Sr. Director, Global Creative Studio

At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold.

You’re encouraged to break it and create something better.

• Lead with a studio vision by defining and delivering a global studio strategy that turns brand ambition into a modern, connected content ecosystem.
• Elevate the brand through craft by setting a high bar for photography, film, motion, e-commerce, social, and post-production so every asset strengthens the Crocs brand.
• Lead production from creative briefing and feasibility through casting, capture, post-production, localization, delivery, and archiving.
• Reimagine how content is made by integrating AI-enabled workflows, CGI, automation, real-time capture, and emerging tools with clear creative, legal, and brand standards.
• Develop scalable models that protect a strong global idea while enabling relevant, effective execution across regions, channels, and consumer moments.
• Inspire and develop producers, studio operators, post-production, and DAM and metadata teams while building clear roles, capabilities, and career paths.
• Build a high-performing network of photographers, directors, production companies, studios, post partners, talent, and specialist creators.
• Establish clear workflows, decision rights, production calendars, quality standards, and performance measures that improve speed, visibility, and accountability.
• Own and optimize a multi-million-dollar production budget, balancing efficiency with the level of craft and ambition required to grow the brand.
• Connect studio performance to creative quality, asset effectiveness, speed to market, reuse, localization, and business priorities.
• Collaborate closely with Creative, Brand Marketing, Product, Digital, E-commerce, Merchandising, Media, Finance, Legal, and regional teams to align ambition, resources, and delivery.
• Lead multiple high-visibility productions and team members while protecting the idea, making timely decisions, and keeping teams moving.
• Communicate studio vision, investment choices, production recommendations, and transformation plans clearly to executive leadership and external partners.
• Ensure production practices meet quality, usage-rights, accessibility, sustainability, privacy, safety, and responsible AI expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience
• At least 12+ years of experience in creative production, content studios, or related roles across global brands, agencies, media, entertainment, or production companies
• At least 4+ years leading senior, multidisciplinary teams and developing leaders
• Shown success leading or redefining a volume-heavy in-house studio or global production function
• Deep expertise across campaign, fashion or lifestyle photography, film, e-commerce, social, motion, and post-production
• A strong portfolio or body of work demonstrating elevated visual storytelling, production innovation, and brand-building impact
• Experience developing hybrid in-house and external production models across global markets
• Demonstrated success handling substantial budgets, complex vendor ecosystems, commercial negotiations, talent, and usage rights
• Ability to translate creative ambition and business priorities into clear production strategy, operating models, and measurable outcomes
• Proficiency in emerging content technologies, including AI-enabled production, CGI, automation, and digital asset workflows, with sound judgment around responsible…