Job Description

Vandelay Hospitality Group Creative Director, Video and Photography

About Vandelay Hospitality Group

For over a decade, Vandelay Hospitality Group has defined what it means to deliver iconic, enduring hospitality experiences. With a growing portfolio of distinctive brands and markets nationwide, we are driven by a passion for craftsmanship, connection, and the pursuit of excellence. Every Vandelay concept celebrates the spirit of American dining: timeless spaces, genuine warmth, and an uncompromising commitment to quality that leaves a lasting impression on every guest who walks through our doors.

About the Opportunity

*PLEASE NOTE: This role is based in Dallas, TX. Candidates must be open to relocating to the Dallas market.

We are seeking a Creative Director of Photography & Video to lead the visual storytelling across Vandelay’s dynamic portfolio of hospitality brands. This is a hands-on creative leadership role for a visual storyteller who can both produce a high volume of content personally and scale production through external collaborators when needed.

Equal parts visual director and hands-on maker, this role is responsible for capturing, crafting, and elevating the visual language of each concept by ensuring content feels authentic, culturally relevant, and aligned with each brand’s ethos. With a strong focus on social-first content, they will capture photography and video that creates a compelling narrative, resonates both locally and nationally, and sets Vandelay ahead in a competitive lifestyle and F&B landscape.

Core Responsibilities

Hands-On Content Creation

• Personally produce a high volume of original photo and video content (short-form video, still photography, social assets) for use across Instagram, TikTok, and emerging platforms
• Capture food, beverage, interiors, guest experience, lifestyle moments, and behind-the-scenes storytelling with a refined, brand-appropriate aesthetic
• Edit and deliver platform-optimized content with speed, consistency, and attention to detail

Creative Direction & Visual Storytelling

• Translate brand positioning and ethos into compelling visual narratives that resonate emotionally and culturally
• Partner with marketing, operations, culinary, and design teams to ensure visuals align with broader brand initiatives
• Take an active role in the development of the social editorial calendar, balancing brand consistency with trend responsiveness

Social-First Strategy & Trend Fluency

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of social media platforms, formats, and trends, with a particular focus on short-form video
• Create content that feels native to each platform while maintaining brand integrity
• Anticipate shifts in visual trends, storytelling styles, and audience behavior to keep Vandelay culturally relevant

Scaled Production & Vendor Management

• Identify when projects require expanded production and source, brief, and manage external photographers, videographers, talent, and crews
• Ensure any externally produced work meets Vandelay’s creative standards and brand expectations

Campaign & Launch Support

• Support new restaurant openings, seasonal launches, and brand campaigns with visually compelling content
• Balance fast-turn, day-to-day social content with higher-concept creative moments
• Set KPIs, track performance, and leverage analytics to optimize content, inform strategy, and grow platform impact

Requirements

• 5-8+ years of experience in photography, video production, or creative direction, ideally within high-end hospitality, lifestyle, fashion, or consumer brands
• A strong portfolio demonstrating hands-on photography and video creation, especially social-first and short-form content
• Proven ability to both execute independently and direct others
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills across creative and operational teams
• Understanding of content creation, paid/organic strategy, community management, and platform nuances
• Ability to thrive in a high energy, in person work environment (Monday through Friday with flexibility for evenings/weekends)

Perks

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits available
• Paid Time Off
• Dining discounts at all Vandelay Hospitality Group concepts
• Professional development and career growth
• All Vandelay Hospitality Group restaurants are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and the 4th of July so our team can celebrate with their friends and family

Are you interested in this opportunity?

Apply online at the website or LinkedIn, or submit your resume and portfolio to recruiting@vhghp.com

Vandelay Hospitality Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other federal/state protected category.

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