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Associate Creative Director (Video Marketing)

Superside
Contract
Remote
South Africa, South Africa
Superside is seeking a visionary Associate Creative Director, Video to elevate our marketing creative capabilities and spearhead our new video production hub in Cape Town, South Africa. In this role, you’ll lead a talented team of video professionals, driving creative excellence across a range of content, from quick-turn UGC-style ads to high-quality brand campaigns, product videos, and commercials like this one. Your leadership will be instrumental in shaping Superside’s video production processes, enabling us to deliver impactful, performance-driven content at scale.


This is a unique opportunity for a strategic creative leader with a strong background in direct response advertising and a passion for innovation to build and lead a team that produces video content designed to achieve measurable results and drive Superside’s growth.

What You'll Do

    • Oversee the day-to-day creation of video content for marketing campaigns, including direct-response ads, product videos, brand stories, testimonials, and commercials.
    • Develop engaging, results-driven video ads tailored to diverse audiences, achieving measurable performance goals.
    • Write compelling scripts and conceptualize innovative video content that aligns with Superside’s marketing objectives.
    • Provide creative and art direction for all video projects, ensuring alignment with Superside’s brand and advertising strategies.
    • Lead and mentor a team of video editors, motion designers, and producers, fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration.
    • Establish and grow Superside’s Cape Town video production hub, ensuring operational excellence and delivering high-quality outputs efficiently.
    • Experiment with new formats, styles, and approaches to maximize audience engagement and campaign performance.
    • Collaborate closely with the broader Marketing and Creative teams to ensure seamless integration of video content into advertising strategies.
    • Travel occasionally for on-location shoots, campaigns, or industry events as required.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

    • Proven experience directing video content for advertising and marketing, with a strong portfolio showcasing impactful campaigns and productions.
    • Foundational knowledge of video production and editing, with the ability to handle basic shoots, drafts, and initial edits when needed.
    • Strong creative and art direction skills, with a clear vision for producing high-impact video content.
    • Strategic mindset, capable of aligning video production with broader business goals and marketing strategies.
    • Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor creative teams, fostering a high-performing, collaborative environment.
    • Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with experience managing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines.
    • In-house experience in marketing or creative functions, preferably within a B2B or SaaS environment.
    • Based in or near Cape Town, South Africa, with availability for in-person collaboration and studio production.
    • Willingness to travel occasionally for campaigns, shoots, or industry events.
    • Comfortable appearing on camera for branded content or ads to add a personal touch to Superside’s video marketing.
Why Join us?

We’re on a mission to create more equal opportunities globally. And with that in mind, we’ve built a natively remote company enabling us to reach out to the best talent no matter where they work.

Need more convincing? Here’s a skimmable, non-exhaustive list of reasons to join us:

- A global community of 200+ best-in-class creatives working from more than 70 different countries
- Continuous learning, development, and certification in our global Academy.
- A trusting, ego-free and truth-seeking environment. No bullshit.
- A high-pace, high-energy, and high-performance environment.
- Work closely with leading global brands. We’re talking Amazon, Puma, LVMH, Shopify and a lot more
- An international career and creative mentorship from top design leaders. We grow, you grow
- Pioneering the future of work with a fair, friendly and supportive community.
- Flexible working hours from anywhere in the world.
- Networking, feedback sessions and exchange between creators on weekly basis


About Superside

Superside is a revolutionary way for businesses to get good design done at scale. Trusted by 450+ ambitious companies, Superside makes design hassle-free for marketing and creative teams. By combining the top 1% of creative talent from around the world with purpose-built technology and the rigor of design ops, Superside helps ambitious brands grow faster. Since inception, Superside has been a fully remote company, with more than 700 team members working across 57 countries and 13 timezones.

Learn more at superside.com

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal opportunity company. All applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, appearance, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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