Senior Manager, Creative Lead Asia Pacific

Role: Senior Manager, Creative Lead Asia Pacific 

Location: Sydney

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Work Site: Hybrid/Remote

We are hiring a Senior Manager, Creative Direction. Does the opportunity to work with an Asia Pacific roster of over 1000’s of the world’s leading photographers, videographers and illustrators of all genres excite you? Then don’t miss this rare opportunity to join our Creative Direction team! As the senior manager of the creative content creation team, you will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic creative vision.

• You have a strong collaborative creative vision and can convert data-backed insights into compelling visual narratives.
• You are passionate about visual communication and are comfortable sharing what you know with the creative team, customers, and content creators alike.
• You will have a good understanding of the visual landscape and knowledge of visual trends in commissioned brand photography, with knowledge of stock photography beneficial.
• You devise original shoot ideas based on analysis of data and be highly effective at communicating these ideas to your team ensuring the content we are creating is both commercially relevant as well as award winning.
• You have a proven instinct for identifying and recruiting up-and-coming creators (stills and video) to create commercial content.
• You are highly organized and meticulous, able to manage many moving parts of multiple work streams operating simultaneously while still meeting deadlines.
• A creative problem-solver who can quickly identify problems and work independently to find appropriate solutions.
• This role is ideal for someone who keeps a pulse on what’s new and next in art and culture and is not afraid to share insights and perspectives with a multi-disciplinary creative team.

• Act as ambassador and proactively build advocacy for Getty Images and iStock amongst creators and the wider commercial photography community to help recruit, engage, and motivate our creators in Asia Pacific.
• Mentor, strengthen, and develop creative teams remotely across Southeast Asia and Japan through effective performance management.
• Take a leading role in inspiring creative teams and finding new methods of brainstorming new shoot ideas with support from the insights team
• You will work on a range of initiatives and projects that help promote and showcase our work, strengthening Getty Images and iStock’s creative offering.
• Offer support and growth of our Asia Pacific creators by providing your team advice on their roster’s portfolio, give reviews, and guidance.
• Strong collaborator to build and strengthen relationships internally with Creative Insights, Sales, Product, PR and Marketing
• The role is as much about people as it is about creativity; you will build relationships across the business, our network of creators, and our customers.
• Collaborate with the insights team and the curation and promotion team to create visual narratives for key research and thought leadership projects in the region.
• Significantly grow the quality and quantity of creative content for Asia Pacific on all sites.
• Work closely with the Director of Creative for content metrics and performance against the creative strategy

• 5 plus years of demonstrated ability within visual communications or advertising industries.
• 3 plus years of proven experience in a people management role.
• Experience in video production
• Experienced in art directing, managing, and producing shoots on a global scale.
• Proven track record in mentoring and development of creative managers and assistants.
• Ability to prepare and present your ideas through excellent visual, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate strategy and the performance of your team.
• Must be self-motivated and can work with minimum supervision to accomplish goals and manage tasks with frequent interruptions.
• The ability to work well under pressure, work independently and multi-task a variety of projects is vital.

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame. 

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world. 

Working at Getty Images 

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals. 

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GETY". You may be eligible to participate in our employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market. 

Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours. 

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.