For working Creative Directors

Stop Prompting.
Start Directing.

A 60-day system that turns any Creative Director into an AI Creative Orchestrator — with the receipts to prove it. Built on the Control Room Method: a 14-stage pipeline, an AI Creative Department of 14 named roles, and a scorecard that catches generic output before it ships.

90-page PDFInstant downloadLifetime accessNo cohort, no application
14
Named AI roles in your department
6
Realistic briefs you run end to end
8
Gates every output passes before it ships
60
Days from Day-1 score to Day-60 score
If you've ever prompted alone at 11pm and gotten back the same generic output four times in a row — this is the fix.

Most Creative Directors use AI as a single tool: one chat window, one prompt, five re-rolls, pick the least-bad option. That's not direction. That's gambling with extra steps — and it means you're doing the AI's job and your job at the same time, getting paid for one of them.

The honest before/after

Show the shift. Don't just claim it.

What actually changes across 60 days of running the Control Room Method — no rounding up.

 BeforeAfter
Time to first strong concept~6 hours~2 hours
Viable territories per brief2–312–15
Revision rounds to approval8–123–4
Research methodManual, scatteredStructured AI research system
Production pipelineAd hoc, tool-by-toolRepeatable Control Room
On record after 60 daysNothing reusableA working Creative OS
The Control Room Method

One methodology. Five parts that reinforce each other.

THE LEVERAGE LADDER — six rungs, honestly placed

6AI-POWERED CREATIVE OPERATOR
5AI CREATIVE ORCHESTRATOR
4AI CREATIVE DIRECTOR
3AI-ASSISTED CREATIVE
2AI USER
1MAKER

THE CREATIVE LEVERAGE SCORE — 10× made measurable

Eight sub-metrics, scored 0–10 against defined anchors, at Day 1 / 15 / 30 / 45 / 60.

CLS = (sum of 8 scores) × 1.25
1. Speed Ratio
2. Exploration Volume
3. Revision Efficiency
4. Strategic Time Share
5. Reusable Assets
6. Output Quality
7. Automation Coverage
8. Capacity Gained
03

Eight-Gate Scorecard + AI Slop Filter

Every output is scored 1–10 on Strategy, Originality, Emotion, Brand Ownership, Craft, Cultural Intelligence, Technical Quality, Distinctiveness — after first passing an 11-point filter for generic ideas, cliché, and fake-cinematic language. Final gate, asked out loud: "Would I put my name on this?"

04

The AI Creative Department

14 named AI roles you direct, never join as a peer. One rule that never bends: AI generates. AI researches. AI challenges. AI executes. Human decides.

05

The Compounding Loop

Brief → Create → Publish → Measure → Learn → Update System → Create Better. Every project's post-review feeds your Creative OS — so 60 days become one accumulating asset, not 60 disconnected exercises.

The AI Creative Department

14 roles. One director. Never a peer in the room.

You build this roster progressively across the 60 days — each role with a narrow job and a clear handoff to the next.

AI Strategist
Connects the brief to business objective, audience tension, and brand role.
AI Researcher
Investigates the problem, separates fact from inference.
Cultural Intelligence Analyst
Surfaces cultural signals and risk; flags claims needing verification.
Concept Developer
Generates genuinely distinct creative territories, not variations.
Art Director
Translates concept into visual language — composition, light, camera.
Copy Director
Runs the copy room: strategist, writer, editor in one chained role.
Storyboard Director
Turns a concept into a shot-by-shot production-ready sequence.
Video Director
Defines camera, continuity, transitions, sound, and payoff per shot.
Producer
Converts direction into a feasible production plan under real constraints.
Creative Critic
Attacks the work across the Eight Gates. Never softens.
Client Simulator
Plays the skeptical CMO, CFO, or consumer before the real room does.
QA Director
Final factual, brand, geometry, cultural, and technical audit.
Chief of Staff
Classifies your workload against the KADAD Matrix.
Human Creative Director
Sits above all fourteen. Owns intent. Makes the call. Signs their name.
Strategy & research
Concept & craft
Production & QA
Leadership
Not case studies from a different budget

Six real briefs, real emerging-market constraints

Modest budgets, multilingual audiences, WhatsApp/radio/OOH distribution — the production reality this category usually skips.

SIM 01
Beverage launch
SIM 02
Sportswear capsule
SIM 03
Telecom campaign
SIM 04
Fintech trust campaign
SIM 05
FMCG product launch
SIM 06
20–30 second TVC
The Core System

The AI-Enabled Creative Director

$119
  • Full 60-day workbook — all 9 phases
  • All 6 realistic simulation briefs
  • The Control Room Method, in full
  • AI Creative Department — 14 role prompts
  • Eight-Gate Scorecard + AI Slop Filter
  • Capstone case study, portfolio-ready
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Before you ask

A few straight answers

What format is it?

A 90-page PDF workbook. You download it instantly after purchase on Gumroad — no app, no login.

Is this a cohort or a live course?

No. It's self-paced — no live sessions, no application, no cohort start date. Run it on your own schedule, against your own briefs.

Do I need to already know AI tools?

You need real creative direction experience — briefs, reviews, judgment calls. The book teaches the system on top of that, not which button to click in which app.

What if I'm not ready to commit $119 yet?

Start with the free Scorecard above. It's the same measurement system the book uses, with nothing to buy.