12+ years of experience in a creative role, mainly at the senior or director level.
Agency experience with established, high-standard creative agencies.
Proven track record in building and leading creative departments and teams.
Experience delivering integrated marketing across various channels.
Deep expertise in gaming, esports, and digital culture.
Familiarity with immersive platforms like Minecraft, Roblox, or Fortnite is a plus.
Entrepreneurial mindset suitable for a fast-paced agency environment.
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary quality control for all creative output.
Ensure all agency work reflects a senior vision before release.
Align creative projects with the agency's brand goals and standards.
Lead culturally relevant projects for high-profile clients like Riot Games and Adidas.
Partner with strategy teams to integrate strategic insights into creative work.
Build and manage a permanent creative team, including hiring and structuring.
Collaborate with operations to ensure financial viability of creative visions.
Benefits
Eligible for health insurance.
Paid time off and public holidays.
Retirement-related benefits available, subject to plan terms.
Full Job Description
As the Creative Director, you are the visionary anchor for Liquid Media. You will be responsible for all creative output and help shape the agency's long-term creative directionr. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will build and lead a high-performing creative team, ensuring every deliverable is expressive, dynamic, and reflects consistent agency excellence.
Location: Los Angeles, CA or US Remote
What You'll Be Doing:
Creative Vision and Excellence
Serve as the primary stakeholder for creative quality control.
Ensure no work leaves the agency without a senior vision applied.
Align creative output with brand direction and agency standards.
Lead the development of culturally relevant work for major partners including Riot Games, Adidas, and Alienware.
Apply a deep understanding of youth culture to reimagine marketing moments.
Lead development of VFX-enhanced broadcast spots and platform-native content.
Strategic Leadership
Partner with the Strategy team to integrate strategy as a service across all creative work.
Ensure creative concepts solve deep-rooted brand problems, not just surface-level briefs.
Champion the agency's unique selling propositions and focus on defined cultural influence.
Contribute to agency growth by helping secure high-profile new business wins.
Team Building
Build a permanent creative team including Art Directors, copywriters, and designers.
Collaborate with the Operations Director on a strategic resourcing model.
Consult on fractional creative director needs for specific contracts.
Ensure the right creative experts are in the room for every pitch.
Operational Accountability
Partner with the Director of Agency Operations to ensure creative visions are financially viable.
Align creative work with project budgets and understand how creative efficiency impacts agency profitability and EBITDA targets.
Embrace openness to hard conversations and implement changes needed to achieve scalability and professional maturity.
What You'll Need:
12 or more years of experience in a creative role, with a significant portion at the senior or director level.
Agency background is required, with experience at established, high-standard creative agencies.
Proven experience building and leading a creative department, including hiring, structuring, and developing teams across both traditional creative roles (Art Directors, copywriters, designers) and production personnel (producers, editors, motion designers, and technical specialists).
Proven track record delivering integrated marketing work across multiple channels and platforms.
Deep expertise in gaming, esports, and digital culture.
Experience with immersive worlds such as Minecraft, Roblox, or Fortnite is a plus.
Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving agency environment.
Passion for mentoring junior talent and building agency infrastructure from the ground up.
Ability to travel domestically approximately 25% for client meetings, cross-functional planning sessions, and agency initiatives as needed.
Salary Range (U.S.-based role): The anticipated base salary range for this position is $130,000 - $170,000 + bonus opportunities.
Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, education, internal equity, and geographic location, where applicable and permitted by law.
Benefits & Other Compensation: This position is eligible for company-provided benefits, which may include health insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, and retirement-related benefits, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.
Department Liquid Media Locations Los Angeles, California Employment type Full-time
