Associate Creative Director (Art)

Cincinnati, OH (On-site)

$110K/yr – $165K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own creative direction and team leadership for art direction and copy with a focus on AI-enabled production and client impact.

  • Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of creative professionals. Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages creativity and professional growth.
  • Artificial Intelligence: Work with the latest tools to be on the forefront of new ideas and new means of producing them. Prompting skills are a must.
  • Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of creative projects. Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Job Description

  • Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of creative professionals. Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages creativity and professional growth.
  • Artificial Intelligence: Work with the latest tools to be on the forefront of new ideas and new means of producing them. Prompting skills are a must.
  • Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of creative projects. Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
  • Creative Direction: Provide strategic and creative direction for all projects. Review and approve campaign work, ensuring it aligns with client objectives and brand guidelines.
  • Client Collaboration: Work closely with clients to understand their needs and objectives. Present creative concepts and solutions that meet or exceed client expectations.
  • Resource Allocation: Efficiently allocate resources, manage workloads, and prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines. Identify and resolve any workflow issues.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of experience in art direction or copywriting with at least 3 years in a leadership role at the Associate Creative Director level in an agency.
  • Leadership & Mentorship: Ability and experience being a "player coach." Proven ability to lead and inspire a team of creative professionals.
  • Portfolio: Strong portfolio showcasing a range of creative projects and design skills.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant design software.
  • Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Work Environment: Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Relationship Building: Ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Advertising Fundamentals: Deep understanding of advertising fundamentals including positioning, target audience psychology, the buyer's journey, and conversion-focused messaging. You should know the difference between awareness, consideration, and decision-stage copy—and how to write effectively for each.
  • Channel Expertise: Experience writing for both digital and traditional channels with platform-specific expertise. Understanding of SEO principles, character limits, accessibility best practices, and how copy performs differently across social media platforms, email, paid search, and display advertising.
  • Conceptual Thinking: Strong conceptual thinking ability—you're not just a wordsmith but a creative problem-solver who can develop big ideas that work across entire campaigns. Experience collaborating with art directors and contributing to concept development is essential.
  • High-Impact Work : Your AI-powered content will reach millions of people across some of the world's most recognized beauty and personal care brands
  • Pioneer a New Discipline : Be part of the team defining what AI-driven content creation looks like at scale for a Fortune 500 company
  • Creative Ownership : Shape how COHO uses AI and prove its value through real results on real brands
  • Cutting-Edge Tools : Access to the latest AI platforms, creative software, and the budget to experiment with emerging technologies
  • Collaborative Environment : Work alongside talented DPs, editors, CG artists, and Creative Directors who are eager to integrate AI into their workflows
  • Volume & Variety : Work across multiple brands, platforms, and content types. You'll never be bored.
  • Brand Portfolio : Work across Secret, Olay, Native, Gillette, Ivory, Safeguard, Herbal Essences, and more
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P&G was founded more than 185 years ago as a soap and candle company. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies and home to iconic, trusted brands, including Always®, Charmin®, Braun®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Oral B®, Pantene®, Pampers®, Tide®, and Vicks®. The design, development, growth and success of these products—and many more—is thanks to the innovative and insightful minds of our people. From Day 1, you’ll help make everyday life easier for our 5 billion consumers. There is no single equation for success at P&G, because no two P&G people or careers are alike. Just as we strive to deliver a superior consumer experience, we aim to deliver a superior employee value equation as well. With our large global footprint, there are many opportunities to work with P&G in multiple locations. We offer opportunities in approximately 70 countries and continually aim to attract, reward and advance the finest people in the world. Here, we want you to get your career off to a fast start. That's why we don't have any rotational development programs or gradual ramping-up periods: you’ll be able—and encouraged—to dive right in from Day 1. Join us and help make life better through meaningful work that makes an impact from Day 1.

Founded in 1964
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
95K employees (9,056 in marketing)
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