ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, COPY at CELLA | Los Angeles, CA | $164K/yr – $172K/yr

CELLA

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, COPY

Los Angeles, CA (Unknown)

$164K/yr – $172K/yrSenior Level8+ years expContract

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end creative concept development and brand-system stewardship across omnichannel retail, guiding a high-performing team and aligning agency partners to a cohesive, data-informed creative direction.

Lead concept development and framework-building that tie to business objectives.
Shape brand voice, visual standards, and cross-format consistency with internal and external teams.
Coach copy leads and writers to elevate quality and speed in a fast-growing retail environment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Concept & Strategy: Own end-to-end concept development and build strategic frameworks that ladder back to the business brief.
Enterprise Brand Cohesion: Serve as a thought leader to elevate the work and ensure a unified brand voice and style guide application across all formats.
Team Leadership: Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and growth opportunities for copy leads and writers.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Foster deep relationships with business partners to build trust, alignment, and a shared understanding of goals and limitations.
Creative Refinement: Support the Creative Director's vision with conceptual polish and data-driven creative direction.
Omnichannel Execution: Translate high-level strategy into meaningful creative for in-store signing, website creative, social, and large-scale campaigns.
External Management: Collaborate with external agencies to ensure their work aligns with our internal brand standards and marketing goals.
Presentation & Advocacy: Create and deliver impactful presentations, confidently speaking to creative choices and acting as a proxy for leadership in high-level meetings.
Operational Excellence: Contribute to a high-performance culture by overseeing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly growing retail and e-commerce environment.

Requirements

Portfolio: An impressive online portfolio is required for consideration.
Experience: 8+ years in creative, communications, or marketing execution.
Leadership: 5+ years of excellence in a supervisory or people-management role.
Specialization: 5+ years managing copy within online creative or digital fields.
Enterprise Scale: Demonstrated experience developing and executing complex design and messaging systems for large-scale enterprises.
Soft Skills: High emotional intelligence and the ability to manage expectations across a wide variety of partners and expertise areas.
Adaptability: Proactive and comfortable with the ambiguity of a rapidly shifting retail landscape.

Benefits

comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

CELLA

Cella by Randstad Digital is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for digital, marketing and creative teams. We help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win and stay ahead of the competition. Our secret sauce? The Cella Trifecta: Combining our knowledge with your experience to achieve extraordinary results. Our industry experts listen to your problems and guide you to the best solutions – from finding the most in-demand talent to providing consulting services that can transform your organization. We are always ready to step up so you can gain the operational edge. Together, we put passion to work. Cella has earned ClearlyRated's 2025 Best of Staffing for Client and Talent 15-Year Diamond Awards for service excellence.

Founded in 1988

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

952 employees (120 in marketing)

www.cellainc.com