Creative Services Manager, Shutterstock Studios

About the opportunity:

Shutterstock enables our customers, partners, contributors, and employees to achieve their goals and realize new opportunities. Our continued growth opens new doors as we scale our platform, expand our offerings and build a company that’s ready for the future!

The newly formed custom content and branded production arm of Shutterstock – Shutterstock Studios – has an opening for a critical role within the global organization, a role that will be tasked with evolving and refining our creative and the way we present ourselves to clients. The Studio is made up of best in class producers and creatives designed to execute creative excellence while delivering an exceptional client experience.

Shutterstock Studios has had an incredible few years of growth – the global production studio has scaled from producing highly creative social content to producing TV spots, integrated digital campaigns, custom 3D animation, and original long form documentaries for the world's biggest brands and agencies. The Studio is a highly sophisticated, global interconnected creative and production solution – designed to service across all content needs for video, photo, music, 3D, Generative AI, animation, and XR.
 

We’re seeking a Creative Services Manager with extensive experience working across commercial global production with a track record of creatively elevating content and converting opportunities to wins. The ideal candidate thrives in a cross-functional, and collaborative team environment, while consistently driving creative solutions. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. 

The day to day:

• Generate and develop innovative concepts for bespoke content programs aimed at attracting new commercial partners while fostering recurring business

• Lead creative on client pitches in a clear and engaging manner

• Build and design practical, creative materials, including (but not limited to) pitch decks, pre-production decks, and presentations. 

• Lead creative ideation and development across all phases of commercial production, ensuring high-quality output from the  Creative Services team.

• Support internal design requests as needed 

• Act as a team leader in creative interpretation of client branding and tone to generate creative and direct responses to RFPs

• Analyze current industry trends via research, creative insight, and audience analysis – convert data into actionable next steps for the Creative Services team

• Partner closely with Sales, Production, and Post-Production throughout the project lifecycle to ensure elevated creative that meets brand-specific guidelines and budgetary parameters

• Partner with Pre-Sale and Production leaders to ensure we are aligning staffing needs with expected work volume, quality, deadlines and budget goals

• Maintain a strong creative foundation and establish creative best practices by monitoring content creation tools and content management technology while initiating needed upgrades and process changes

• Ensure creative quality control for all Studios content 

• Manage and mentor our in-house and freelance creative team (2-3 people)

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• 5-8 years creative agency or integrated marketing experience with experience in a client-facing role

• Ability to manage multiple projects (both local and international) 

• Film and photography production experience  

• Ability to lead a team of creatives to design pitches and presentations in pre-sale

• Ability to advise on staffing requirements to execute campaigns successfully in post-sale

• Technical and creative expertise to provide specific direction and feedback to a team of creatives to successfully complete campaign deliverables

• Deep understanding of varying content formats (video, photo, xr, experiential, social ) and trends pertaining to current social media platforms

• RFP response expertise; excellent written and verbal skills 

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Keynote, G-Suite, Google Analytics, Microsoft 365 – with a specialty in Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Apple Keynote

• A drive to be a curious and intentional leader; keen to learn and develop new skills 

• Exceptional presentation skills

Any of these would be a bonus:

• Graphic design experience

• Generative AI prompting

• Paid-Media strategy experience

• Extensive talent network across various industries and demographics 

 Why Shutterstock:

• You have a direct impact on the success of the company. Your team’s work matters and is essential to the evolution of our core business!

• Executive leadership cares personally. They prioritize growth and planning your career path with your goals and passions in mind.

• Flexibility to work between home and office with everything you need to be successful in both

• A generous and competitive benefits package.

Shutterstock connects diverse artists and creative professionals around the globe with the agencies, brands and people who need their work and services. It’s a place where creators come to be inspired and discover new ways to produce their best work.

Shutterstock enables its employees to drive culture and tap into the world around them to develop the toolbox and solutions that help others share their world views. At Shutterstock, your ideas will be welcomed, your uniqueness will be celebrated, and you will be  supported in presenting your view of the world as you  experience it. We’re champions of resiliency;  quickly learning from our shortcomings in our pursuit of continuous growth.

Diverse teams are critical to our success. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply and we commit to creating and maintaining a culture where employees know they belong and have equal opportunities to succeed.

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At Shutterstock, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. The compensation package offered may vary depending on employment experience, skills, and knowledge. You may also be eligible for our generous benefits package including health, wellness and financial benefits. Compensation ranges for candidates in locations outside of the location(s) below may differ based on the cost of labor, market, and additional factors.
 
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Shutterstock Values

We are one team collectively focused on creating an unrivaled experience for our Customers and Contributors. Our Values represent the mindset of the employee who will thrive at Shutterstock.  If you are passionate about what you do, and want to become part of a cutting-edge technology company building industry leading products, please apply.

Shutterstock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Suitably qualified and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply  regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Shutterstock ensures that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accommodation_request@shutterstock.com.

The referenced salary range is based on the Company’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.