Rising Creative Director, Social Content - Hybrid

Clutch; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Clutch is seeking a hands-on Junior Creative Director for a client in a social-first agency environment. The role blends elevated art direction with on-set production leadership, translating strategy into scroll-stopping content across social, paid media, influencer, and brand channels.

You will partner with strategists to turn campaigns into platform-native systems, manage shot lists, directs talent, and oversee production workflows, while mentoring junior creatives in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience spanning creative direction, art direction, content production, or social creative (agency background strongly preferred).
• Strong foundation in visual storytelling, art direction, photography, or graphic design.
• Deep mastery of short-form social ecosystems, including TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.

Responsibilities

• Creative Development: Translate overarching campaign strategies into premium and lo-fi content concepts. Build scalable monthly content systems, recurring formats, and social-first series that elevate brand identities while driving performance.
• Creative Direction: Own all premium and lo-fi shot lists across your brand pod. Develop thorough creative briefs, guide visual direction, direct photography and video shoots, and mentor talent, creators, and editors toward a cohesive vision.
• Production Partnership: Partner hand-in-hand with production teams to build efficient shoot plans, run-of-show documents, and workflows. Source and vet photographers, videographers, stylists, and set designers, troubleshooting creatively on set when conditions change.
• Creative Leadership: Lead internal kickoff sessions, present concepts directly to clients, mentor junior creatives, and provide constructive feedback from initial concept through final delivery.
• Platform & Cultural Fluency: Stay ahead of emerging digital formats, editing styles, and platform shifts, identifying authentic ways for brands to participate in culture.

Skills

Creative Direction

Art Direction

Content Production

Social Content

Talent Direction

Production Workflows

Job description

Clutch is seeking a hands-on Junior Creative Director for a client in a social-first agency environment. The role blends elevated art direction with on-set production leadership, translating strategy into scroll-stopping content across social, paid media, influencer, and brand channels.

You will partner with strategists to turn campaigns into platform-native systems, manage shot lists, directs talent, and oversee production workflows, while mentoring junior creatives in a dynamic,