Associate Creative Director (Freelance)

North Dakota, USA (On-site)

$95/hr – $110/hrMid Level5+ years expContract

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end creative leadership for brand experiences, guiding digital-first campaigns from concept through delivery, while shaping the agency’s reputation through collaboration with global teams.

  • Lead big creative ideas aligned to client briefs
  • Oversee junior and freelance staff to ensure quality and consistency
  • Present concepts effectively to internal and client audiences

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand Expert: Skilled at mastering complex technical topics for diverse B2B and B2C audiences, pushing creative design boundaries, and connecting with unique audiences in unexpected ways.
  • Digital-first Mindset: Proficient in crafting campaigns around digital assets (web banners, websites, social media, etc.) and spaces alongside web design and UX/strategy, while overseeing junior and freelance staff to ensure brand consistency and quality.
  • Insight-Driven & Measurable: Be an expert in the strategy as outlined in the brief - able to provide strategic rationale for creative choices to give the work meaning and produce measurable results.
  • Generating big creative ideas to address clients' business needs that are rooted in fresh brand, product, and audience insights.
  • From draft to delivery, you are hands-on designing and executing big ideas.
  • Participating in the development of the creative brief and partnering with the strategy team to ensure the work delivers on the brief.
  • Presenting your ideas in a compelling way to internal audiences and clients.
  • Helping to build the agency's reputation, profile and relationships with talent and clients.
  • Collaborating across the worldwide agency's community of creative, strategy, growth, and operations colleagues to share ideas, resources, and best practices.
  • Directing the creatives on your project teams and adding to the team culture.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of overall creative experience preferably at a brand or ideas-driven agency.
  • Bachelors degree, preferably in communications, graphic design, digital media or related areas of study.
  • Proven track record of delivering effective and outstanding creative work
  • A background in copy or graphic design will be accepted.
  • Experience with integrated marketing, media and digital communications campaigns preferred. Events or exhibits creative experience is a plus!
  • Expertise in Microsoft PowerPoint; proficiency in Figma, and for candidates with design backgrounds, proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Ample hands-on work experience (you are a \"do-er\") coupled with some management experience (you can lead a team - formally or informally).
  • Engaging presentation skills and a track record of successfully selling and executing strategic creative ideas
  • An unwavering curiosity for creative and cultural innovation
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Jack Morton Worldwide

We’re a global agency focused on building experience brands. We’re best known for event & experiential marketing, integrated campaigns, digital & content marketing, sponsorship marketing and employee engagement. We also have special expertise with experiential technology, trade shows & exhibits, healthcare experiences and broadcast design. Yep, we’re multi-channel, multi-discipline and just plain multi-talented. Jack Morton is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG). Follow us on:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackmorton/• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jackmortonworldwide• Twitter: http://twitter.com/jackmortonCulture & careers:http://www.jackmorton.com/culture-careers

Founded in 1939
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Associate Creative Director (Freelance)

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