Associate Creative Director Los Angeles, CA

Associate Creative Director job at Sawhorse Productions. Los Angeles, CA.

Sawhorse Productions is a Los Angeles based, Award winning full-service creative studio turning ideas into unforgettable experiences through captivating branded content, viral social moments, and groundbreaking interactive experiences. We partner with industry-leading brands, artists, and studios such as Walmart, Google, NBCUniversal, Fanatics, Toyota, Pepsi and Alo to deliver industry leading, innovative multi-platform content. At Sawhorse, we believe in fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and relentless excellence while shaping the future of digital storytelling.

Our projects include:

• Branded content
• Social/Digital Content
• Broadcast commercials
• UGC Gaming platform experiences
• Interactive/Web3 activations (AR, VR, MR, AI)

We’re looking for a smart, strategic, and hands‑on Associate Creative Director with a deep passion for sports and storytelling to join our team immediately for a 2 month freelance engagement, with a strong possibility of extension. This is a full‑time contract role, focused on developing short‑form, original, and branded college sports content. You’ll partner with our Creative Directors and production teams to bring to life ideas that resonate with today’s audiences, from student‑athlete stories to platform‑first content for major brands.

A love for college sports, a strong production sensibility, and the ability to move fluidly between decks, scripts, and sets are essential.

This is an immediate start position for an initial 2 month contract with the strong likelihood of extension. While we are a remote‑first company, this is a hybrid role with occasional travel required to oversee shoots or collaborate with production teams onsite (aprox 5 days a month).

Requirements

• Campaign Development & Storytelling: Support creative leadership in concepting and shaping ideas across branded content, and social‑first work - especially for sports, college athletics, and entertainment projects.
• Writing & Creative Execution: Write copy, scripts, and treatments that move audiences and clients alike. Contribute to pitches, decks, and post‑production with a sharp eye for creative consistency.
• Social‑First & Trend‑Driven Ideation: Generate concepts that align with trending formats (e.g., interviews, meme formats, docu‑style reels), with a focus on creating repeatable, platform‑native content that pairs cultural moments with athletes and sports narratives.
• Audience Strategy & Sports Insight: Translate audience data, sports trends, and cultural insights into compelling creative ideas. Understand what makes sports fans, Gen Z, and college audiences tick.
• Client Presentations & Creative Voice: Join client meetings and serve as a creative point of contact on select projects. Support Creative Directors in articulating creative thinking and campaign rationale.
• Copywriting & Visual Layout: Assist with writing copy, scripting, and laying out visual presentations for internal pitches and external campaigns.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with producers, editors, and strategy leads to bring ideas to life in a collaborative and deadline‑driven environment.
• Production Savvy: Jump into pre‑pro and shoots when needed. Be comfortable working with talent, on‑set teams, and adapting creative in real‑time.
• Creative Culture: Help inspire and support junior creatives. Contribute to a culture of feedback, experimentation, and creative excellence.

• Experience: 3‑4 years in creative roles with agency, studio, or sports content experience. Background in branded storytelling or commercials is essential.
• Sports Passion: Strong knowledge of sports culture, college athletics, and what makes sports storytelling impactful.
• Content Styles: Familiarity with both docu‑style content and structured, repeatable social content formats.
• Creative Writing & Pitching: Proven experience writing treatments and scripts. Ability to build and present decks that communicate vision and strategy.
• Production Fluency: Understanding of on‑set production, post workflows, and working with editors and motion designers.
• Client‑Ready: Polished, articulate…