Associate Creative Director, Design

Houston, TX (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableFull time

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 Description

Love Advertising is an award-winning, independent, full-service advertising, PR, media, and digital agency based in Houston. Since 1979, we've paired creativity with real-world problem-solving to help brands grow. We believe great work comes from a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and accountability. If you have a passion for keeping the bar set high and doing work that makes a difference for clients and communities, come join the hustle.

Note: Love Advertising has a hybrid work policy requiring weekly time in our physical office. This is not a remote position.

You should be comfortable owning large initiatives, presenting to senior-level clients, mentoring junior creatives, and stepping in to refine work before it leaves the building. You understand how to balance bold creative with real-world client objectives and budgets. You push design as much as the concept and elevate the work of designers, art directors, and writers working with you.

You’ll partner closely with department leads to ensure the work is strategically sound, visually sharp, and consistently strong across accounts. No ego, but passion for the work and craft, mixed with hustle to work on anything from day-to-day small projects to larger campaigns simultaneously.

What you’ll do

  • Lead concept development for major campaigns and brand initiatives
  • Provide clear creative direction to Art Directors, Designers, and Copywriters
  • Mentor and develop mid-level and junior creatives
  • Elevate and refine work across multiple accounts
  • Lead and raise the bar for design across all mediums
  • Present and sell creative to clients and internal stakeholders
  • Translate strategy into compelling visual systems and campaign platforms
  • Ensure consistency and craft across all deliverables
  • Collaborate with Strategy, Account, Media, and Production teams to execute cross-channel campaigns
  • Step in hands-on when needed to push work across the finish line

What we’re looking for

  • 8-12+ years of agency experience
  • Strong conceptual portfolio demonstrating campaign-level thinking
  • Proven leadership and mentorship experience
  • Experience presenting to and working directly with senior-level clients
  • Deep understanding of integrated campaigns across channels
  • Strong design sensibility and ability to provide clear, constructive feedback
  • Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Comfortable in UX, digital, print, out-of-home, experiential and other mediums
  • Ability to balance multiple accounts while maintaining creative quality
  • Available to work hybrid in Houston, or willing to self-relocate

NO SOLICITATIONS. Direct applicants only. Love Advertising is an equal opportunity employer.

Love Advertising logo

Love Advertising

Love Advertising, Inc is a leading regional full service advertising agency based in Houston, Texas. Throughout our 40+ year history our team has conducted local, regional, national and international campaigns for a variety of client categories including retail, fast food, real estate, healthcare, public awareness and education, business to business, events, automotive and much more. Great culture. Great people. And great results for the brands we represent.

Founded in 1979
Houston, Texas, USA
320 employees (76 in marketing)