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The role also shapes and evolves SSS’s own creative identity.\nResponsibilities\nIntegrated Creative Leadership\nLead the creative vision across experiential, content, campaigns, brand development, and disruptive marketing.\nPartner on concept development with Creative Strategy, ensuring insights translate into strong, executable ideas.\nPartner closely with Graphic Design and Spatial Design to ensure visual and experiential expressions ladder up to one connected creative world.\nGuide art directors and creative teams across projects, fostering a culture of craft, clarity, and creative ambition.\nConcepting + World Building\nBuild integrated creative concepts that work across physical spaces, content systems, social formats, and campaign storytelling.\nDevelop and maintain visual worlds, image systems, and creative codes that anchor ideas across touchpoints.\nTranslate early creative sparks into high-fidelity direction, storyboards, and creative playbooks.\nArt Direction + Production Oversight\nLead photo, video, and content productions, from pre-production (concepting, casting styling, set design) through on-set direction and final delivery\nReview and approve photography, motion edits, retouching, experiential renders, and final creative assets.\nCollaborate with producers to resource projects, scout directors/photographers, and ensure execution meets the creative bar.\nCross-Disciplinary Collaboration\nWork hand-in-hand with Creative Strategy to build narrative coherence and ensure ideas are insight-driven.\nCollaborate with Graphic Design and Spatial Design to bring integrated ideas to life across 2D, 3D, digital, and physical.\nServe as a creative partner to production, accounts, and leadership throughout project lifecycles.\nQualifications\n10+ years leading creative work across brand, campaign, experiential, and content within an agency or studio environment.\n\nStrong portfolio demonstrating integrated ideas, visual world-building, and best-in-class production craft.\n\nProven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and partner across strategy, design, and production.\n\nDeep familiarity with contemporary culture, brand storytelling, and visual language.\n\nExcellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.\n\nSalary Range\n$165,000 - $220,000 annually. 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