Superside is looking for a Creative Lead who is deeply passionate about video production in the advertising sector. As a key member of the Video Services team, you will guide a group of talented video professionals to produce innovative content for high-profile customers like Meta, Amazon, Salesforce, Red Bull, and Shopify. We're looking for a leader who is as comfortable working hands-on with projects as they are in directing the creative efforts of their team.
Reporting to the Creative Director of Video Services, you’ll foster the growth and development of your team. You will ensure that the work you oversee maintains the highest standards of quality and that your team members have the tools and support they need to thrive.
What You'll Do
- Guide video projects through their entire lifecycle - from brief to delivery
- Manage a team of multi-disciplinary creative video professionals to create work of the highest possible quality
- Present concepts and solutions directly to customers and support a positive customer experience through the production of resulting work
- Assist in providing high-quality training, upskilling, and mentoring to our globally distributed team—within these new capabilities
- Lead creative specialists in their creative execution and adherence to customers' brand guidelines
- Constantly search for improvements in the way your team collaborates, investigating new techniques and tools to match the demands of our business model
- Own the welfare and working practices of your team, ensuring they consistently follow department best practices and maintain a healthy approach to work
- Provide specialist knowledge, guidance, and expertise in your primary discipline to inform project decision-making and improve our teams' capability
- Monitor performance and utilization for your team of creatives, ensuring we have accurate information to guide growth decisions for the department
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Demonstrable experience leading teams and video production in a professional commercial environment for a minimum of 3 years
- A portfolio of high-quality video examples for the commercial sector
- Proven results as a world-class creative in an international top-tier, fast-paced, and fast-growing environment
- A functional, practical knowledge of the full video production process, with a specific area of specialty (i.e. editing, concept development, cinematography) to provide mentorship within the team
- A basic understanding/capability within Adobe CC, with a focus on the video tools within this suite
- The ability to function as a customer-facing member of the team, dealing with a largely Western, English-speaking customer base
- An ability to work independently and in a team environment where you foster creative problem-solving and experimentation
- Exceptional English verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present ideas and facilitate discussions in large groups
- Strong project management skills with the ability to lead multiple projects and deliver top-quality processes and ways of working
- Passion for mentoring and training others toward excellence and success
- Preferably some experience or a keen interest in Generative AI
Our biggest challenge right now
- We're transforming the landscape of commercial video production with our pioneering remote production service, a first in the industry. Leveraging top talent worldwide, we’re creating an efficient, quality service where creatives thrive, and customers are delighted.
- Revolutionizing video production from the ground up is no small task, requiring continuous adaptation and improvement in our methods to maintain creative excellence. Our leadership plays a crucial role in this process, constantly seeking and applying ways to enhance our performance.
WHY JOIN US?We’re on a mission to create more equal opportunities globally. And with that in mind, we’ve built a natively remote company enabling us to reach out to the best talent no matter where they work.Need more convincing? Here’s a skimmable, non-exhaustive list of reasons to join us:-A global community of 200+ best-in-class creatives working based in 60+ different countriesContinuous learning, development, and certification in our Global Academy-A trusting, ego-free and truth-seeking environment.
No bullshit-A high-pace, high-energy, and high-performance environment-Work closely with leading global brands. We’re talking Amazon, Puma, LVMH, Shopify and a lot more-An international career and creative mentorship from top design leaders. We grow, you grow-Pioneering the future of work with a fair, friendly and supportive community-Flexible working hours from anywhere in the world-Networking, feedback sessions and exchange between creators on a weekly basisHiring ProcessMeet and greet: 30-minute introductory call with a Talent Partner to learn more about Superside and your experience. No need for formal prep beforehand!Assessment: This is your time to shine! The assessment is designed to test your customer management, project management and creative abilities. You’ll usually have between 24h and 48h to complete this step.Technical Interview: a 45-minute conversation with your potential Team Leader! You’ll have the opportunity to discuss your assessment performance, dive deeper into your past experiences and also complete a simulation. We always set aside some time for your question so don’t hesitate to prep some! We want to make sure we’re the right place for you as much as you’re the right fit for us!Final Interview: An interview with other team members to make sure we’re the right place for you as much as you’re the right fit for us!Offer: At this stage, it is clear we want you! We’ll make sure you want to join us too. No need for formal prep beforehand!Disclaimer: This is our general hiring process, it might be adjusted for certain roles when necessary.
About Superside
Superside is a revolutionary way for businesses to get good design done at scale. Trusted by 450+ ambitious companies, Superside makes design hassle-free for marketing and creative teams. By combining the top 1% of creative talent from around the world with purpose-built technology and the rigor of design ops, Superside helps ambitious brands grow faster. Since inception, Superside has been a fully remote company, with more than 700 team members working across 57 countries and 13 timezones.Learn more at superside.com
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We’re an equal opportunity company. All applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, appearance, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or disability status.Apply for this job
