Creative Director | Copy

New York, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive creative leadership and project management for a Group Creative Director level role at McCann NY, delivering award-winning work aligned to client objectives.

  • Own end-to-end creative development across multiple projects from kickoff to delivery.
  • Must-have: strong copywriting across digital, print, social, video with brand tone.
  • Standout: leadership of a portfolio, mentoring teams, and partnering with Strategy on award-winning 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.
  • Creative work is considered a high contender in the NY Creative Council.
  • 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.
  • Actively hunt, concept, and present proactive opportunities.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Extensive knowledge of grammar and ability to write in various styles for multiple formats.
  • Ability to craft engaging, persuasive, and on-brand copy across various media channels (digital, print, social, video, experiential, etc.).
  • Extensive knowledge of how to adapt tone and style to different audiences and formats elevate the tone of voice and language of the brand
  • Strong knowledge of social platforms (Snapchat, Tik Tok, Threads, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest).
  • Knowledge of the latest AI platforms like Midjourney, ChatGPT, etc. with on-going effort to stay informed
  • Strong decision-making skills and a collaborative attitude.
  • Attention to detail and deadlines.
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Adaptability: You understand priorities may change that impact briefs and edits.
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McCANN New York

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)

Traffic Signals

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2.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.7%
Direct
55.2%
Referral
5.5%
Social
9.4%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~373

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
62 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
6.1 years
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