Associate Director, Creative Video

About the Role

As an Associate Director, Creative Video at Scorpion, you'll bring our clients' brands to life through compelling video storytelling. As part of our Studios team, you'll lead commercial video productions from concept through delivery, helping small and mid-sized businesses connect with their audiences and drive meaningful results.

This is a highly visible, client-facing role. For many clients, you'll be the first in-person representative they meet from Scorpion, making every interaction an opportunity to build trust and deliver an exceptional experience. You'll combine creative vision, production expertise, and strong interpersonal skills to guide clients through the production process and create videos that align with their goals and inspire action.

If you enjoy collaborating with clients, leading productions, and creating impactful visual stories, we'd love to meet you.

What Your Success Will Look Like

• Lead the creative direction for commercial video projects, ensuring every production aligns with the client's brand, marketing objectives, and overall strategy.
• Partner with Account Managers and internal teams to understand client goals and deliver a seamless experience from discovery through final delivery.
• Meet with clients virtually to present creative concepts, gather insights, and develop comprehensive creative briefs.
• Plan and manage all pre-production activities, including creative planning, logistics, scheduling, and shoot preparation.
• Direct on-location video productions, leading crew members, interviewing on-camera talent, and capturing engaging content.
• Build rapport with clients and interview subjects to help them feel comfortable on camera and draw out authentic stories.
• Provide creative oversight throughout post-production to ensure the final product reflects the approved vision and client objectives.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of production workflows, creative standards, and operational processes across the Studios team.
• Stay current on emerging trends, production techniques, and technologies that elevate the quality and effectiveness of our video content.

Who You Are And What You Bring

• Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Digital Media, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

  Experience

  • 6+ years of professional video production experience, preferably in an agency, commercial production, or marketing environment.
  • Experience leading client-facing commercial video productions from concept through delivery.
  • Experience directing interviews and working with non-professional on-camera talent.
  • A portfolio or demo reel showcasing commercial, branded, or marketing-focused video work is required.

  Skills

  • Strong understanding of visual storytelling, commercial production, and brand marketing.
  • Excellent client relationship and communication skills, with the ability to confidently lead conversations and build trust throughout the production process.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
  • Hands-on experience operating professional camera, lighting, and audio equipment.
  • Strong creative judgment and problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt quickly on set.
  • Proficiency with Google Workspace and production planning tools to manage creative briefs, schedules, and project documentation.
  • Experience using AI tools, such as ChatGPT or Claude, to improve creative ideation, planning, or production workflows.
  • Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve is preferred for reviewing edits and collaborating with post-production teams.

Travel

• This role requires regular travel to client locations and production sites throughout your assigned region, with occasional travel outside your region as business needs require. Travel is estimated at approximately 50%-70%, depending on production schedules.
• Production days may occasionally require extended schedules of up to 10 hours to support client shoots and on-location filming.

Our Scorpion Values

• Winning Mindset: When our clients win, we win.
• Genuine Care: We only succeed when we are truly invested in our clients and each other.
• Unmatched Results: We deliver more than expected–and then some–driving the best results and impacting lives.
• Constant Improvement: We believe there is always a better way. We learn we ask “What if?” we build and then do it again.
• Unbeatable Teamwork: We come from different backgrounds but have the same vision. We only get there by doing it together, as a team.

Compensation  

We acknowledge that states have passed legislation promoting pay transparency. As a national employer, Scorpion has made the decision to post our expected pay rate or pay range (as applicable) in all our job postings, regardless of geographic location.

• The base salary range is $120,000 (entry-level) - $130,000 (highly experienced), exclusive of fringe benefits. If you are hired at Scorpion, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the total salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. 
• The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses or commissions.