Associate Creative Director – Advertising

Love building modern brands, concepting scroll‑stopping video, and leading teams to deliver big ideas that cut through and connect? Join our award‑winning Tampa team known for breakthrough work, strong leadership, and a culture that values both craft and results.

This is a hands‑on, collaborative leadership role for a creative who can champion ideas, elevate execution across channels, and guide teams to do their best work.

Must‑Haves

• 10+ years of experience at a creative or advertising agency
• Award‑winning, results‑driven portfolio showcasing integrated campaign thinking
• Proven leadership on video‑first advertising, including paid social, CTV, and digital
• Strong understanding of prospecting and retargeting, with the ability to translate big ideas into channel‑specific executions
• 2+ years of people management, including mentoring, performance feedback, and building strong creative workflows
• Based in the greater Tampa Bay area (not accepting remote applicants)

What You’ll Do

• Own creative direction for integrated advertising campaigns, from concept through execution
• Turn big, brand‑building ideas into effective, channel‑native work across paid social, CTV, digital, and emerging platforms
• Lead video for campaigns from concept through post‑production, ensuring high craft, clarity, and consistency
• Partner closely with strategy, account, and production to deliver work that is award‑worthy, performance‑driven, and strategically sound
• Lead creative presentations and client conversations, confidently defending ideas, navigating feedback, and guiding work forward
• Provide creative direction and mentorship to writers, designers, and art directors, helping grow talent and elevate the overall quality of work
• Build and maintain efficient advertising workflows that balance great thinking with speed, scale, and consistency

What You Need

• Portfolio featuring integrated campaigns with standout video, paid social, and digital executions
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, grow talent, and maintain high creative standards across multiple projects
• Strong design craft with a sharp eye for modern visual systems and storytelling
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (design, motion, and video); Figma a plus
• Collaborative, optimistic leadership style with a bias toward action and solutions
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, communications, or a related field

Candidates must submit a portfolio link to be considered.

• Please include your portfolio link at the top of your résumé.