Chief Creative Officer

A Chief Creative Officer (CCO) is the highest ranking position of the creative team within a company. Depending on the type of company, this position may be responsible for the overall look and feel of marketing collateral, media, and branding associated with the organization. The CCO may also be charged with managing, developing, and leading the team (or teams) of creative directors, art directors, designers, copywriters, etc. responsible for client projects.

A Chief Creative Officer typically has significant authority and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a company. He/she is responsible for not only managing the company's creative team(s), but also developing the verbal and visual style of client work. The individual in this role is also responsible for setting the standard for quality of work, client interaction, developing the company's creative process, and delivering projects on-time.

CCOs are typically found in organizations who sell a creative-based product such as advertising agencies, design studios, etc. In some organizations, the CCO may also be referred to as a Creative Director or Executive Creative Director.

Some Chief Creative Officers include:
Bradford Shellhammer of Fab.com
Clive Davis of Sony Music Entertainment
Hugh Hefner of Playboy Enterprises
Geoff Johns of DC Entertainment
John Lasseter of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios
Joe Quesada of Marvel Entertainment
Mike Verdu formerly of Zynga
Christopher Bailey CCO of Burberry
Jeffrey Alters of Jeffrey Alters Jewelry

Corporate titles

Chief officers	President Chief Accounting Officer Chief Administrative Officer Chief Analytics Officer Chief Audit Executive Chief Brand Officer Chief Business Officer Chief Channel Officer Chief Commercial Officer Chief Communications Officer Chief Compliance Officer Chief Creative Officer Chief Data Officer Chief Digital Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Human Resources Officer Chief Information Officer Chief Information Security Officer Chief Innovation Officer Chief Knowledge Officer Chief Learning Officer Chief Legal Officer Chief Marketing Officer Chief Merchandising Officer Chief Networking Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Procurement Officer Chief Product Officer Chief Risk Officer Chief Restructuring Officer Chief Science Officer Chief Stores Officer Chief Strategy Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Visionary Officer Chief Web Officer

Other titles	Chairman Creative director Executive director General counsel Managing director Non-executive director Manager supervisor Team Lead

Related	Board of directors Corporate governance Executive pay Senior management Supervisory board Talent management

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