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Senior Manager, Studio Director - Brand, Video Center of Excellence

Capital One Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$177,700 - $202,800 per year

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Description

Capital One Brand Video Center of Excellence is looking for an experienced studio director to help direct the strategy, development, innovation, execution, and production of video assets across the consumer journey for their teams.

Responsibilities

  • Enable creative leaders and teams to do their best work

+ Lead and inspire the team in the initial strategy development of insight-driven creative. + Elevate and protect the output of internal creators, editors, and designers to ensure content is visually engaging, on-brand, and built specifically for social platforms. + Work with Creative Directors, Strategists and Project Managers to effectively scope and resource work, and lead team creative reviews. + Manage talent and leaders (Creative Directors, Content Creators, Motion Designers and Editors) including a mix of full-time associates, contractors, and agencies. + Empower and inspire full-time associates through coaching and help them develop in their careers. + Build and maintain relationships with a network of partner groups (digital, operations, legal, etc.) to anticipate and proactively address obstacles and establish Brand Video COE as a strategic thought partner.

  • Be an industry expert

+ Partner with and influence marketing and internal business leaders to understand consummate needs, positively influencing marketing strategy and the customer experience. + Use expert knowledge of advertising and marketing trends and translate business intent into creative strategies and executions that market products effectively. + Translate research and testing insights into fresh creative formats, applying performance data directly to new briefs.

  • Take our work to the next level

+ Consistently evaluate the industry and beyond to ensure the delivery of leading edge, relevant and impactful brand elements and creative approaches. + Keep the creative team ahead of the curve and develop emerging creative talent and leaders. + Anticipate the future needs of the brand and proactively evolve our look and feel to meet the needs of our business partners and customers. + Manage external production vendors, freelancers, and crew to scale production capacity when internal resources are maxed out. + Open the door for new business and partnerships for both your team and the department using influence, subject matter expertise, and inspiring communication.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or military experience
  • At least 5 years of experience leading creative teams

Preferred Qualifications

  • Has a creative portfolio that includes produced work for large, integrated marketing campaigns
  • 7 or more years of experience as a Creative Director
  • 6 or more years of experience directly managing a creative team
  • Experience at a large in-house creative team
  • Experience working with a Fortune 100 brand

Salary

  • McLean, VA: $177,700 - $202,800 for Sr. Manager, Creative
  • Richmond, VA: $161,500 - $184,300 for Sr. Manager, Creative

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • large-scale marketing campaigns
  • Fortune 100 brand experience
  • in-house creative team experience
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