Associate Creative Director

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$107K/yr – $164K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the social creative engine for platform-native campaigns, driving end-to-end production from concept to post and maintaining high standards within a large org.

  • Lead platform-native concepts with cultural relevance and strong visual direction across design, motion, and video.
  • Oversee scrappy to fully produced shoots, collaborating with editors and cross-functional partners to raise the bar.
  • Coordinate with editors and creatives to push ideas beyond expectation and deliver shareable work.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative development of social-first campaigns and always-on content
  • Partner with an ACD Copywriter to create platform-native, culturally relevant ideas
  • Bring a strong visual POV across design, motion, and video
  • Concept content that ranges from scrappy/reactive to fully produced shoots
  • Oversee and contribute to end-to-end production (pre-pro through post)
  • Collaborate with editors, content creators, and cross-functional teams
  • Push work beyond expectations — making it unexpected, entertaining, and shareable
  • Maintain high creative standards while navigating the complexity of a large organization

Requirements

  • Social-first problem solver (non-negotiable): You understand what works on social because you’re immersed in it — not because you’ve read about it.
  • Strong conceptual + design skills: You can generate big ideas and bring them to life with a sharp visual perspective.
  • Video fluency: Editing experience (or deep understanding of post) is a major plus.
  • Production experience: You know how to take ideas from concept through execution — on set and in post.
  • AI-aware, not AI-dependent: You’re excited by new tools but know that great ideas come first.
  • Big brand experience: You’ve worked within complex organizations and understand how to navigate scale, collaborators, and structure without losing creative integrity.
  • Exceptional portfolio that demonstrates conceptual art direction.

Preferred

  • Automotive interest (nice to have)

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere
  • Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,719 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
13.5 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
215