Associate Creative Director, Creative Development (Art Director, Multicultural)

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$114K/yr – $150K/yrMid Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 21 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the end‑to‑end concepting and production of integrated campaigns, mentor midlevel teams, and shape the agency’s voice across pitches and new business while staying ahead of culture across multiple formats.

  • Lead concepting from brief to delivery with art direction collaboration
  • Develop campaign systems with consistent visual logic across projects
  • Coach a midlevel team and contribute to new business voice

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concepting and copyrighting of integrated campaigns (TV, OLV, social, performance creative, experiential) from concept through production
  • Partner closely with your ACD art director from brief to delivery, on projects of any size and style
  • Concept and comp across multiple projects simultaneously, developing campaign systems with a consistent visual logic
  • Bring a sharp eye to storyboards, comps, and mockups, knowing the difference between a rough and a finished idea
  • Work across two Creative Direction teams, alongside strategists, producers, and designers
  • Mentor a midlevel team; share what you know and make the work around you better
  • Contribute to pitches and help shape the voice of the agency in new business contexts
  • Stay genuinely interested in where culture is going, new formats, platforms, and ways of connecting

Requirements

  • Experience: 7+ years in creative advertising at an agency, with a clear arc of increasing ownership
  • Portfolio: TV, OLV, social and integrated work that shows both concept thinking and craft, not just executions
  • Production chops: Comfortable on set and in post. You understand how things get made
  • Tools: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) used to build ideas, not just finish them, Figma
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising, design, or a related field

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Flexible paid time off
  • At least 15 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick and safe leave
  • Paid parental leave
  • Full benefits details at dentsubenefitsplus.com. Dentsu complies with applicable state and local leave laws, including the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
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