Creative Director (Video & Digital)
Role Overview
Leads a small video-first creative studio producing official films and 3–4 breakthrough concepts monthly from a public figure's archive.
Directs design of apps, websites, and dashboards, requiring product and UX literacy.
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About F-Technologies
Dubai-based technology company building digital platforms and products across the UAE and Gulf.
The Creative & New Media team produces official and social video content and designs apps, websites, and dashboards.
The company describes itself as AI-native and Arabic-first.
About the Role
Leads a small video-first creative studio producing official films and 3–4 breakthrough concepts monthly from a public figure's archive.
Directs design of apps, websites, and dashboards, requiring product and UX literacy.
Creative Concepts and Studio Leadership
- Deliver 3–4 original, pitch-ready concepts monthly through publication, and create archive-based formats and recurring series.
- Write Arabic-first hooks, scripts, captions, and on-screen text in the public figure's voice; pitch concepts and manage approvals, protocol, and confidentiality.
- Run the official content calendar alongside protected days for breakthrough work; review edits for story, pace, hook, music, and Arabic typography.
- Own AI tools, prompt library, style models, and likeness and voice rules; set asset-library, sourcing, and usage-rights standards.
Digital Product and Team
- Direct the Product Designer on apps, web, and admin dashboards; approve the bilingual Arabic/English design system and review UX.
- Lead three team members and a freelance roster; report monthly to the CMO on output and performance.
Experience and Portfolio
- Requires 8+ years in video-first creative work and 3+ years leading creative teams.
- Candidates should have started as an editor, director, motion designer, or video producer and be able to make hands-on edits in Premiere Pro or After Effects.
- Requires a reel of originated social formats with results and experience directing or closely working on digital products; comfort in Figma is required.
- Requires experience with official, VIP, or national content and approval processes, plus hands-on use of AI video, image, and writing tools.
Arabic and English
- Requires a native Arabic speaker with excellent written Modern Standard Arabic and natural Emirati/Gulf tone.
- Requires strong Arabic typography judgment for video and UI, including script styles, font choice, Arabic–Latin pairing, RTL layout, and spotting language errors.
- Strong English is required.
Preferred Experience
- Emirati nationality is listed as nice to have.
- Documentary or archive-based storytelling experience and experience with GCC government or media entities are nice to have.
Compensation
- Competitive monthly salary; amount is shared at the screening call.
What the Employer Offers
- High-visibility national and official work in Dubai.
- Modern AI-native creative tool stack and a small team where ideas ship every week.
Application
- Apply with a CV, reel, and two short concepts based on public-figure archive footage.
- Shortlisted candidates complete a half-day test task and an Arabic writing and typography test.
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