Creative Development Manager

Creative Development Manager

Location: Bangkok, Thailand (Hybrid)

Type: Full time, permanent

Who You Are:

Getty Images is seeking a Creative Development Manager to join our Asia/Pacific team. Based in Thailand, you’ll play a key role in growing and engaging our local creator community while shaping content in alignment with Getty Images’ global creative strategy.

You have a strong creative vision and deep experience in photography, videography, and content production. Bilingual in Thai and English, you're an excellent communicator with a collaborative spirit and a passion for visual storytelling. You’re skilled at identifying talent, providing creative direction, and guiding content from concept through execution. You care deeply about Diversity & Inclusion and bring that lens to the work you do.

An organized and self-starter, you can independently manage multiple projects while fostering a collaborative creator community. This role reports to the Director of Creative, Asia/Pacific (based in Australia), and will work cross-functionally with Creative Insights, Contributor Relations, Custom Content, Creator Engagement, Marketing, PR, and Sales.

• Cultivate and manage relationships with photographers, videographers, and illustrators to inspire and produce high-end regional commercial content.
• Communicate creative content needs and provide direction to creators via email, Discord, and Zoom, guiding them from concept to execution.
• Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and develop new content ideas. Having a keen sense of experimental ideas to create differentiated content.
• Oversee multiple projects from planning to delivery, ensuring timely completion.
• Provide feedback to creators to enhance their skills and ensure content quality on a 1-to-1 basis.
• Curate, edit and review creative assets to meet differentiation standards and customer needs.
• Offer feedback and support to regional contributors, enhancing their shoots and art direction.
• Promote and showcase creative work internally and externally both verbally and written.
• Collaborate with the Creative team on community matters and industry trends.
• Write briefs to communicate the content needs specific to Asia/Pacific.
• Organize annual regional events and monthly webinars for creator engagement and education.
• Support sales and marketing with presentations on local content.
• Partner with Contributor Relations and Creator Engagement teams for community support and material translation.
• Engage daily with the Asia/Pacific community through Discord.
• Identify and recruit new talent within Asia/Pacific through contributor portfolios and externally.
• Analyze data and insights to inform and guide the briefs you write, to ensure it aligns with your research.

• Relevant degree in visual/creative media.
• Expertise in both photography and videography. Video knowledge a must.
• Highly experienced in photo and video production, art direction and shoot management.
• 5+ years visual communications, advertising or production experience.
• Strong creative vision and ability to create compelling content.
• Proven people management skills.
• Fluent in English with excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Additional Mainland/Southeast Asian speaking is an advantage.
• Comfortable with public speaking and inspiring creators.
• Experience in negotiation, relationship building, and community management.
• Knowledgeable about the visual market and content creation. Confident to highlight current/emerging trends and share inspiration with a globally distributed team.
• Proficient in PC/MAC, MS Office, project management tools, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to independently manage projects from ideation to delivery.
• Proactive in sharing ideas and solutions.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Familiarity with AI technologies.
• Able to think strategically.
• We are looking for a positive; highly motivated and results-oriented individual with a strong work ethic and a collaborative team spirit.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame. 

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world. 

Working at Getty Images 

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals. 

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work.

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GETY". You may be eligible to participate in our employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market. 

Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours. 

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.