Group Creative Director

Responsibilities

• Ensure the timely development and execution of multiple plans, campaigns, and projects that not only meet client objectives but are breakthrough ideas for the creative industry.
• Develop creative solutions that defend budget recommendations and measurement objectives to provide both profitable and quality work to our current and prospective clients.
• Serve as the final decision-making authority on copy, text and art for creative assignments for internal executive and external client review.
• Consistently provide leadership and motivation, conveying the vision and values of the agency to staff.
• Facilitate and promote agency initiatives and values throughout each creative opportunity.
• Execute assignments as directed in compliance with agency and client guidelines and objectives.
• Train and supervise assigned staff of writers and art directors; oversee their execution of all creative efforts to ensure they are on strategy, on budget, and on schedule.
• Collaborate with the core leadership team on all accounts and projects to ensure alignment on creative recommendations and client opportunities. Work to resolve any internal differences that could potentially lead to discord in the office.
• Maintain external professional relationships with production partners, freelance networks, agency partners and others to ensure we’re sharing the agency POV across the industry and recruiting the right talent and partners
• Participate in the creation and presentation of client pitches / new business efforts, as required.

Requirements

• A robust background with extensive experience in a client facing, creative leadership role in an agency environment.
• Proven leadership and people management skills, having the confirmed ability to successfully lead, motivate and mentor teams of creative talent.
• Strong aptitude for providing clear creative direction, career path guidance, and timely and helpful feedback that will improve creative processes, as well as keep work on budget and schedule.
• Possess an exceptional ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term need; timelines, budgets, and work that moves at the speed of culture.
• Consistently exhibit an unwavering commitment to creativity and fresh approaches to client work.
• Demonstrate, evangelize and live the core values of the agency.
• Incorporate the passion, excitement and experience of one’s MINOR in relevant ways that inform the quality and output of agencies deliverables.
• Empathy and the ability to see clearly the perspectives and views of others are integral, as is the ability to take creative criticism and move the work forward.
• Possess and encourage high degrees of initiative, drive, energy, accountability, creativity and maturity.
• Be able to work under pressure and move with the storms of pitches, brainstorming sessions, and tight deadlines with flexible agility, a good sense of humor, and solid focus.