Associate Creative Director, Art

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years exp

Posted 3 months ago

Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.

Job Summary

Lead a senior creative role driving concepting, design, and multi-workstream social/digital campaigns for brands.

  • Own concept development and production with pixel-perfect design feedback.
  • Must-have: 6+ years in creative agencies or production with digital/social campaigns.
  • Standout: Leadership experience and ability to mentor junior staff.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • With a very hands-on approach, lead the development of insightfully driven creative concepts and their production to the point of exceeding client expectations
  • Lead social-first and digital campaign development from brief through launch, often across multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • This particular position requires a deep emphasis on Visual Design and Art Direction, especially while concepting and producing for social and digital projects or campaigns without the use of large budgets
  • Establish and maintain positive relationships with all relevant client contacts, becoming an expert on brand culture, politics, products, preferences, and expectations
  • Work closely with Design and Motion teams to create optimal processes resulting in excellent craft forward work
  • Be a clear and effective communicator to the team and trusted partner to the production team
  • Lead the development and presentation of pitch materials for all major and complex campaigns associated with a brand or brand group
  • Ensure and elevate the quality of all strategic, creative, and design deliverables across assigned brand work.
  • Mentor and support junior creative staff toward the goal of accelerating skill progression through a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing

Requirements

  • 6+ years of creative agency or production company experience working toward the creation and development of successful ad campaigns across digital and/or social
  • 1+ years of leadership experience directing individuals or teams
  • Hands-on design experience is a must. This person will be expected to step in on the design side of things when needed and be able to give pixel perfect design feedback to other members of the team
  • Showcase a strong portfolio that demonstrates your ability to solve complex marketing challenges with diverse tones and for various industries, especially with digital and social-first projects.
  • Familiarity with UI and digital product environments and how creative integrates within them
  • Understanding or an interest in the ever-so-changing AI landscape
  • Ability to come up with big idea thinking promoting tech services and products is a plus
  • Experience working with tech or well recognized domestic or international brands is a plus
  • An interest in professional sports is a plus
  • Willingness to travel occasionally

Preferred

  • Bonus points if you also have hands on brand design and/or motion design experience
  • An interest in professional sports is a plus
  • Experience working with tech or well recognized domestic or international brands is a plus

Benefits

  • Company benefits include health, dental, matching 401k, paid vacation and holidays, and more.
Hook logo

Hook

We’re Hook—an award-winning creative content agency. We make ads, campaigns, and experiences that drive growth for innovative brands like Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Mailchimp.Our strength lies in our collaborative spirit, with our team of creatives, designers, animators, developers, and producers bringing a variety of experiences from different industries. We leverage our diverse perspectives to get more from the creative process while building enjoyable and trusted long-term partnerships.From brand campaigns to social content, we get that briefs change and product priorities shift—so we invest in the idea that “how we work together” can be just as critical as “what we work on.” We want clients to think of us as the best agency they’ve ever worked with, and we want everyone at Hook to feel like this is the best job they’ve had yet.Let’s work together: newbusiness@byhook.comcareers@byhook.com

Founded in 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
180 employees (72 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.6%
Direct
53.7%
Referral
8.9%
Social
9.5%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~180

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
3.5 years