Creative Director

New York City, NY (Unknown)

$143K/yr - $179K/yr (Est.)Senior Level7+ years exp

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel creative leadership and team mentorship to win pitches, deliver large-scale campaigns, and drive editorial excellence across broadcast, digital, social, print, and interactive work.

  • Creative Direction: Own the creative strategy and output across channels, lead a seasoned team, and secure client confidence in big multi-channel deliverables.
  • Quality and optimization: Review results and continually raise the bar on every creative piece your team produces.
  • New business impact: Build credibility with clients and act as a reliable leader capable of driving pitches and cross-functional execution.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative for broadcast, digital, social, print and interactive campaign work.
  • Manage and develop a seasoned creative team.
  • Mentor, manager and motivator of a creative group.
  • Win pitches and gain client confidence as a leader who can be relied upon to manage large-scale, cross channel deliverables.
  • Review and optimize results for every piece of creative work your team produces.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of agency experience with primarily with a Copy background
  • BA or BS degree
  • DTC experience is required for this position
  • The ability to manage and nurture creative talent
  • Forward-thinking mindset with a passion for leveraging AI-driven capabilities to fuel innovative thinking, strengthen creative strategy, and elevate storytelling while maintaining originality, editorial excellence, and brand integrity
  • A proven track record of pitching and winning new business
  • The ability to inspire others and work collaboratively
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Demonstrated leadership and understanding of the responsibilities of an upper management position
  • The availability to travel to meet client and agency needs
  • The availability and commitment to work extra hours as needed to ensure client satisfaction
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Publicis Groupe

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Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals. Website: www.publicisgroupe.com X: @PublicisGroupe Instagram: @publicisgroupe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe

Founded in 1926
Paris, Ile de France, FR
34K employees (11,817 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

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: ~40.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8,687 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
104

Funding

Total Funding
$1.4B
Last Raise
$1.4B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.4B

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