Freelance Creative Director
BMWL
California, MO (Remote)
$85/hr - $150/hrAgencyPart-timeSenior level7+ years exp.
4 hrs ago
Associate Creative Director
Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
$104K/yr – $114K/yrMid Level5+ years exp
Posted 4 months ago
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Job Summary
Lead a creative team to deliver integrated ad campaigns from concept through client-facing assets.
- Own end-to-end creative development from concept to delivery.
- Must-have: Proven leadership of a creative team and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Standout: Experience directing multi-channel campaigns and leading client pitches.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Attend strategy meetings for new business with clients and internal partners
- Meet with creative team to check the status of current projects and assign new projects
- Lead brainstorming sessions with creative team to develop ad campaigns based on clients’ needs
- Evaluate the work and work hands on with the team to develop creative assets that meet the visual and copy objectives of the campaign
- Create advertising proposals for clients
- Pitch concepts to clients
- Work closely with Creative Directors and other marketing professionals to achieve world-class creative execution
- Work with Account Management team to make sure clients’ needs are being met and creative goals are on track
- Manage the creative team from concept to completion of projects with strong leadership
- Lead and facilitate a variety of different creative, design, multimedia, production and marketing responsibilities while staying within the overall strategic vision outlined by company executives
Requirements
- Role Qualifications
- Must have the ability to lead a team of creatives
- Must have knowledge of communication disciplines including marketing communications, advertising, media and public relations, printed and electronic design, web design, strategy development and project management
- Must have broad-based creative experience and be able to evaluate copy and design in a wide variety of media
- Must have brand and identity management expertise
- Essential Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Advertising, Communications or a related field or equivalent professional experiences
- A minimum of 5 to 9 years of experience in a creative role (such as Designer, Copywriter, Content Developer)
- Supervisory experience in leading a creative team is a required
- Must be proficient in the entire Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and Microsoft applications as well as Figma
- Solid background in copywriting and/or design
Benefits
- Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays
- Medical/Vision/Dental/Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
- Employer paid Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Health/Dependent Care
- 401(k) matching
- Cool people to work with!
West Cary Group LLC
West Cary Group is a full-service, minority-owned advertising, technology and communications agency founded in 2007 by Moses Foster. Our firm uniquely operates as a delivery engine capable of executing on insights throughout the customer journey, courtesy of a broad range of talent in a one-stop shop. We specialize in merging award-winning creative with rigorous data analysis to create marketing campaigns with truly measurable outcomes. Our fundamental belief is that diversity of thought is our most powerful asset. By building teams with diverse experiences, skill sets, backgrounds and perspectives, we create a much stronger competency base.
