AD is the international authority on design and architecture. AD provides exclusive access to the world’s most beautiful homes and the fascinating people who live in them, bringing its audience a wealth of information on architecture and interior design, art and antiques, travel destinations, and extraordinary products; its AD100 list of top architects and designers is one of the industry’s most relied-upon indexes of talent. Every day AD inspires millions of affluent readers to redesign and refresh their lives through a multiplatform presence that includes print and digital editions, social media, signature events, and the brand’s website, archdigest.com.

Job Description

Location:

New York, NY

Senior Director, Creative Production

Architectural Digest is looking for a Senior Director, Creative Production to oversee day to day production as well as ideate, innovate, and execute on pilots and existing series. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of overseeing creative production in original digital video (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, FAST, etc.) and evaluating digital content in a variety of genres relevant to AD’s audience. This person also has a strong understanding of how to execute content for a high-profile, established brand with a growing audience.

The Senior Director will work alongside AD creative leads to expand the digital entertainment portfolio and drive creative production to grow audience, engagement, and monetization. 

Responsible for:

• Dedicated to producing all AD digital video from greenlight to delivery, across all formats.

• Drive storytelling development, vision, and execution for new and returning series, bringing fresh perspective to the AD slate.

• Manage creative production team, both through creative and operational needs to ensure content is delivered to brand standards.

• Lead cross-team creative brainstorms (with Talent/Casting, Editorial, Audience Development, other) for existing series to elevate the creative to meet or exceed brand standards.

• Act as field director for high-quality and high-impact video series, managing projects from pre-production to post, setting a bar for creative excellence.

• For all studio and field projects, deliver a distinct creative vision to both production crews and talent. Ensure vision is executed from pre-shoot through post.

• In partnership with Production, maintain accountability and brand standards for video execution quality, including creative review, edit, and approval of preliminary and final treatments, outlines, shooting scripts, casting, production schedules, budgets, selects, graphics, music, rough cuts, fine cuts, final narration, and final versions of all executed videos.

• Create storyboards, mood boards, casting suggestions, and detailed creative treatments/loglines for ongoing and new digital IP.

• View all cuts across production to ensure creative standards are being met. 

• Collaborate with Creative Optimization and Audience Development teams, applying data and insights into creative decisions.

• Collaborate with Revenue teams on creative material requests, balancing business needs with editorial integrity to maximize output.

Who you are:

• 8+ years of experience in digital media, creating high-impact content with top-tier talent

• Proven creative leader with a track record of producing and overseeing video content

• 4+ years of directing video productions, from lean shoots to multi-camera productions, including directing both professional and non-professional on-camera talent

• End-to-end experience developing, producing, and launching digital video that drives strong organic engagement across platforms 

• Strong creative judgment, with extensive experience providing feedback throughout development, production, and post-production, including collaborating closely with editors to solve creative challenges

• Deep understanding of internet culture, with expertise in design, celebrity, lifestyle, and pop culture content, and what performs across platforms

• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize competing deadlines, and collaborate effectively across creative teams

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative approach

• Experience navigating complex, matrixed organizations and creating a culture of