Senior Creative Director – Airspeeder
Airspeeder

• Multimedia / Design / New Media
• Management
• Adelaide
• Permanent / Full Time

13/4/2022

• Creative freedom
• Innovative environment
• Electric Aviation Racing

THE TEAM

Airspeeder and our manufacturing arm, Alauda Aeronautics, are building electric flying racing cars to help accelerate innovation and advancements in the future of transportation. We are talented team of professionals with backgrounds in racing, aviation and technology. We’ve been designing, manufacturing, and flying our “speeders” since 2016.
Following a successful year, we are expanding our team and preparing for an eventful 2022. Soon our pilots and team will compete in our recently launched EXA racing series, conduct our first manned flight, run several global racing events, and much more.

THE ROLE

Airspeeder and Alauda Aeronautics is seeking a sport minded Creative Director who will be responsible for developing and maintaining a high standard of design excellence for all visual aspects of the Airspeeder and Alauda Aeronautics brand including, but not limited to sports broadcast, mixed reality direction and digital properties. The Creative Director will set the visual tone for the EXA, Alauda and Airspeeder properties to elevate fan perception, brand and content themes.

The Creative Director will provide leadership and direction for the conceptual development, design and production of video and digital assets for use in broadcast, presentation, and digital/social media. Your influence on these projects will define the visual identity to our audience, external partners and internal stakeholders.

The position requires a highly organized and thoughtful individual ready to be a hands-on leader that can inspire the team from every aspect of the company to thrive creatively. This is a role designed for someone wanting to be involved in all aspects of managing creative design. It also requires an organised mindset capable of giving creative direction across events, inside game engines, video output and photography.

We want you to demonstrate experience in sport and/or a keen interest in the frontiers of technology.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Creative & Marketing

• Direct brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.
• Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies.
• Plan and oversee the development of all company creative campaigns and assets including advertisements, visual media, marketing campaigns, plus other creative aspects.
• Meet with upper management to explain campaign strategies and solutions.
• Liaise with stakeholder counterparts at IWC, Telstra and Nvidia to launch joint creative campaigns.
• Evaluate trends, assess new data and keep up-to-date with the latest creative vision techniques.
• Present project information and creative briefs including vision boards, deadlines and budgets, to executives and other decision makers.

Brand

• Shape brand standards and create procedures to ensure all products are brand appropriate
• Work directly with external agencies to ensure all creative campaigns are managed, on brand, and in line with the company creative vision
• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met
• Work with the brand team to produce new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications

People

• Lead a range of creative positions in Australia, such as photographers, videographers, production staff, and external creative crew
• Cultivate the career development of team members
• Assist team members in resolving issues by responding to questions in a timely and professional manner

Project Management

• Work with executives and other creative leaders to set project deadlines and content goals.
• Supervise the department’s daily workflow, assign project workload, and monitor deadlines and budgets.
• Lead and direct the creative team in the production of all collateral.
• Supervise and review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to creative team.
• Responsible for high-level creative decisions.
• Oversee Creative KPIs, deliverables, timelines and budgets.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field; art, graphic design, marketing, communication, journalism etc.
• Minimum 5 years’ digital experience including; web, social and emerging technologies.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a successful Creative Director, managing and overseeing a range of creative positions
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with stakeholders on all levels
• Able to effectively lead and mentor a team.
• Industry knowledge and a passion for sport is a must
• Solid presentation, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
• Talented in presenting information concisely and accurately, with a keen attention to detail
• A solid understanding of design, copy and web practices.
• Knowledge of how to develop brand identities through multi-channel marketing
• Have in-depth knowledge of brand development and multichannel marketing models
• Familiarity with industry standard software programs, such as Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash
• Working knowledge of 3D (Unreal, Blender) is desirable
• Big picture thinker
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Team minded, respecting other’s talents and ability to work as a cohesive unit
• A juggler with ability to manage many projects under strict deadlines
• Ability to articulate your vision and build on it with others

Airspeeder/Alauda Aeronautics is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with us is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, colour, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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