Director of Creative & Production - Emirati Applicants

Course; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Course in Abu Dhabi leads a multidisciplinary creative function responsible for high-quality, fast-paced content delivery across multiple platforms and business priorities. The role requires a strong combination of creative leadership, production expertise, operational management, and senior stakeholder engagement.

You will oversee teams across graphic design, photography, videography and content production, driving high-volume daily outputs with strict brand standards.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading creative, production or integrated content functions.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary creative teams.
• Strong background within a leading agency, media organization, production environment or major in-house creative team.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end creative and production operations across multiple workstreams.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams across graphic design, photography, videography and content production.
• Oversee social and digital content production, including high-volume daily requirements.
• Lead creative traffic, workflow, scheduling and resource allocation.
• Ensure all creative output meets the required quality, brand and delivery standards.
• Oversee photography and videography coverage for major events, executive engagements and high-profile visits.
• Manage production planning, post-production and final content delivery.
• Work closely with Brand, Strategy, Communications, Social Media and other key stakeholders.
• Support major campaigns, strategic initiatives and organization-wide projects.
• Manage competing priorities, urgent requests and short production timelines.
• Provide senior creative direction and quality assurance across visual content.
• Oversee creative agencies, production houses, freelancers and external partners.
• Ensure effective management and archiving of photography, video and creative assets.
• Establish strong creative governance, production processes and operational standards.
• Build, coach and develop a high-performing creative and production team.

Skills

Creative leadership

Production management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Creative operations

Job description

To lead a multidisciplinary creative function responsible for high-quality, fast-paced content delivery across multiple platforms and business priorities.

The role requires a strong combination of creative leadership, production expertise, operational management, and senior stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end creative and production operations across multiple workstreams
• Manage multidisciplinary teams across graphic design, photography, videography and content production
• Oversee social and digital content production, including high-volume daily requirements
• Lead creative traffic, workflow, scheduling and resource allocation
• Ensure all creative output meets the required quality, brand and delivery standards
• Oversee photography and videography coverage for major events, executive engagements and high-profile visits
• Manage production planning, post-production and final content delivery
• Work closely with Brand, Strategy, Communications, Social Media and other key stakeholders
• Support major campaigns, strategic initiatives and organization-wide projects
• Manage competing priorities, urgent requests and short production timelines
• Provide senior creative direction and quality assurance across visual content
• Oversee creative agencies, production houses, freelancers and external partners
• Ensure effective management and archiving of photography, video and creative assets
• Establish strong creative governance, production processes and operational standards
• Build, coach and develop a high-performing creative and production team

Candidate Profile

• Significant experience leading creative, production or integrated content functions
• Strong background within a leading agency, media organization, production environment or major in-house creative team
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary creative teams
• Strong understanding of graphic design, photography, videography, digital and social content production
• Excellent knowledge of creative operations, traffic management and production workflows
• Strong experience managing high-volume and time-sensitive creative requirements
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior executives and demanding stakeholders
• Strong leadership, communication and decision-making capability
• Excellent creative judgment combined with strong operational discipline
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, high-profile and highly confidential environment