Senior Creative Development Specialist

Getty Images; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Mentoring programs

Professional development

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Getty Images is seeking a Senior Creative Development Specialist (Video) to lead and inspire the creator community across EMEA, delivering high-end regional content that meets customer needs. The role guides videographers from concept to execution and aligns with global video strategy.

You will collaborate with Creative Insights, Creator Relations, and Marketing to shape local content, recruit talent, and provide creative direction while promoting a culture of inclusion and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in visual or creative media.
• 7+ years of experience in visual communications; advertising or production.
• Expertise in videography and video production.
• Ability to lead or mentor creative teams or individuals.
• Fluency in English, with strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of AI technologies.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Proactive in sharing ideas and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with videographers to inspire high-end regional content.
• Communicate content needs and provide creative direction via email, Discord, and Zoom.
• Identify and recruit new talent from within the Americas creator portfolios and external sources.
• Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and develop new content ideas.
• Oversee multiple projects from planning to delivery, ensuring timely completion.
• Provide creative and technical feedback to creators to enhance shoots and art direction.
• Curate and review creative assets to meet differentiation standards and customer needs.
• Promote and showcase creative work internally and externally, including customer meetings and presentations.
• Write creative briefs and shoot spotlight articles.
• Organize and run frequent webinars for creator engagement and video education.
• Support video highlights and showreels for marketing teams.
• Analyze data/metrics to inform video strategy.
• Develop and implement a forward-thinking video strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Serve as a thought leader for video within the organization.

Skills

Videography

Video production

Art direction

Shoot management

Leadership

Mentoring

Relationship building

Public speaking

English fluency

Education

Visual media degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Project management tools

Job description

The Creative team provides customers with original, relevant, and contemporary visuals. Through an industry-unique combination of consumer research, proprietary data, and three decades of trend reporting experience, the team delivers actionable insights that guide customers to the visual content that connects with consumers. Closely collaborating with our contributor base of photographers, videographers, and illustrators around the world, the team develops market leading, authentic, and differentiated content.

Who You Are:

You have a strong creative vision and a deep understanding of videography and the visual landscape. You are an effective communicator with experience in creative industries, proficient at connecting with and influencing image and video-makers. You have a keen eye for identifying talented individuals and recruiting videographers who are well-suited for stock content. Passionate about Diversity & Inclusion, you bring diverse perspectives to your work. A self-starter, you work autonomously and collaboratively, leading and managing multiple projects effectively.

As a Senior Creative Development Specialist specializing in Video, you will support the creator community by engaging, inspiring, and educating them to produce high-quality work that meets customer needs, while also supporting our global video strategy. Reporting to the regional creative lead, you will lead and manage your projects and collaborate with Creative Insights, Creator Relations, Custom Content, and Creator Engagement in EMEA, as well as Marketing, PR, and Sales teams, to deliver relevant local content.

Your Next Challenge:

• Cultivating and maintaining relationships with videographers to inspire and produce high-end regional commercial content.
• Regularly communicate content needs and provide creative direction to creators via email, Discord, and Zoom, guiding them from concept to execution.
• Identify and recruit new talent from within the Americas creator portfolios as well as from external sources.
• Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and develop new content ideas.
• Oversee multiple projects from planning to delivery, ensuring timely completion.
• Providing creative and technical feedback and support to creators, enhancing their skills, shoots, art direction, and overall content quality.
• Curate and review creative assets to meet differentiation standards and customer needs.
• Promote and showcase creative work internally and externally both verbally and written, including occasional customer meetings and presentations.
• Write creative briefs and shoot spotlight articles.
• Organize and run frequent webinars for creator engagement and video education.
• Support Curation & Promotion and Marketing teams with video highlights and showreels of best content.
• Analyze and interpret data/metrics to inform video creative strategy.
• Develop and implement a forward-thinking video strategy that aligns with overall business objectives, anticipating industry trends and positioning the team for long-term success.
• Serve as a thought leader for video within the organization, driving innovation by sharing insights, best practices, and emerging opportunities to elevate our creative approach and market presence.

What You'll Need:

• Relevant degree in visual or creative media.
• Expertise in videography, with experience in video production, art direction, and shoot management.
• 7+ years of experience in visual communications; advertising or production.
• Strong creative vision and ability to create compelling content.
• Experience leading or mentoring creative teams or individuals.
• Awareness of current trends in video production, content creation, and visual storytelling.
• Detail-oriented, with strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Fluency in English, with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Comfortable with public speaking and inspiring creators and customers.
• Experience in negotiation, relationship building, and community management.
• Knowledge of the visual market and content creation.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Proactive in sharing ideas and solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to provide creative solutions.
• Proficiency with PC/Mac, MS Office, project management tools, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to independently manage projects from ideation to delivery.
• Familiarity with AI technologies.

There's a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame.

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands-Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash-offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world.

Working at Getty Images

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals.

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work.

Our employees' growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours.

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.