Associate Creative Director — Art & Creative Strategy

Responsibilities

• Creative Strategy & Concept Development
• Translate marketing objectives and client briefs into strong creative strategies and compelling campaign concepts.
• Develop creative platforms, advertising headlines, messaging direction and visual storytelling.
• Work with agency leadership, account management and marketing strategists to ensure creative supports business objectives.
• Hands-On Creative Execution
• Personally design and produce high-quality creative across print, digital, social, web, email and advertising campaigns.
• Maintain advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, with working knowledge of Figma and emerging creative tools.
• Develop layouts, brand identities, advertising concepts and campaign assets from initial idea through final execution.
• Ensure all creative meets the agency's standards for originality, consistency and quality.
• Creative Leadership & Management

Requirements

• 7–12+ years of creative experience, preferably in an advertising agency or multidisciplinary creative environment.
• Exceptional graphic design and art direction capabilities.
• Proven ability to develop creative concepts, advertising headlines and campaign messaging.
• Experience managing or mentoring creative professionals.
• Strong understanding of both traditional and digital advertising.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple brands and projects in a fast-moving boutique agency.
• A portfolio demonstrating both conceptual thinking and personally executed creative work.

Preferred

• Experience in luxury, lifestyle, marine, automotive, hospitality, ecommerce and consumer brands is a plus, but not required.