Associate Creative Director

Who We Are

Blue Hour Studios is a new kind of creative content shop, at the intersection of brand, performance, and emerging media. We’re a joint venture between Horizon Media and Group Nine Media (the parent of Thrillist, NowThis, POPSUGAR, and other top media brands), that combines storytelling and agile production capabilities with best-in-class strategy and media expertise. We collaborate with brands to produce breakthrough campaigns that earn attention and inspire action, providing brand & content strategy, full-service creative production, influencer marketing and consumer engagement (community management and CRM).

At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

Job Summary

Blue Hour’s Content & Creative team is made up of passionate, culture-forward creators and thinkers who are obsessed with unlocking unspoken truths across people, culture, and business to inspire breakthrough creative, content and influencer campaigns.

The role of the Associate Creative Director within Blue Hour Studios is to power its creative competency from concept through production. The Associate Creative Director is an avant-garde leader, and robust creative thinker. They will ensure that Blue Hour Studios creative outputs are cutting edge and will provide input across all creative projects. They will conceive and pitch novel concepts, and present polished, strategic creative in collaboration with the wider Blue Hour team (Influencer, CRM, Community Management). This person will lead brainstorms, produce and direct video and photo productions, and ensure the premium quality of all creative output.

What You’ll Do

• 30% - Oversee and Direct Execution
• 35% - Strategic Thinking and Concept Ideating
• 10% - Client Relations
• 10% - New Business Opportunities
• 15% - Lead & Supervise

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing junior members of the creative team
• Provides actionable, constructive and palatable written and verbal feedback as is necessary
• Keeps team up-to-date with new processes, tools and innovative executions
• Conducts performance reviews and manages expectations of their staff

Sets expectations for growth potential for junior creatives

Who You Are

This person can express ideas through concise writing and curated visuals. They’ll also use market and industry research to guide creative breakthroughs and innovative ideas. They will present those fully fleshed out creative concepts to new and existing clients with full support of the VP, Content & Creative.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong conceptual skills and demonstrated passion for social media
• Culture-first thinker who can extrapolate insights that drive creative work
• Exceptional storyteller, mastery of presentation skills with the goal of selling exciting work
• High design aesthetic and experienced in design thinking
• Strong observational skills, is able to distill complex creative nuances and explain them
• Experience managing design, production and experiential teams to execute brand content, and experiences (this includes on-set experience, with and without clients on-site)
• Innate curiosity and compassion

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

N/A

Physical Activity and Work Environment

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