President of Creative, you will collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders in marketing, sales, production and editorial departments. The ideal candidate will be a multidimensional and conceptual creative who can bring flair and cultural knowledge to an array of relevant categories: fashion, luxury, and entertainment. You're an expert in branded storytelling, and will apply a distinct and editorially-informed point of view to bold work for our partners.

You will need to bring a sound base of experience managing multiple teams in a creative setting, and a hard-working collaborative attitude. The role is responsible for guiding the team through the conceptual development of pitches and overseeing the creative team workloads and priorities while also working upstream on creative strategy. The ideal candidate will be able to maintain a smooth and efficient process across all projects while inspiring your team to uphold Conde Nast's brand voices, creative standards and codes throughout.

Individual & Team Responsibilities:

• Set the bar for innovative and impactful creative work that defines new standards for branded partnerships in fashion, luxury and entertainment categories.

• Inspire a U.S.-based creative team and stakeholders in the process of answering briefs, and set the bar for the art of crafting an effective pitch.

• Partner with marketing leads on the development of creative strategy for custom programs. Responsible for leading the creative team from pitch through production of disruptive multi-channel campaigns.

• Lead creative team brainstorms and work hands-on with your team to create compelling and effective proposals and presentations.

• Manage and direct a team of creatives, cultivating growth opportunities and new ways of working in a complex organization.

• Pitch creative concepts directly to clients, and develop ideas that fit within the provided budgets and strategic objectives.

• Collaborate closely with strategy, consumer, marketing, talent booking, editorial and production teams in the orchestration of complex campaigns.

• Apply strategic insights to the development of creative concepts and build inventive content and experiential solutions utilizing relevant and emerging platforms/formats.

• Ensure Conde Nast Commercial Creative ideas authentically balance the voices of our editorial brands with that of our advertising partners.

• Work closely with the Global VP, Creative on the development and communication of the creative strategy and global positioning of Conde Nast Commercial Creative and robust global programs originating in the U.S.

• Serve as a key creative lead on set and ensure productions deliver to Conde Nast and client standards/expectations.

• Nurture relationships with global cross-functional teams within the revenue organization, and bring an inspiring commercial perspective when collaborating with editorial teams at Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Pitchfork and The New Yorker.

• Continually elevate creative output and enforce a healthy creative process while managing the team's bandwidth and resourcing.

You are:

• Informed - Current on fashion, luxury, music and the arts, as well as knowledgeable about Conde Nast brands and culture.

• Imaginative - You're a conceptual creative with innovative ideas that challenge traditional approaches to content creation.

• Effective - Equally obsessed with creating beautiful work and impactful campaigns that solve our client's challenges.

• Adaptable - Open to taking input from others, with the willingness to take on essential tasks when needed to get the job done.

• Resourceful - You strive to come up with ideas that suit budgets and timelines, can manage multiple projects at once, and know when to pivot if something isn't working.

• Ego-less - You give credit where credit is due, bring a positive attitude to work and support your team in gaining visibility and opportunities.

• Mentor - You prioritize diversity, inclusivity, and representation in every stage of the creative process and empathy in team management style.

Essential Skills & Requirements

• Strong professional experience as a creative lead in media, premium brands or creative agencies.

• Excellent written, visual and verbal presentation skills.

• Expert ability with Adobe Creative Suite and Google Slides.

• Extensive experience on set and with pre- and post-production processes for video and still photography (digital and print).

• Passion/experience in cultural categories relevant to Conde Nast audiences: fashion, entertainment, cuisine, beauty, travel, and technology.

• A portfolio demonstrating a multidimensional body of work encompassing 360 creative campaigns (content, marketing and advertising).

• Highly organized, and skilled with time-management and workload prioritization.

• Experience building and managing creative teams and implementing new processes.

• Passionate about brands, ideas, stories, design and experiential, and a cultural point of view that translates to brand campaigns.

The expected base salary range for this position is from $154,000-$210,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates may also be eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Conde Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.