Associate Director, Creative

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$110K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead day-to-day creative development for influencer and creator-led campaigns, translating brand priorities into briefs, concepts, and platform-native executions.

  • Own day-to-day creative development from brief to delivery for influencer campaigns.
  • Must-have: 6–8+ years in creative roles within social or influencer environments.
  • Standout: Proven ability to scale social-first and creator-led ideas across platforms.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day creative development for influencer and creator led campaigns, from brief through delivery.
  • Translate creative direction and brand priorities into:
  • Creator briefs
  • Content concepts
  • Platform native executions
  • Ensure creative output is:
  • Social first
  • Culturally relevant
  • Platform appropriate
  • Oversee creative quality across concepts, content drafts, revisions, and final deliverables.
  • Partner with Creator Activation to ensure creative ideas are executable within creator constraints and timelines.
  • Support creator briefing sessions by:
  • Clarifying creative intent
  • Providing examples and inspiration
  • Guiding tone, narrative, and format
  • Review creator content to ensure alignment with creative vision, brand guidelines, and platform best practices prior to launch.
  • Work closely with:
  • Creative Director on vision and direction
  • Creator Activation on creative development, execution and delivery
  • Account and Strategy teams on alignment to client objectives","Collaborate with production partners to bring ideas to life efficiently and at scale.","Participate in internal and client facing reviews, clearly articulating creative rationale and recommendations.","Help uphold Creo’s creative standards across influencer content.","Ensure influencer work ladders into broader brand platforms and maintains consistency across channels.","Support the development of creative examples, best practices, and case study materials as needed."
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IPG Mediabrands

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IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialized business units Healix, KINESSO, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com.

Founded in 2007
New York, New York, USA
8.6K employees (2,270 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend
78% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
111.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42%
Direct
43.5%
Referral
9.7%
Social
3.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,974 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
4.7 years
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