Associate Creative Director, Copywriter

Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

$89K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive high‑impact, multi‑channel copy at American Express as an Associate Creative Director, Copy, shaping brand campaigns from brief to launch.

  • Own end-to-end copy development across channels (video, websites, social, print) from concept to final craft.
  • Must-have: 7+ years in a creative agency with strong conceptual and presentation skills.
  • Standout: Leadership of creative talent and proactive opportunity spotting across trends.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership/motivation and convey the vision and values of the agency
  • Mentor creative team members, providing clear direction and constructive feedback
  • Use strong conceptual skills and bring those concepts to life across a variety of continuously evolving communication channels.
  • Possess strong communications skills and be able to present work intelligently and concisely in internal reviews and in client meetings.
  • Execute creative work at the highest of standards and craft.
  • Comprehend and develop work off of strategic briefs that is consistent with the Amex brand
  • Execute across a wide array of channels including online video, websites, banners, social platforms, print, and more
  • Bring proactive ideas that solve challenges and grow business
  • Develop holistic and robust memorable/famous creative campaigns from start to finish
  • Actively identify new opportunities and future trends
  • Find creative opportunities where possible even if they haven't been assigned

Requirements

  • 7+ years of copy writing experience within a creative agency environment.
  • Ability to concept new campaign copy in a variety of mediums
  • Ability to understand marketing insights and strategies to translate into compelling advertising campaigns that are digital-first
  • Ability to combine conceptual creative thinking with high-quality content delivery
  • Captivating presentation skills
  • Passionate about social media platforms, trends, technology and best practices
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills
  • A "maker" mentality, be curious and not afraid to try new methods
  • Strong conceptual skills
  • Managing/supervising Creative talent
  • Industry awarded work preferred

Benefits

  • Competitive base salaries
  • Bonus incentives
  • 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
  • Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
  • Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
  • 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
  • Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
  • Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
  • Career development and training opportunities
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American Express

Business travel doesn’t just move people from A to B, it helps ideas and innovation move forward, too. And with the most valuable marketplace, software, and services in travel, there is nowhere they can’t go with American Express Global Business Travel. With us, your Great Ideas Travel. GBT Travel Services UK Limited (GBT UK) and its authorized sublicensees (including Ovation Travel Group, Egencia and CWT) use certain trademarks and service marks of American Express Company or its subsidiaries (American Express) in the “American Express Global Business Travel” and “American Express GBT Meetings & Events” brands and in connection with its business for permitted uses only under a limited license from American Express (Licensed Marks). The Licensed Marks are trademarks or service marks of, and the property of, American Express. GBT UK is a subsidiary of Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (NYSE: GBTG). American Express holds a minority interest in GBTG, which operates as a separate company from American Express.

Founded in 2014
New York, New York, USA
32K employees (314 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
417K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$30.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
17.1%
Direct
59.8%
Referral
20.6%
Social
1%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~31.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
239 (1% of company)

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