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Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance. Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled. Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day. If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO! Overview: The Art Director leads the Consumer Products Creative Studio, a high-performing multidisciplinary team focused primarily on presentations and video. The role turns business strategy into compelling visual stories for executives, franchise partners, licensees, and internal stakeholders. Setting the creative standard across decks, sizzle reels, motion graphics, and strategic communications. As a hands-on leader, the Art Director shapes story and design, directs internal and external talent, and contributes directly to priority work. The Studio also flexes selectively into broader visual design and art direction, including style-guide support and other high-value needs, when its expertise can add meaningful impact. This is an onsite position at our Los Angeles office. Responsibilities include but not limited to: • Set the Studio vision, quality bar, and priorities for presentation and video work, while determining when broader design support is appropriate. • Lead story structure, scripts, visual approaches, and music direction for marquee presentations, sizzle reels, and other motion or video pieces. • Remain hands-on by developing slides, editing video, creating light motion graphics, and art directing priority work when needed. • Coach multidisciplinary creative talent capable of transitioning fluidly across presentation design, graphic design, video editing, and light motion work in Adobe After Effects. • Build and direct a trusted network of agencies, editors, designers, animators, and production partners that extends capacity without lowering standards. Primary Deliverables: • Executive and keynote presentations • Property Snapshots and strategic storytelling decks • Executive, franchise, and partner-facing sizzle reels or videos • Motion graphics, presentation animation, and reusable visual systems • Creative direction for select style-guide and broader design priorities Measures of Success: • The Studio is recognized as a trusted strategic and creative partner across Consumer Products. • Presentations and videos consistently improve clarity, alignment, and decision-making. • Creative quality remains remarkable across internally and externally produced work. Basic Qualifications: • 8+ years of relevant creative experience, including multidisciplinary leadership across presentation, video, motion, design, or related environments. Additional Qualifications: • Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary creative teams in entertainment, consumer products, branding, or agency environments. • Exceptional portfolio spanning executive presentations, visual storytelling, motion graphics, and video. • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Keynote and/or PowerPoint, with hands-on capability in video editing and light motion work in Adobe After Effects. • Proven ability to guide senior stakeholders, shape scripts and story, and lead external creative partners from brief through delivery. • Demonstrated curiosity and applicable experience applying company-approved AI-assisted tools to strategy, story development, visual exploration, image generation, and emerging video workflows, with solid human judgment and creative accountability. About Skydance Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Hiring Salary Range: $110,400.00 - 160,600.00. In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. This position is bonus eligible. What We Offer : • Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here . • Generous paid time off. • Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products. • Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more. Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.

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Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!
The Art Director leads the Consumer Products Creative Studio, a high-performing multidisciplinary team focused primarily on presentations and video.
This is an onsite position at our Los Angeles office.
Set the Studio vision, quality bar, and priorities for presentation and video work, while determining when broader design support is appropriate.
Lead story structure, scripts, visual approaches, and music direction for marquee presentations, sizzle reels, and other motion or video pieces.
Remain hands-on by developing slides, editing video, creating light motion graphics, and art directing priority work when needed.
Coach multidisciplinary creative talent capable of transitioning fluidly across presentation design, graphic design, video editing, and light motion work in Adobe After Effects.
Build and direct a trusted network of agencies, editors, designers, animators, and production partners that extends capacity without lowering standards.
Executive and keynote presentations
Property Snapshots and strategic storytelling decks
Executive, franchise, and partner-facing sizzle reels or videos
Motion graphics, presentation animation, and reusable visual systems
Creative direction for select style-guide and broader design priorities
The Studio is recognized as a trusted strategic and creative partner across Consumer Products.
Presentations and videos consistently improve clarity, alignment, and decision-making.
Creative quality remains remarkable across internally and externally produced work.
8+ years of relevant creative experience, including multidisciplinary leadership across presentation, video, motion, design, or related environments.
Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary creative teams in entertainment, consumer products, branding, or agency environments.
Exceptional portfolio spanning executive presentations, visual storytelling, motion graphics, and video.
Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Keynote and/or PowerPoint, with hands-on capability in video editing and light motion work in Adobe After Effects.
Proven ability to guide senior stakeholders, shape scripts and story, and lead external creative partners from brief through delivery.

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