Creative Director, Visual Storytelling — Lead Impactful Video

Abbott Laboratories, Limited. Saint Laurent, Québec, Canada; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 149,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in the United States is seeking a Creative Director to lead the internal visual storytelling team across video, motion, and photography. The role sets the storytelling standards, directs key productions, and builds a team and systems to produce agency-level work at internal speed. The position emphasizes real people stories, platform-native edits, and collaboration with social and digital teams. The base pay range is substantial, reflecting senior leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• In-house video studio leadership for a major healthcare brand.
• 15+ years as director and cinematographer.
• Deep documentary craft with real people.
• Experience leading editors, motion designers, and photographers.
• Platform-specific edits and social content.
• Comfortable with regulated healthcare review.
• Strong presenter to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Set vision and standards for video, motion, and photography.
• Review treatments and final work; maintain quality.
• Advise brand teams on best tool (film, motion, photography).
• Direct priority productions and on-set leadership.
• Develop editors and photographers through coaching.
• Build workflows and manage budgets, freelancers, gear.
• Integrate AI tools where they boost quality or speed.

Skills

Director & Cinematography

In-house leadership

Team leadership

Platform edits

Healthcare experience

Social content

Budget management

AI tools

Pitch to leadership

Tools

AI production tools

Job description

Abbott in the United States is seeking a Creative Director to lead the internal visual storytelling team across video, motion, and photography. The role sets the storytelling standards, directs key productions, and builds a team and systems to produce agency-level work at internal speed. The position emphasizes real people stories, platform-native edits, and collaboration with social and digital teams. The base pay range is substantial, reflecting senior leadership responsibilities.