Creative Director, Visual Storytelling & Production Systems

Abbott Laboratories, Limited. Saint Laurent, Québec, Canada; Illinois; On-site; USD 149,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Great retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, IL is seeking a Creative Director, Visual Storytelling to lead its internal team, directing video, motion graphics, and photography with agency‑level quality delivered at internal speed.

The role owns the creative vision end to end, guides production on set and in post, and builds workflows to produce high‑volume content while maintaining documentary honesty and platform effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience running an in-house video studio for a major healthcare brand.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary creative teams.
• Strong track record delivering high-volume, platform-specific edits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Abbott’s internal visual storytelling team across video, motion graphics, and photography.
• Set the storytelling and visual standard, directing key productions.
• Build production systems to deliver agency-level work at internal speed.
• Own creative vision and storytelling standards for the team’s video, motion, and photography output.
• Review treatments, edits, and final work to maintain quality.
• Advise brand teams on whether film, motion, or photography fits best.
• Direct and shoot priority productions including patient stories and brand films.
• Guide post-production through edit, color, sound, and motion design.
• Lead motion graphics and photography teams to establish a shared visual language.
• Mentor editors, animators, and photographers through coaching.
• Create platform-specific edits planned at treatment stage.
• Set craft standards for vertical and sound-off viewing.
• Build faster, lighter production models for social alongside flagship films.
• Evaluate AI production tools for quality and speed improvements.

Skills

In-house video studio

Team leadership

Directing cinematography

Regulated healthcare

Senior leadership

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, IL is seeking a Creative Director, Visual Storytelling to lead its internal team, directing video, motion graphics, and photography with agency‑level quality delivered at internal speed.

The role owns the creative vision end to end, guides production on set and in post, and builds workflows to produce high‑volume content while maintaining documentary honesty and platform effectiveness.