Echo-Factory is a small (~25-person), full-service creative marketing agency in Pasadena. We’re looking for an experienced creative director who can lead our creative team and process. You’ll be responsible for taking ownership of the creative process, managing and building our creative team, creating concepts and strategies for our clients’ creative outreach, and supporting our agency’s growth.
Your Core Duties:
* Take ownership of the creative process from concept to completion
* Lead our team of both in-house and contracted art directors, designers, copywriters, and other creatives.
* Turn our clients’ drive for growth into clear creative strategies.
* Get hands-on by producing creative materials for key projects.
* Collaborate closely with the rest of the agency to deliver great work.
* Help our client-focused team members create great pitches and present work to clients.
* Identify and implement tools, and processes to improve the quality and efficiency of our agency’s creative output.
* Help us grow and be an even better agency for our clients–and an even better place to work for our employees than we are today.
What We’re Looking For:
* Interest in and great ability to manage a team and administrative processes.
* A Track Record of Success (Projects, Clients, Teams)
* Strong Creative Background & Experience
* Leadership Skills That Would Make Joan Of Arc Stop and take notes.
* Strong Presentation & Client Interaction Skills
* Extensive B2B Experience.
* Extensive Marketing Experience.
* Digital Design & Digital Product Experience.
* Ux & UI Experience.
* Ability To Direct Design, Art, Concept, Copy, And Production.
* Ability To Oversee A Team Of Direct Reports, Their Direct Reports, Independent Contractors, And Vendors.
* Ability To Direct Motion + Video Editing/Post-Production.
* Excellent Written & Oral Communication Skills.
* Experience In Management, Production, & Mentoring.
Our Hiring Process:
We find that contract-to-hire is a great way to work together. We’ll find a single, prescribed project to start working on together at an hourly rate. That’ll give us a chance to get to know each other and figure out how well we work together.
If everything goes well, we’ll be happy to move into either a longer-term contract with guaranteed hours or a salaried position.
What “Creative Director” Means Here:
We know that “Creative Director” can mean a lot of different things, in different places. At Echo-Factory, our goal is to find a creative director who is the true lead of our creative department (both on the creative side and leading the admin things).
Why Echo-Factory?
We’re a small (20-person) ad agency based in Old Town Pasadena, CA, where our CEO reminds us that he’s built his dream job and wants the same for everyone on the team. We focus on culture, collaboration, and delivering great results for our clients across industries like aerospace, healthcare, B2B, and more.
Compared to some other agencies, we tend to produce a higher volume of work at a quicker pace, but we also work hard to make sure that rarely if ever bleeds into your evenings or weekends.
We’ve won a few creative awards, but are more focused on our client’s success than adding to our trophy shelf.
Speaking of clients, we specialize in a few B2B spaces like Cleantech and Aerospace, as well as consumer-facing industries like Healthcare, Finance, and business technology. On any given day, you could work on projects for a company that stocks spare parts for a Boeing 777, and another making electric car batteries last longer than ever.
We work hard, but we also believe in balance—no overly long hours or agency politics here. We offer regular social hours, great benefits, and a work environment where we value results and enjoy the process. If this sounds like your dream job, apply with a cover letter sharing how your experience aligns with our work!
Commitment to Diversity
Our clients and business partners come from all walks of life and so do we. Echo-Factory is an equal-opportunity employer we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We aim to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us better, and helps us do better work for our clients. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for making powerful, meaningful work and growing our clients’ businesses, you will find a home at Echo-Factory!
