Trilogy Interactive: Seasonal Creative Director (Freelance/Contract)

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Who We Are

Trilogy Interactive is a full-service digital agency. For over a decade, we have stood at the forefront of the digital revolution in the Democratic political and nonprofit space. We’re reshaping what’s possible in the world of politics through our award-winning ads for campaigns, nonprofits, and organizations.

We’re a dynamic, diverse team — and now, we want you to join us! We are looking for an experienced Seasonal Creative Director to join our team remotely from June 1 through the 2026 election. If you are ready to use your skills to make a positive impact on your community and your country in an exciting, team-focused environment, please apply today.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide production of ads, from pre-production to final delivery, including video, audio, and static digital ads, alongside Senior Creative Director. Ensure that all creative deliverables are submitted on time, on budget, and error-free.

• Provide and align on creative feedback on every draft of creative.

• Assess client feedback for budget, deadline, and skill feasibility.

• Suggest creative solutions to strategic problems.

• Assign creative projects to a team of internal and freelance designers, editors, animators, and post houses.

• Monitor capacity of all design team members to assess availability for assignments.

• Hire and produce voiceover talent.

• Identify, assess, onboard, and oversee new freelancers as needed, including production companies for live shoots.

• Track live action footage deliveries.

• Source, track, and license editorial and stock assets, including video footage, photos, and music.

• Provide art direction and references for video scripts in early drafting and at the beginning of production.

• Brainstorm unique script ideas and visual approaches alongside full creative team, including scriptwriters.

• Identify and troubleshoot process roadblocks and inefficiencies.

• Estimate budgets and deadlines for creative deliverables.

• QA all drafts and final deliverables for errors and platform specifications.

• Complete time sheets on a daily basis.

Qualifications

Required skills include:

• Minimum of five years of experience as a creative director (working in video or film) or video producer. Political design and/or advertising experience is a plus.

• Experience producing organic and/or paid digital ads for a variety of platforms, lengths, and formats, in both live action and motion graphics formats.

• Experience with an intense and quickly-moving production pipeline, managing up to 20-40 creative projects at once.

• Experience managing very quick (2-3 day) turnarounds for video.

• Ability to work independently and proactively.

• Familiarity with digital advertising best practices; current design, animation, and editing trends; and political advertising creative tropes.

• Familiarity with Asana or other similar project management software.

• Passion for pushing the boundaries of political advertising creative and making political ads that take creative risks and win elections.

• Meticulous attention to detail.

• Collaborative, adaptable, and humble, with an understanding that creative teams produce their best work together.

• Well-developed personal and professional creative taste. A vision and a strong point of view about how political ads can be better.

• Passion for and focus on electing more Democrats up and down the ballot and supporting Democratic-aligned causes, issues, and ballot measures.

Hours Expectations

This is a full-time role during a busy election cycle, requiring 40-55 hours of work each week. Night and weekend work is expected, especially August-October.

Location

This is a remote, freelance/contract position, and we encourage all U.S.-based candidates to apply. Candidates able to work West Coast hours (whether or not they are West Coast-based) are preferred.