Creative Director, Video Podcasts (Disney Entertainment Television)
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10153461 Emplacement Burbank, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise Disney Entertainment Television Date de publication 17/06/2026Résumé du poste:
Disney is seeking an inventive, highly collaborative Creative Director, Video Podcasts to shape the creative vision for a robust slate of video-led podcast series across the Disney ecosystem. This role oversees the creative direction for approximately 15 video podcast series per year, each typically consisting of around 10 episodes.
The role focuses on creative vision, tone, format development, and storytelling specific to the video podcast medium. This leader oversees a team of three (Sr Producer, Manager, Project Management, and Coordinator), partnering closely with the internal production team to maintain budget discipline and ensure the creative vision is fully realized. The Creative Director also works directly with the external agency responsible for cutting the episodes, and collaborates with internal marketing teams, internal creative partners, and the EPs of each show to uphold the highest level of creative quality across every video podcast episode.
Responsibilities
Serve as the top creative lead across 15 video podcast series annually, defining tone, look, feel, narrative approach, and audience experience.
Drive early-stage creative development including format ideation, thematic arcs, series concepts, and show style.
Helps to create creative briefs, show bibles, reference decks, visual direction, and narrative frameworks.
Guide run-of-show structures, interview arcs, talent direction, and overarching storytelling for each show.
Partner closely with Producers to ensure creative vision is carried through pre-production, shoot execution, and post-production.
Attend select shoots to provide creative oversight and ensure execution aligns with established creative direction.
Lead creative reviews in post including rough cuts, narrative adjustments, pacing, graphics direction, and sound notes.
Collaborate with marketing, social, and editorial teams across Hulu, Marvel, Disney Branded Television, ABC etc., ensuring brand alignment and creative consistency.
Push innovation in visual podcasting, evolving formats and experimenting with new storytelling techniques.
Inspire and mentor creative partners including editors, designers, writers, and talent-facing teams.
Stay on top of industry trends, platform evolution, and audience expectations.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of experience in creative leadership across video content, digital series, video podcasts, or unscripted storytelling.
Strong track record in defining creative vision and leading storytelling-driven formats.
A portfolio demonstrating elevated creative direction, narrative thinking, and visual innovation.
Proven ability to guide editors, designers, writers, and Producers with clear creative feedback.
Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Experience working with talent and shaping interview-based or conversational content.
Strong understanding of brand voice and franchise/IP sensitivity.
Experience working on video podcasts, including familiarity with studio/set design for video-first podcast environments, multi-camera workflows, and post-production pipelines specific to video podcast formats.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working within the Disney ecosystem (Marvel, Hulu, DBT, FX, Nat Geo).
Experience creating original show formats or franchise-adjacent longform content.
Ability to think strategically about audience growth and multi-platform storytelling.
Deep knowledge of the video podcast landscape, including platform trends across YouTube, Spotify, and emerging video podcast destinations.
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $168,400 to $225,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur Disney Entertainment Television:
Disney Entertainment Television est une collection de marques de contenu renommées de The Walt Disney Company qui créent des programmes originaux de divertissement et d’actualités pour les plateformes de streaming Disney+, Hulu et Star de la société, ainsi que ses réseaux de diffusion et de câble. Son vaste portefeuille inclut ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Television Stations, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content et Onyx Collective, en plus des Disney Television Studios, qui comprennent 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, ABC Signature et Walt Disney Television Alternative. Délivrant plus de 4 500 heures de programmation par an réparties sur plus de 300 programmes de tous genres, les marques créatives de Disney Entertainment Television sont à l’avant-garde de la narration révolutionnaire, tout en captivant le public et en suscitant des éloges. En 2023, la programmation d’excellence de Disney Entertainment Television a remporté 163 nominations aux Emmy® dans les catégories en journée, en prime time, actualités et documentaires, ainsi que dans les catégories enfants et famille.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Hulu Enterprises, LLC , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Disney Entertainment Television.
Hulu Enterprises, LLC est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.