Job Description

Hello, Blue Hour.

Blue Hour Studios is a social-first content agency that was formed in 2019 and is an affiliate of Horizon Media. Blue Hour builds community and fandom by playing at the intersection of creators, culture, content, and commerce. The company is headquartered in New York and Los Angeles.

At Horizon and Blue Hour Studios, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

Job Summary

Blue Hour’s Content & Creative team is made up of passionate, culture-forward creators and thinkers who are obsessed with unlocking unspoken truths across people, culture, and business to inspire cutting-edge creative, content and influencer/creator campaigns.

The role of the Creative Director within Blue Hour Studios is to power its creative competency from idea to execution. The Creative Director is an avant-garde leader, and robust creative thinker. They will conceive and pitch novel concepts, and present polished, strategic creative in collaboration with the wider Blue Hour team (Influencer, CRM, Community Management). They will lead client workshops, brainstorms and tissue sessions. They will ensure that Blue Hour Studios creative is premium and front line, and will provide input across all creative projects. This person will provide input on productions and design projects, and ensure the premium quality of all creative output.

What You’ll Do

• 30% - Strategic Thinking and Concept Ideating

• 20% - New Business Opportunities

• 20% - Oversee and Direct Execution

• 15% - Client Relations

• 15% - Lead & Supervise

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing junior members of the creative team

• Provides actionable, constructive and palatable written and verbal feedback as is necessary

• Keeps team up-to-date with new processes, tools and innovative executions

• Conducts performance reviews and manages expectations of their staff

Sets expectations for growth potential for junior creatives

Who You Are

You’re culturally switched on and innately curious. You’re a ‘tastemaker,’ and a born leader. You live on the bleeding edge of real world and online culture, and know how to bring others ‘in’ on it.

You can express ideas through verbal and written storytelling paired with curated visuals in ways that people can’t get out of their heads.

You know about the next hyped activation in the industry before it hits the trades, and you move first on all of your original ideas.

You have a realistic understanding of culture outside the four walls of marketing, but understand how to leverage market and industry research to inform net new ideas.

You’ve been around the block, produced shoots, directed videos, attempted to design something, and each time, you learn something new, enhance foundational skills, and push boundaries.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Exceptional storyteller, mastery of presentation skills with the goal of selling exciting work

• Strong conceptual skills and demonstrated passion for social media

• Culture-first thinker who can extrapolate insights that drive creative work

• High design aesthetic and experienced in design thinking

• Strong observational skills, is able to distill complex creative nuances and explain them

• Experience managing design, production and experiential teams to execute brand content, and experiences (this includes on-set experience, with and without clients on-site)

• Innate curiosity and compassion

• Robust background overseeing video and photo productions

• Advanced PowerPoint and Keynote skills

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects)

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

N/A

Physical Activity and Work Environment

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

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Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Salary Range

$160,000.00 - $190,000.00

A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual’s skill sets, experience, training, education, licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.