Art Director - Live Action & Brand Video
Location: Hybrid onsite schedule in Cupertino, CA
Schedule: 40 hours
Duration: 3 months
Pay: $140-$147.45 DOE

The Planet Group is looking for an Art Director - Live Action & Brand Video to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 3-months contract, working a Hybrid onsite schedule in Cupertino, CA.

Art Director - Live Action & Brand Video | Qualifications:

• 10+ years of creative experience, with time at top design, advertising, or production companies preferred.
• Portfolio demonstrating range across live action formats -- documentary-influenced, social-native, and brand storytelling.
• Experience collaborating on animation or mixed-media projects.
• Ability to translate business objectives into scalable creative frameworks across lines of business.
• Develops original concepts end-to-end -- from strategic brief through treatment, script, on-set direction, and final cut -- with strong writing across formats including shot scripts and conversational frameworks for documentary and interview-driven work.
• Strong visual judgment and ability to art direct shoots -- from casting and location to cinematography, lighting, and overall visual treatment.
• Clear communicator who serves as creative authority with production vendors, directors, and production companies.
• Operates fluidly between creative and strategy, from conceptual thinking to format development to execution.
• Comfortable in ambiguity; proactive in seeking clarity, aligning stakeholders, and managing upward.
• Keen awareness of visual and cultural trends across entertainment, gaming, and digital culture.
• Collaborative and team-first, with the organizational skills to manage multiple projects across time zones.
• Refined visual taste and a point of view -- brings strong aesthetic sensibility to every creative decision, from initial references to final delivery.

Art Director - Live Action & Brand Video | Description:

• You will shape and lead video creative from concept to completion -- developing original live action, short-form, documentary-influenced, and social-native content.
• You'll work cross-functionally, collaborating with and empowering in-house and third-party teams to deliver video that resonates on a human level.
• This role calls for a self-starter who can manage work streams, lead conceptual development, and execute against a range of creative and strategic briefs, both independently and with cross-functional partners.
• You'll work closely with producers and partner teams to concept, develop, and deliver editorial video that captures authentic stories, behavior, and emotion.
• A key part of this role is translating creative vision into production reality, communicating clearly to vendors and partners, and holding that vision through post.