Creative Director

Do you love video games? Are you extraordinarily blessed in the creative department? This video gaming specialist creative agency seeks a creative unicorn to join us. We’re looking for an experienced multi-disciplinary creative. A generalist. A jack-of-all-trades who’s also pretty darned good at many of them.

Some of the most important skills that we’re looking for are:

• The ability to dream up amazing video and motion graphics concepts
• Create impactful graphic and web design work
• Social-first concepts and campaigns
• Come up with compelling creative ideas
• Be a self-starting bar-raiser

We want somebody who can take ownership of creative projects and pitch their ideas, all while staying in control and communicating well with clients and colleagues through all stages of the creative process, and being responsible for the quality of their creative output. The more hands-on you are, the better, but you’ll have a team of experts around you to support your creative fancy.

If you have any of the following skills then they could be put to good use:

• Creative ideation
• Videography
• Video editing
• Graphic and web design
• Motion graphics
• Production and project management
• Social media content creation
• Copywriting

We want somebody who’s into video games, gaming culture and who enjoys creating impactful and memorable stuff. We want a self-starter who can take the initiative. For a Creative Director-level role, we’ll be looking for somebody who’s been around a bit. This most certainly will not be your first rodeo.

On the skills front, it’s going to look something like this:

Required:

• Creative ideation excellence
• Strong design skills
• Great communication and presentation skills, both client-facing and among your colleagues
• An interest in and knowledge of producing video content
• A love for gaming
• Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop and Illustrator) fluency
• Attention to detail

Desired:

• Ability to direct and produce video content (particularly social-first content and video game trailers)
• Team leadership experience
• Motion graphics experience
• Social media nous

Location: On-site at our Leeds city centre office, Hybrid or Remote, it’s completely up to you.

Hours: 40 hours per week

Job Type: Permanent

Background: Other Things is a fresh new Leeds and remote-based video gaming specialist creative agency, established in 2019. We produce a lot of game trailers, website and app builds, video content, design and brand work and all sorts of other creative bits in-between, for some of the world’s biggest brands. Our mission is to work with the biggest and most prestigious names in the industry to produce high quality creative work. We aim to create campaigns for gaming brands that inspire and engage with audiences in new and imaginative ways. We’re a team of gamers, with a passion for design, the online world, and everything games trailers. Expect an exciting, fast-paced working environment where you will work with and learn from the best in the business.

How do I apply? Send your CV, portfolio and a few words about why you’re the person for the job to jasmine@otherthingsagency.com along with the subject line, “I’m Other Things’ new Creative Director. UK applicants only.