Associate Creative Director (Organic Social)

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$70K/yr – $200K/yrMid Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead the creative output across social campaigns, guiding a team, shaping the social voice, and building client relationships.

  • Direct day-to-day creative output with copywriters and art directors
  • Mentor junior team members and lead by example
  • Translate business needs into actionable tasks while preserving creative vision

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day creative output, partnering with copywriters and art directors to concept and create everything from high-level campaigns and episodic social series to reactive posts and creator/influencer briefs
  • Delegate tasks effectively, providing constructive feedback and fostering an environment of growth and creative bravery
  • Own, evolve, and protect the social voice, ensuring consistency, wit, and cultural relevance across every post, script, and caption
  • Get your hands dirty. You'll be writing and ideating just as much as you'll be leading. If you're looking for a role that's all meetings and management, this probably isn't it and we think that's a good thing.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships, confidently defending creative directions and translating high-level business needs into actionable tasks for the creative team
  • Seamlessly manage the transition from abstract concept to final craft, ensuring the integrity of the creative vision is maintained across multiple high priority workstreams
  • Spot opportunities to proactively pitch new formats and buzzy ideas to clients
  • Manage and mentor junior team members by leading, inspiring and developing a team of innovative creative thinkers
  • Maintain positive vibes with your team and clients

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience working in a creative leadership role within an agency or internal brand team
  • You have a proven track record of creating breakthrough social media content
  • You understand how to be authentically native on social platforms via short-form video, motion graphics, trending sounds, etc.
  • You are a strong communicator who treats co-workers and clients with empathy and respect
  • Ability to oversee both visual and narrative components of large-scale campaigns
  • Experience crafting creative strategies that are grounded in market data and client KPIs
  • Hybrid creative skills (e.g. A sharp wit and a good eye. You can art direct and write. You're comfortable making and directing.)
  • On-set production and post-production experience
  • Willingness to get your hands dirty and lead by example with experience guiding teams and leading creative projects

Benefits

  • Passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 16 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more
  • We know how to celebrate our wins. And our losses (it's how we learn)
  • From carbon offsets to community service days, we're passionate about making a difference
  • Our Slack gif game is strong
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We Are Social

3.3 Glassdoor

We are a global socially-led creative agency, with unrivaled social media expertise.With over 1,300 people in 19 offices around the world, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.We make ideas worth talking about. We understand social behaviours within online communities, cultures and subcultures, spanning the social and gaming landscape.We work with the world’s biggest brands, including adidas, Samsung, Netflix and Google, to reach the right people in a strategic, relevant and effective way.We Are Social is part of Plus Company.

Founded in 2008
London, England, GBR
1.8K employees (658 in marketing)
51% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
210.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.6%
Direct
37.2%
Referral
7.3%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
415 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$3.1M
Last Raise
$3.1M
Series A, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2022
    Series A • $3.1M

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