Creative Director Candidate

This is a Creative Director candidate role assigned to Novasell. The position provides end-to-end creative direction, or planning work, for client business challenges, taking projects from strategy through final output. Responsibilities include identifying client issues, developing strategies, making logical proposals in client discussions, using AI tools and new technologies in creative practice, and managing production progress and quality for video, graphic, and digital outputs. The role also contributes to organization-wide reform of creative workflows through AI.

Novasell combines AI technology with human expertise in marketing. Its stated activities include measuring television commercial effectiveness through Novasell Analytics and developing AI-based products for analysis, insight extraction, and web marketing. The creative organization works alongside engineers and data scientists, with the role covering both creative delivery and broader client marketing and business challenges.

Applicants should have at least one year of creative direction experience at an integrated advertising agency or creative boutique. An alternative route is available for copywriters, planners, or others seeking to become creative directors who have at least three years of practical creative experience. Required capabilities include broad knowledge and skills in advertising production, the ability to complete work from planning through delivery, a strategic perspective, and the ability to make logical proposals and conduct client meetings. Copywriting and concept development experience are welcomed, as is experience with or strong interest in AI and other digital tools.

The role is expected to pursue creative work focused on measurable results, take on challenges beyond its existing specialty, and adapt to a small, speed-oriented startup or venture-style environment. The stated career path includes building a record as a Creative Director and potentially advancing into creative group management roles such as Senior Creative Director or Executive Creative Director.

Employment is full-time and indefinite, with a three-month probationary period during which conditions do not change. Annual compensation is 6.624 million to 8.06 million JPY, determined partly by previous compensation, past performance, and experience. The package includes fixed overtime compensation equivalent to 45 hours and a fixed late-night allowance equivalent to 20 hours; additional overtime is paid separately. A monthly example for annual compensation of 6.624 million JPY is 460,000 JPY, including base pay, fixed overtime, fixed late-night, and other allowances. Bonuses are paid twice a year, in September and March, subject to company performance, personnel evaluation, and actual work rate during the calculation period.

The work location is the Azabudai Office in Minato, Tokyo, or an approved home or equivalent remote-work location. The work style combines remote work with office attendance several times per week. Working time is either a flextime system with core hours from 11:00 to 15:00, or from 10:00 to 15:00 at the beginning of the week, or a discretionary work system with deemed working hours of eight hours per day for eligible grades. Overtime applies according to company rules and the individual employment contract. Holidays include Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays. Benefits include a defined-contribution pension, company-leased housing, childcare and nursing-care leave, return-from-parental-leave payments, condolence payments, babysitter discount vouchers, access to company-led childcare facilities, refresh, year-end, and other leave programs, and long-service awards. Health, employees' pension, employment, and workers' compensation insurance are provided. The assigned duties and work location may change within the company's designated business sites, including remote-work locations.