Falcon's Creative Group - Orlando, FL

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Orlando, FL
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

Falcon's Creative Group is a diversified global entertainment, consumer experience, and technology enterprise that accelerates intellectual property (IP) activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences. Working at Falcon's means practicing your craft among collaborative and friendly professionals. We have attracted top talent from the feature film and visual effects industries, top theme park destinations, the video game industry, and others. Our work can be experienced in theme parks, museums, zoos, aquariums, location-based entertainment venues, live events, themed restaurants, retail locations, and more! The Creative Director is responsible for determining the best ways to visually represent our global and diverse master planning, media pre-production, special venue, and attraction design projects. Working under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, this position is critical to the accurate interpretation, and ultimate realization, of our creative vision. From project initiation and concept design through production, installation and programming, the Creative Director is the guardian of the overall vision for the project, and the master of each detail that makes an award-winning entertainment experience. This people-oriented job involves the development of high-level, simply masterful concepts for various entertainment projects, and then overseeing the detailed articulation of those concepts through each design stage, managing the efforts of a complete compliment of designers. This position is responsible for sculpting and communicating the "wow factors" of a project, while managing the quality and efficiency of the design team. At times, the Creative Director will lead recruiting efforts for additional team members, or sourcing third party resources to supplement the internal team. They must work frequently with external clients, communicate design solutions, and be able to extract client needs and apply them in unique and imaginative ways. The Creative Director is a key representative of the company to build, develop and manage client relationships throughout the development of projects. This may include routine international travel to conduct face to face meetings. Additionally, the Creative Director will interface with the Vice President of Technology and President of Digital Media team to ensure seamless integration of virtual content with the physical environment. They will also team with the Chief Corporate Officer to develop proposals and achieve project deliverables within schedule and budget guidelines. They are responsible for the design team's ability to meet the production deliverables within those guidelines, and that the project as a whole can be realized within the client's budgetary and schedule requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Determine the best ways to visually represent master planning, media pre-production, special venue, and attraction design projects.
  • Oversee the detailed articulation of high-level concepts through each design stage.
  • Manage the quality and efficiency of the design team.
  • Lead recruiting efforts for additional team members or source third-party resources.
  • Communicate design solutions to external clients and extract client needs.
  • Build, develop, and manage client relationships throughout project development.
  • Interface with the Vice President of Technology and President of Digital Media team for seamless integration of virtual content.
  • Develop proposals and achieve project deliverables within schedule and budget guidelines.
  • Participate in and lead brainstorming sessions and project charettes to establish storylines.
  • Illustrate and script various aspects of projects to communicate the overall vision to project team members.

Requirements

  • Degree in Architecture, Fine Arts, or equivalent visual design and management experience required; graduate degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of themed entertainment experience working with large-scale destination resort or theme park projects.
  • Strong working knowledge of experience design, brand development, and creative process.
  • Ability to lead projects from concept to completion.
  • Experience with software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup, and AutoCAD.
  • Experience with Adobe After Effects & video editing is a plus.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse individuals outside the organization.

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, and ability to storyboard or translate ideas to designers.
  • Ability to develop, design, or create new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth within the company.
  • Collaborative and friendly work environment.
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