Art Director, Social

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social-first content creation and campaign concepts for a NYC-area agency, turning ideas into platform-native content quickly.

  • Own creation of short-form video, static assets, and real-time/reactive content with speed and relevance.
  • Must-have: 3-5 years in a creative role within PR/Advertising/Digital or Social Marketing; strong portfolio.
  • Standout: Demonstrated ability to translate ideas into integrated, platform-native campaigns across digital, video, and events.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Captures and produces content in real-time environments (events, shoots, cultural moments)
  • Demonstrates fluency in social platforms, formats, and best practices (TikTok, Reels, Stories, etc.)
  • Balances creative craft with speed and agility, adapting content based on performance and feedback
  • Uses understanding of client’s business, brand, industry, and target consumers to offer social-first, integrated, multi-channel campaign ideas that meet client business needs
  • Remains current on marketing, design, technology, social platform, language, and cultural trends, and infuses this knowledge into all creative work
  • Collaborates effectively with Account and Strategy teams to bring unconventional thinking and innovation to the work
  • Demonstrates an understanding of how ideas translate into engaging, platform-native content
  • Writes, presents, and communicates in a polished, articulate and persuasive manner across all mediums, internally and externally
  • Listens well, building relationships internally and externally through respect, responsiveness, and open dialogue
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of the agency's business model, structure, and offerings and how they come together in service of a client partner's business needs

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or equivalent education and work experience
  • 3-5 years’ work experience as a creative in PR, Advertising, or Digital/Social Marketing
  • A conceptual thinker with an exceptional portfolio of work that is fresh, on trend, and demonstrates your strong pulse on culture, consumers, and media
  • Experience working across a wide range of media, with an emphasis on integrated programs across digital/social, video, print, and event/experiential
  • Hands-on experience creating social-first content (short-form video, static, real-time/reactive), with an understanding of platform best practices (TikTok, Instagram, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to concept and make — comfortable moving from idea to execution quickly and independently when needed
  • Team player who enjoys working with and helping others in a collaborative environment
  • Must reside in the New York Metro area and be able to commute to our Manhattan office as needed

Preferred

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Taylor

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Taylor is a purpose-led marketing communications agency that has shaped possibilities for the world's leading brands for four decades. Our heritage in public relations and deep sports & entertainment expertise fuels breakthrough creativity across the entire media ecosystem. We create platforms, experiences and moments that open the door to meaningful engagements.

Founded in 1984
New York, New York, USA
573 employees (58 in marketing)
31% recommend to a friend
36% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.8%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.4%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~573

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (4% of company)