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Omnicom Production · 15 hours ago

Creative Lead/Director

Los Angeles, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $225K/yr

8+ years exp

Omnicom Production is a company that designs, implements, and optimizes breakthrough content production models. They are seeking a multidisciplinary Creative Lead / Live-Action Director to guide the creative vision and storytelling language of an ongoing social-forward series, collaborating closely with various teams to ensure high creative standards and cohesive storytelling across all mediums.

ContentCreative AgencyMedia and Entertainment

Responsibilities

Partner closely with Global Creative Lead, working together to maintain brand alignment, identifying social-first trends, elevating craft, and ensuring each episode meets the highest creative standards

Direct live-action production from set-up to wrap, working closely with producers, cinematographers, talent, and department leads to deliver elevated visuals

May also be asked to virtually oversee similar shoots with our partners in Shanghai, ensuring cross-market alignment

Lead design-driven storytelling, establishing visual language, from still assets to onscreen systems that feel modern and distinctive

Guide the edit, pulling music, shaping pacing, rhythm, and narrative clarity; collaborate with editors to refine structure, pull selects, and ensure the final cut feels tight, graceful, educational and social-native

Give clear creative direction to animators—translating concepts into precise beats, transitions, visual devices, and branded moments

Develop future episodes, contributing to tone, structure, visual worlds, and new formats; pitch creative approaches that extend the series into fresh and unexpected territory

Contribute to treatments, scripts, boards, shotlists, and reference decks, bringing clarity and ambition to every stage of pre-production

Champion creative cohesion across live action, animation, design, and post—making sure every frame and beat ladders back to a unified story

Qualification

Creative directionLive-action productionDesign-driven storytellingGenerative AI toolsDesign sensibilityCollaborative instinctsCommunicationPresentation skillsPositive attitude

Required

8–12+ years of experience as a director, creative lead, or multidisciplinary filmmaker, ideally with work in branded, social, or episodic formats

Strong design sensibility—fluency in composition, typography, visual systems, color

A demonstrated ability to lead copywriters, animators, designers, and editors with clarity and intention

Deep experience in directing live-action shoots with non-actors, from blocking and performance direction to working with DP, G&E, and art department

Enthusiasm for interesting, dynamic camera techniques on a technical level

Understanding Shot on iPhone production, from rigs to camera add-ons

A refined editorial eye—comfortable shaping narrative, timing, and story architecture in post

A reel or portfolio that reflects taste, originality, and elevated craft

Collaborative instincts, excellent communication skills, and a calm, solutions-oriented creative presence

Strong presentation skills in a client-facing environment

A positive, can-do attitude both in front of clients and with internal team members

Preferred

Demonstrated experience with leveraging Generative AI creative tools (Firefly, Sora, Veo3, Nano Banana, ChatGPT, etc.) and a strong curiosity for emerging platforms

Deep understanding of how AI can enhance and accelerate creative pipelines – from ideation and pre-production through post, finishing and versioning

A genuine passion for storytelling, continuous learning, and pushing creativity forward through new technologies and innovative production methods