Creative Director - Art - Video & Campaigns (Contract)

POSITION SUMMARY
Pace is looking to connect with freelance Creative Directors (Art) who can lead the development of video‑first campaign ideas, social video and visual concepts, and client‑ready creative presentations.

Brief Description
This is a contract position and an active LLC is required. A hands‑on role that turns a strategic brief into strong concepts for content, campaigns, and integrated programs across video, motion, social, and digital channels. The right person can brainstorm campaign and social approaches, build pitch decks, create storyboards, shape scripts, present the work, and stay close to production and post to ensure the final product delivers on the original idea. This is not a “big‑picture only” creative role: we seek experienced idea generators and video‑first thinkers who can dream up big ideas based on strategic insights and client needs, then develop the presentations that sell them in. Some projects may expand into a broader freelance creative leadership role, helping to produce and deliver final products.

What you’ll help create

Video‑led mini‑campaigns and social‑first concepts

Campaign visual direction

Storyboards, mood boards, pitch decks, and video treatments

Script and VO approaches

Creative guidance for production and post

Requirements
What we’re looking for:

A strong campaign thinker with sharp visual instincts and a problem‑solving mindset

A hands‑on art director who can build concepts, boards, and decks within brand guidelines

A video‑fluent creative who understands how ideas come to life on screen and what performs in social

A strong storyteller who can help shape scripts, supers, VO, and narrative flow

A confident presenter who can support senior leads or present independently when needed

A collaborative partner who can work with writers, strategists, producers, editors, designers, account teams, and clients

A practical creative lead who understands shoots, post‑production, motion, tight timelines, and real budgets

Job Qualifications

10+ years of experience in creative direction, art direction, campaign development, video, branded content, advertising, or agency work

Strong portfolio with examples of campaign concepts, pitch decks, storyboards, video treatments, reels, boards, or motion‑led creative

Experience developing video‑first or motion‑led ideas from brief through execution

Strong visual storytelling, art direction, and presentation skills

In‑depth knowledge of video production, shoot planning, editing, motion graphics, and post‑production workflows

Ability to write or shape scripts, supers, VO, headlines, and concept language

Experience presenting to clients and collaborating with cross‑functional teams

Comfort working in fast‑moving agency environments with shifting inputs, timelines, and feedback

Motion graphics experience is a plus, but not required

Portfolio Request
Please include work that shows how you think and how you make. We’re especially interested in campaign concepts, social video concepts, storyboards, video treatments, pitch decks, and finished video or campaign work.

About Pace
Pace is a leading integrated marketing agency & digital storytelling powerhouse. We specialize in brand storytelling and deliver results by continually creating better customer experiences for our clients. We connect the dots across an integrated marketing ecosystem using our six key service areas: strategy, creative, media, social, technology, and analytics.

Inclusive Hiring
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Pace we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace, so if you’re enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we urge you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have available.

Pace is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Pace does not discriminate against employees or job applicants based on age, ancestry, color, religious creed, race, sex, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, national origin, marital status, disability status, military or veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal or state statutes.

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