Freelance Social Creative Director (Art/Design)
Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, is a full service creative and experiential agency that lives for sport, music and culture. From the biggest moments to the smallest details, we pride ourselves on being in the know and building relationships that matter, for brands that matter.
Our team is comprised of creatives, strategists, producers, designers, project managers, influencer managers, filmmakers, volunteers, activists, ballplayers, hypebeasts, social media moguls, runners, mixologists, party promoters, hip-hop elitists, show-bingers, hot-take havers, vintage t-shirt collectors, fitness fanatics, pet parents, plant parents, human parents, and general good time havers.
Clients include Hennessey, Nike, Jordan, Spotify, Meta, Instagram, TikTok, Amazon, Timberland, Oakley, Footlocker, Chime, Fanatics, Bleacher Report, Uninterrupted, and more.
About the Role
At Game Seven, we believe best-in-class social creative spans everything from stunty ideas to cinematic campaign spots to perfectly timed reaction posts, culturally fluent memes and timely comments.
We are seeking a part-time freelance Social Creative Director (12 - 20 hrs/week) to lead and elevate all assigned social work streams, overseeing creative output across everything from concepts and copy to video, static, and motion. This role sets the creative standard by driving concept development, providing clear direction and feedback, and ensuring every deliverable reflects excellence, efficiency, and cultural relevance.
We’re looking for someone who’s led large-scale social creative at an agency before, who’s eager to bring that experience to Game Seven. You’re both a maker and a leader, capable of executing standout work while mentoring teams to consistently raising the bar. You champion collaboration, uphold strong creative processes, and push for work that breaks through while maintaining the everyday content that builds brands over time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead creative social outputs across assigned social accounts, with an ability to ensure best-in-class execution across all formats
- Mentor and develop social creatives, fostering growth, accountability, and high standards
- Partner with business and account leads, including cross-functional teammates as needed
- Build scalable social toolkits, templates, and systems to drive efficiency and brand consistency
- Partner on new business opportunities, leading social creative strategy, concept development and presenting ideas to clients
- Serve as a senior client-facing leader, providing clear direction and trusted creative counsel
- Stay ahead of platform trends, evolve best practices and translate insights into actionable creative recommendations
- Oversee resourcing and team structure, supporting hiring, onboarding, utilization tracking, and performance development
- Establish and oversee critical back-end processes to ensure effective delivery of high volume of assets
- Champion agency culture, processes, and cross-functional collaboration
Qualifications:
- 7-10+ years leading social creative for major brands within an agency environment
- Proven ability to build and evolve brands through culturally fluent, platform-native social content
- Strong visual design and creative direction background
- Expert knowledge of social platforms and creator tools including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator), Figma, CapCut, and Google Slides
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Experience managing and mentoring creative teams
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments across multiple accounts
- Passion for sport, culture, and music
Pay Rate: $1,000 - 1,200 / day
Please note that compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to local salary transparency laws.
Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Game Seven provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.