Associate Creative Director

Responsibilities

• Creative Concepting & Copywriting
• Develop big, original creative ideas rooted in strategy, audience insight and culture.
• Concept and write social-first campaigns designed for the way people actually consume and share content today.
• Write across a range of formats including social content, video, commercials, radio, digital experiences, presentations and occasional print or collateral.
• Help ensure ideas remain strong from initial concept through production and final delivery.
• Social & Cultural Fluency
• Understand the nuances of creating work for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other emerging social environments.
• Bring a strong understanding of Gen Z culture and behavior, particularly how younger audiences engage with brands and advertising.
• Have an awareness of—or genuine curiosity about—AAPI audiences, communities and culture, and a desire to continually deepen that understanding.
• Identify cultural opportunities that can inspire timely, relevant and original creative ideas without relying on stereotypes or surface-level trends.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional creative experience, with a strong foundation in copywriting and conceptual advertising.
• Previous experience working at an advertising agency or similarly fast-paced creative environment required.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking and copywriting across campaigns, particularly social, video and integrated work.
• Experience developing ideas from initial brief through presentation, production and launch.
• Experience presenting creative work internally and to clients.
• Experience mentoring or providing creative direction to junior team members.
• Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Communications, Journalism, Marketing or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred

• Fluency with—or enthusiasm for learning—generative AI and emerging creative tools. Ability to generate or direct rough visual mockups using AI in order to communicate an idea; traditional design software expertise is not required.