Creative Director

Responsibilities

• Developing and championing the agency’s creative philosophy and signature style.
• Leading ideation, concept development, and final execution for major campaigns.
• Directing art direction, copywriting, video, design, and experiential activations.
• Mentoring and growing a talented creative team.
• Partnering with account and strategy leads to ensure creative aligns with business objectives and PR outcomes.
• Staying ahead of cultural trends, emerging platforms, and innovative production techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field such as graphic design, visual communication, advertising, marketing, communications, journalism, fine arts, or related creative discipline.
• 8–12+ years of progressive creative experience in advertising, PR, branding, or integrated communications agencies (or in-house at high-profile brands).
• Minimum 5–7 years in senior creative leadership roles (e.g., Associate Creative Director, Group Creative Director, or equivalent), with direct responsibility for leading teams, campaigns, and client-facing creative output.
• Demonstrated track record of conceptualizing, directing, and executing award-winning or high-visibility work across earned media, digital/social, paid channels, experiential activations, and traditional PR deliverables.
• Exceptional visual storytelling and conceptual thinking — ability to turn complex brand challenges, crises, or reputation opportunities into bold, culturally resonant narratives.
• Mastery of creative tools and workflows: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), Figma, motion graphics, and emerging production techniques.
• Strong understanding of integrated content creation across all channels (social, digital, print, video, experiential) with a PR lens—ensuring creative aligns with earned media strategy, stakeholder messaging, and reputation outcomes.
• Proven leadership: Experience building, mentoring, and inspiring creative teams while fostering collaboration across strategy, media relations, account, and client services.
• Strategic mindset: Ability to think beyond aesthetics—aligning creative vision with business objectives, audience insights, cultural trends, and measurable impact (e.g., brand elevation, crisis mitigation, or audience engagement).
• Business acumen: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, stakeholder management, budgets, timelines, and client presentations; understands how creative drives ROI in PR/communications.

Preferred

• Advanced degrees (MA/MFA) or specialized certifications are a plus.