Creative Director | Art

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$200K/yr – $250K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead a senior creative function to deliver award-winning, culture-defining work for clients, managing multiple projects from concept to delivery.

  • Own end-to-end creative development and client alignment across multiple projects.
  • Must-have: Experience in a marketing/design/digital agency and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Standout: Leadership of multi-creative teams delivering high-impact, award-worthy work.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Deliver best-in-class work within your discipline, with a strong understanding of the client’s business objectives and McCann’s mission to exceed client expectations while creating culture-defining work.
  • Uncover opportunities to produce groundbreaking, award-winning work, across all briefs including complex or briefs with limitations.
  • Strive for creative excellence on every brief, energizing teams to stay motivated, aligned with the vision, and inspired to produce innovative, high-impact work.
  • Actively hunt, concept and present proactive opportunities.
  • Oversee multiple projects at once, effectively managing time, delegating work ensuring delivery of high-quality work.
  • Seamlessly manage the creative development process from kickoff to final delivery.
  • Understand cost management to ensure creative concepts are both impactful and executable within budget.
  • Act as a consistent voice on client brands by providing the GCD or ECD with recommendations and insights.
  • Manage productions of any type, being a partner to the clients and ensuring the successful development of the creative.
  • Foster strong client relationships by deeply understanding their business needs and aligning our contributions to their success, earning their trust and confidence in every decision we make together.

Requirements

  • Experience in a marketing/design/digital agency setting.
  • Extensive knowledge of typography, layout, color, all design fundamentals (scale, proportion, rhythm, balance, symmetry, etc.).
  • A range of touch points and taste with photography, cinematography, director / production knowledge and experience, as well as storyboarding and set / wardrobe design exposure.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Strong knowledge of social platforms (TikTok, Threads, Spill, Snapchat, Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest).
  • Knowledge of the latest AI platforms like Midjourney, ChatGPT, etc. with on-going effort to stay informed
  • Ability to translate ideas into visually compelling presentations for clients.
  • Ability to manage and organize multiple tasks, work on various projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other departments.
  • Strong decision-making skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Online portfolio with relevant work examples.
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We build brands that move people and markets through the radical creativity of Truth Well ToldTM.We don’t make campaigns, we build brands. We don’t follow trends, we uncover enduring human truths. That has been the promise of Truth Well Told since our founding in 1912 – a promise we renew every day as an iconic brand that builds the world’s most iconic brands through finding the truth and telling it well.Truth Well Told unites our 10,000+ people across 100+ countries, as does our commitment to Conscious Inclusion, which upholds the highest standards of bravery, integrity and generosity. Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2025 and 2024, McCann was the most awarded agency at Cannes Lions 2023 and ranked Most Effective Agency Network by the Global Effie Index 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Founded in 1902
New York, New York, USA
370 employees (156 in marketing)

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2.6K
Traffic Source Mix
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Direct
55.2%
Referral
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Social
9.4%
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Current headcount: ~373

Marketing Team

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62 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
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6.1 years
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