Head of Creative & Creator

Location: New York

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** Job Description
**** Head of Creative and Creator
** The role of Head of Creative and Creator within Blue Hour is to lead its creative and creator competencies from ideation through execution. They will ensure that Blue Hour resides at the precipice of culture, and acts as a pioneer when it comes to content, platform and marketplace trends, world class creative and activations within the content and marketing space.

This person will oversee and provide creative input across all creative projects, pitch new concepts, and present polished, strategic creative concepts in collaboration with the wider Blue Hour team. This person will be an executive leader at Blue Hour and ensure the premium quality of all creative output.

This person will use market and industry research to guide creative breakthroughs and innovative ideas. They will present fully fleshed out creative concepts to prospective and existing clients and will proactively pitch creative and integrated Blue Hour services as opportunities present themselves.
** Main Duties and Responsibilities**
* * 65% - Strategic Oversight and Creative Leadership*
* * 15% - Client & Team Relations*
* * 20% - New Business Opportunities
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* What You’ll Do:

**** Strategic Oversight and Creative Leadership
*** Lead the creative team to big ideas, innovative executions and first mover opportunities that make a cultural impact
* Provide strategic thinking and consulting as it pertains to social, brand, content and creative strategies
* Oversee the development and implementation of brand executions that deliver on business goals
* Collaborate with cross-functional and agency partners and concept larger brand campaigns
* Monitor and assess industry trends to determine ways to implement innovation and evolve Blue Hour’s product offerings
* Apply creative thinking to generate feedback on all influencer creative and talent partnerships
* Innovate new processes and identify forward-thinking partners with wider content and creative teams
* Oversee all departmental operations and outputs to ensure best in class solutions are brought to our clients
* Speak at conferences and events to highlight our work, partnerships and way of approaching business challenges
** Client and Team Relations
*** Mentors, leads and inspires the creative team
* Constantly evolve our client servicing model unearthing operational efficiencies in our resourcing and staffing approach
* Develop and maintain strong client relationships, understanding their business and providing solutions through the development of our collaboration
* Lead client presentations of creative projects with respective team(s)
* Lead workshops that help the team develop their overarching creative skills
** New Business
*** Lead the development of novel, business-changing ideas and creative thinking to new business pitches
* Develop POVs that demonstrate and inspire cutting edge creative thinking, and avant-garde media and content tactics
* Develop relationships with emerging platforms, proven partners and clients
* Participate in panels and industry events to drive awareness of Blue Hour, our work and capability
* Drive organic and new business growth through client and account partnership
** Knowledge and Skills Required
*** 20+ years of experience in social, digital, and culture-first marketing, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role.
* Passion for and experience with short form video and other social storytelling formats.
* Deep experience with the Adobe suite of editing, design and content-creation tools
* Proven track record of creating breakthrough social media content for brands
* You speak social media culture. Your friends turn to you to explain what’s happening on Tik Tok, Instagram, and other social media.
* You understand how to be authentically native on social platforms via short-form video, motion graphics, trending sounds, etc.
* Strong affinity and talent for idea conception and expression
* High design aesthetic, and interest in learning creative tools and…