Creative Video Director

Creative Video Director

Location: Athens, Greece / Mainly in-office (4 days in office, 1 remote)
Reports to: Head of Creative & Management

About the Role

Socialab is seeking a Creative Video Director to pioneer the next wave of storytelling. This is not your average video editor role. You'll be concepting and crafting stunning visual campaigns using next-gen AI video generation tools like Sora, Veo, Runway, Luma Dream Machine, Kling AI, and other future tools, blending artistic intuition with emerging tech.

Your work will support client campaigns, brand-building initiatives, and Socialab's own creative self-promotion. From pitch to production, you will drive the process of visualizing bold ideas, prototyping with AI, and shaping results with editing finesse.

Key Responsibilities

Concept Creation: Ideate AI-powered visual storytelling concepts for digital, PR, and social campaigns.

AI Video Generation: Use AI tools to produce original video content, storyboards, or reference imagery. You will also use them to generate voice, sound and music.

Editing & Refinement: Edit, enhance, or remix AI-generated footage using Premiere, After Effects, Capcut or other tools to meet campaign quality standards.

Storyboarding: Translate strategy and briefs into narrative visual flows, motion mockups, or AI-shot plans.

Experimental Work: Test and document new AI video platforms and techniquesbring innovation into Socialab's offerings.

Collaboration: Work with copywriters, art directors, strategists, and account teams to deliver cohesive creative output.

Asset Delivery: Finalize and export content for various platforms (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.) with correct specs and pacing.

What You'll Need To Have

• A deep interest in visual storytelling and the future of generative media.

• Hands-on experience (or strong willingness to learn fast) with tools like Runway ML, Sora, Luma Dream Machine, or Google Veo/Flow.

• Strong editing skills in Premiere Pro, After Effects, or similar.

• Proven ability to conceptualize ideas visuallythrough moodboards, creative decks, or prompt engineering.

• Understanding of digital platforms and how short-form videos perform across them.

• Fluent in AI trends and willing to experiment, fail, tweak, and evolve.

• Bonus: Experience in copywriting, motion design, or art direction.

Why This Role Rocks

• Be the go-to expert on one of the most transformative creative tools of our time.

• Work on diverse clients and industries, from startups to global brands.

• Shape Socialab's own creative identity and experimentation lab.

• Join a team of passionate storytellers, boundary-pushers, and thinkers.

Apply Now

Send us your portfolio (reels, prompt-based creations, or even AI experiments in progress) along with a few words about why this role excites you.