Senior Creative Developer

Honda North America
$70,400.00 - $105,600.00
paid time off, tuition assistance, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, California, Torrance
1919 Torrance Boulevard (Show on map)
Mar 26, 2025
What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it's a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of "power" that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a "zero environmental footprint." We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team. If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future! Job Purpose The Senior Creative Developer manages the strategy, production, direction, creation, and deployment of enterprise multimedia production assets critical for marketing and promotion of new product launches, product sustainment, brand sentiment and employee engagement. This individual strategically plans and coordinates across the enterprise to ensure asset cost reductions by aligning production shoots to maximize content capture. This individual frequently interacts with agency and vendor partners on collaborative productions in an effort to learn and absorb more in house production capabilities. The individual supports departments beyond their immediate division through production support and directing content development, including Corporate Communications, Sales Training, Service, R&D, HPD, and interfacing with Executives to create corporate video messages. This individual is an advocate for diverse teams, who can recognize talent in our organization, and with technical and strategic understanding on how to direct their teams' skillsets to achieve successful deliverables. This individual is a self-starter, continuous learner, who is driven to explore new opportunities to expand support to more diverse AHM teams. Key Accountabilities Develops strategy and content capture plan to execute high profile video and photo assets to support the launch of Honda and Acura vehicles for enterprise usage. This includes managing postproduction and editing teams through effective communication strategies to meet the requirements for final delivery. Supports asset development for teams outside of Marketing Division, including Executive corporate video messages Visual capture of corporate events and communications at both studio and AHM corporate facilities. Qualifications, Experience, and Skills B.A. in Mass Communications 5+ years of multimedia content development experience Extensive video production experience required (running footage, documentary, and storytelling, understanding of various film equipment) Extensive editing experience and ability to deliver under tight deadlines required Color Editing Motion Graphics Drone Pilot Experience Knowledge of light setups for production Experience directing, including working directly with Executive Management Auto Still Photography Experience (b-shooter, static and vehicles in motion) Automotive industry experience Actively seeks efficiencies and innovation in production process Continues learner looking for opportunities to level up self and team skillsets to increase quality and diversity of deliverables. Ability to quickly understand diverse business unit objectives and propose appropriate production solutions. Including bridging multiple business units in sharing resources vs creating duplicate assets. Foresight to understand business direction, and offering pertinent support Ability to ideate, procure, direct, produce, edit, and deploy multimedia content Work independently on shoots to capture assets and formulate storylines Knowledgeable of the latest and greatest tech and production equipment Acute awareness of competitive trends in automotive industry and social media Good understanding of automobile technical functionality, attributes and characteristics, design process Ability to create and present concepts to internal teams, agency, and Executive Management Project and vendor management Working Conditions Approximately 30% travel required, including occasional weekend travel What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice? Total Rewards: Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.) Paid Overtime Regional Bonus (when applicable) Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution Career Growth: Advancement Opportunities Career Mobility Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning Training and Development Programs Additional Offerings: Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment Lifestyle Account Childcare Reimbursement Account Elder Care Support Wellbeing Program Community Service and Engagement Programs Product Programs Free Drinks Onsite Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.