Creative Director

MrBeast

$100K — $120K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in creative directing or similar role
  • Proven track record of developing video content from concept to final edit
  • Strong collaborative skills with a team-first mentality
  • Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and visual
  • Ability to adapt quickly and expect unexpected outcomes
  • Self-starter with a proactive approach to problem-solving
  • High accountability and integrity in creative processes

Responsibilities

  • Innovate video formats and frameworks with the creative team
  • Pitch macro concepts and ideas to leadership
  • Lead brainstorming and writing sessions for unique video concepts
  • Research trends to enhance viewer retention
  • Make real-time creative decisions on set
  • Direct talent and contestants during filming
  • Collaborate with production to ensure timely readiness for shoots

Benefits

  • Generous medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • 401k plan with company matching
  • Flexible vacation policy and paid holidays
  • Company-provided technology package
  • Relocation assistance for external candidates
Full Job Description
About the Role
At MrBeast, Creative is 3 things. What we think will happen, what actually happens, and the best story we tell of what happened. As a Director, you are accountable for all three.

You will unmatched ownership over various video projects at various stages, making real-time decisions to protect the creative vision from the kick-off with title and thumbnail through the final edit. You work with the creatives in pre-production to make the best outline of the video possible through concepts, testing, and formats. On set, you will make vital creative decisions that shape the video. This involves real-time writing, problem-solving, and collaborating with production, talent, and contestants, all while keeping the viewer's experience in mind. You will also participate actively in post-production reviews, working to leave notes and feedback to ensure the final product is exceptional.

You are the single source of creative truth for your projects, ensuring that the hundreds of decisions made during production align with the core creative vision.

What you'll be doing in Pre-Production:
  • Innovate the formats & framework with the team for an original, high-performing viral video
  • Pitch Macro concepts/ideas to the Head of Creative
  • Lead writing sessions for unique ideas and situations
  • Research trends and tactics for retention

What you'll be doing on Set:

  • Real time problem solving
  • Direct Talent/Contestants
  • Guide the video to follow the best possible outcome
  • Work with Production on schedule and readiness

What makes you a fit:
  • Master collaborator
  • High accountability and integrity
  • Willing to learn (and unlearn) quickly
  • Able to communicate ideas and pitches in a clear concise manner that includes visuals
  • Experience developing content from ground up - concept to the final product
  • Self Starter mentality, able to push individually to work on concepts
  • Always expects the unexpected
  • No ego, team first mentality

A Place to Call Home

We are based in Greenville, North Carolina, widely recognized as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of Eastern North Carolina. Greenville is a university-medical community, home to East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center, as well as a vibrant Uptown Greenville District with a diverse art, music, and food scene featuring an increasing number of unique, locally-owned businesses and restaurants.

Our excellent affordability, geographic location, and natural resources, combined with cultural, economic, educational, and medical amenities make Greenville-Pitt County a preferred community to call home.

Benefits
The Perks, Why Work On the MrBeast Team

We are redefining what entertainment and storytelling look like at global scale. Every piece of content we publish reaches millions and influences culture in real time. This is your opportunity to lead the team that decides how those moments come to life across every screen.
  • Competitive Salary
  • Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance
  • Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
  • Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
  • Company-provided technology package
  • Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days

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