Creative Strategy Lead: Motion, VFX & 3D Direction

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a skilled creative direction professional to translate rough briefs into clear direction for motion, VFX, and 3D production. You will determine what can be produced, what requires a custom build, and what should not proceed, ensuring alignment with customer goals before any production starts.

The role emphasizes setting direction, evaluating feasibility, and communicating with engineering and marketing to guide projects without performing hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in motion, VFX, or 3D production, with real direction experience.
• Ability to translate briefs into clear creative direction and technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Turn rough briefs into clear creative direction and defined use cases before work starts.
• Judge feasibility across motion, VFX, and 3D: existing workflows vs custom builds.
• Spec out requests with Forward Deployed Engineering for capabilities beyond current scope.
• Set expectations with customer creative and marketing teams before production starts.
• Stay sharp in motion graphics, VFX, and 3D to judge output quality without hands-on work.
• Surface product and engineering gaps to internal teams from real customer requests.
• Track tools like Firefly, Runway, and Veo as they evolve.

Skills

Motion direction

VFX production

3D direction

Creative feasibility

Tools

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Maya

Substance 3D

Generative AI pipelines

Job description

Adobe is seeking a skilled creative direction professional to translate rough briefs into clear direction for motion, VFX, and 3D production. You will determine what can be produced, what requires a custom build, and what should not proceed, ensuring alignment with customer goals before any production starts.

The role emphasizes setting direction, evaluating feasibility, and communicating with engineering and marketing to guide projects without performing hands-on execution.