activetheory - Active Theory - Executive/Creative Director
Requirements
• 8+ years of experience in digital design/creative production, ideally within a creative or digital agency • Proven experience leading large-scale, highly interactive projects from concept to launch • Strong conceptual thinking paired with excellent visual and design craft • Deep familiarity with tools such as Figma, Adobe Suite, After Effects, C4D, and related creative workflows • Strong understanding of interactive and WebGL-driven experiences (hands-on or through close collaboration) • Excellent presentation, communication, and storytelling skills • Ability to lead teams with clarity, empathy, and confidence • Comfortable balancing creative ambition with practical constraints • ## What Success Looks Like • New business efforts are elevated through clear, compelling creative vision • Clients trust your leadership and see you as a long-term creative partner • Projects consistently launch at a high creative bar • Designers feel supported, challenged, and inspired by your feedback • Active Theory’s design culture continues to mature, evolve, and strengthen • Senior creatives, especially emerging leaders, grow alongside you
Responsibilities
• Partner with the other ECD to shape and evolve Active Theory’s design culture • Maintain a high bar for creative quality across all projects you oversee • Provide creative oversight and feedback to designers across multiple teams • Participate in internal reviews, critiques, and creative forums • Contribute to studio-wide creative initiatives, experimentation, and thought leadership • Serve as Executive/Creative Director and project lead on assigned client work, from concept through launch • Own creative vision, narrative, and execution across projects, ensuring work is visually striking, conceptually rigorous, and technically sound • Lead creative discovery, ideation, design direction, and reviews • Be hands-on when needed, contributing directly to design, motion, or visual systems • Present work and creative rationale clearly and confidently to senior client stakeholders • Partner closely with production and development to balance creative ambition with scope, timelines, and budget • Client & Account Leadership • Act as Creative Lead for Clients, developing deep understanding of the brand, creative standards, and long-term vision • Establish trusted client relationships through strong creative leadership and consistent delivery • Lead pitches, concept presentations, and creative strategy discussions • Provide creative leadership and client management in partnership with production and account leads • Leadership, Mentorship & Growth • Mentor mid-level and junior designers through project feedback, creative guidance, and career development
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