Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.