Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Godfrey Dadich Partners
Job overview
The Executive Creative Director at Godfrey Dadich Partners leads the creative vision and strategy to shape compelling brand experiences and drive innovation across multiple creative disciplines.
Responsibilities and impact
The role involves defining creative direction, overseeing brand development, integrating design into business strategy, managing client relationships, leading multidisciplinary teams, optimizing creative operations, advancing AI-driven creative workflows, and ensuring high-quality creative output.
Experience and skills
Candidates need 12-15+ years in creative leadership with expertise in design, editorial, or advertising, strong team leadership, client communication skills, proficiency in design tools like Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma, and experience integrating AI into creative processes.
Work environment and culture
The company fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and high-trust culture where creativity thrives, emphasizing empathy, mentorship, and empowerment.
Company information
Godfrey Dadich Partners is a multidisciplinary studio combining strategy, journalism, design, marketing, and digital to build story-driven brands, including subsidiaries Upstatement and Ghost Note.
Job location and travel
This client-facing role is based in San Francisco.
Unique job features
The role uniquely integrates generative AI tools into creative workflows to accelerate ideation and storytelling while maintaining craft and ethics.
Company overview
Godfrey Dadich Partners is a strategic design firm that specializes in combining the disciplines of design, strategy, and editorial content to help organizations tell their stories and achieve their goals. They generate revenue through consulting services, design projects, and content creation for a diverse range of clients, including major corporations and innovative startups. Founded by Patrick Godfrey and Scott Dadich, the company leverages their extensive experience in design and media to offer unique and impactful solutions. Their notable work includes collaborations with high-profile clients such as Netflix and IBM, reflecting a strong history of influential and creative projects.
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Focus on showcasing your expertise in strategic brand development, multidisciplinary team leadership, and client relationship management, especially with executive-level stakeholders.
Apply through multiple platforms including Godfrey Dadich Partners' corporate careers page and LinkedIn to maximize your application visibility and ensure it reaches the right decision-makers.
Connect on LinkedIn with creative leaders and team members at Godfrey Dadich Partners, using ice breakers like referencing their recent projects or expressing admiration for their integration of AI in creative workflows to start meaningful conversations.
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