Creative Director: Story-Driven Brand & Pitch Lead

Jamdanceacademy; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 103,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

StartupForge is seeking a Creative Director in Overland Park, KS. You will own Adobe After Effects from day one, supervise stages, shoots, and decks, and transform complex ideas into compelling stories across platforms.

You’ll present design rationale to stakeholders and clients, choreograph shoots, and craft pitches that close high-stakes accounts. This role demands creative leadership and a strong portfolio.

Qualifications

• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations.
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later.
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve.
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume.
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve.
• Director fluency in Stress Management, with Storyboarding on your roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Stage A/B variants that isolate one creative variable cleanly.
• Choreograph photo shoots in Overland Park from shot list to retouched selects.
• Build the quietly-relentless pitch deck that wins the $103,000 - $149,000 account in the room.
• Recast dry compliance copy as something a human might willingly read.
• Time the reveal in a launch film so the logo lands earned, not slapped on.
• Edit raw footage and audio into share-ready stories for multiple platforms.
• Present design rationale clearly to director stakeholders and clients.
• Translate the StartupForge mission into a thirty-frame story a stranger finishes.

Skills

Data interpretation

Clear recommendations

Effective communication

Portfolio

Adaptability

Stress management & storyboarding

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Job description

StartupForge is seeking a Creative Director in Overland Park, KS. You will own Adobe After Effects from day one, supervise stages, shoots, and decks, and transform complex ideas into compelling stories across platforms.

You’ll present design rationale to stakeholders and clients, choreograph shoots, and craft pitches that close high-stakes accounts. This role demands creative leadership and a strong portfolio.