Creative Director

About this role

This role provides end-to-end creative direction for client business challenges, from identifying issues and developing strategy through producing and delivering creative outputs. It may also involve planning work. Responsibilities include using AI tools and new technologies in creative practice, managing production progress and quality for video, graphic, and digital outputs, and contributing to organizational improvement by reforming creative workflows with AI.

The position is part of Novasell, an AI agency combining AI technology with human marketing expertise. Its work includes marketing support such as television commercial effectiveness analysis through Novasell Analytics and AI-based products for the expanding web marketing area. The creative organization works alongside engineers and data scientists and supports the business growth of small and medium-sized companies through creative work.

Required qualifications include at least one year of creative direction experience at an integrated advertising agency or creative boutique. Applicants seeking to advance to creative director from roles such as copywriter or planner may instead qualify with at least three years of practical creative experience. Candidates must have broad advertising-production knowledge and skills sufficient to complete work from planning through delivery, as well as the ability to make logical proposals and conduct client discussions from a strategic perspective. Copywriting and concept development experience, and experience or a strong interest in using AI and other digital tools, are welcomed.

The role calls for a results-focused approach to creative work, willingness to develop skills beyond an existing specialty, and adaptability to a speed-focused, small-team environment. A career path may lead from established creative director achievements to executive or management roles such as Senior Creative Director or Executive Creative Director.

Employment is full-time with no fixed contract term and a three-month probationary period without changes to conditions. Annual compensation is 6.624–8.06 million JPY, determined with consideration for previous compensation, past results, and experience. The package includes fixed allowances equivalent to 45 hours of overtime and 20 hours of late-night work; excess overtime is paid separately. Bonuses are paid twice a year, in September and March, subject to company performance, personnel evaluation, and the calculation period. A stated monthly example for annual compensation of 6.624 million JPY is 460,000 JPY, including a basic salary of 278,654 JPY, fixed overtime pay of 116,950 JPY, fixed late-night pay of 10,396 JPY, and other allowances of 54,000 JPY.

The work location is the Azabudai office in Minato, Tokyo, or a company-approved home or equivalent remote-work location. The working style combines remote work with office attendance several times a week. Working hours use either a flextime system with core hours of 11:00–15:00, or a discretionary work system with an eight-hour deemed workday for eligible grades. Overtime is possible under company rules and the individual employment contract. Holidays include Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays. Benefits include defined-contribution pension, leased housing, childcare and nursing-care leave, return-to-work benefits, condolence payments, babysitter discount vouchers, a company-sponsored childcare facility, refresh and year-end holidays, paid leave, and other stated leave programs. Health, employees' pension, employment, and workers' accident insurance are provided. New employees receive onboarding training, skills-development support, language-learning support, and access to a technical-book program for some positions.