Senior Vice President, Creative

Birmingham, MI (On-site)

$180K/yr – $256K/yrSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own creative leadership, align with client goals and senior executives, and drive new business influence.

  • Own the creative vision and direction for the team to deliver high impact work that earns client trust and C-Suite attention.
  • Build a culture of trust and inspiration that unlocks exceptional performance and bold ideas.
  • Lead client relationships and new business pursuits with senior marketers to grow the agency’s footprint.

Job Description

Responsibilities in brief guide the creative leadership, client partnership, and new business influence.

  • Responsibilities: Influencing vision, direction, and goals for the Creative team; building trust and inspiring high performance; partnering with client leads to foster senior executive relationships.
  • Responsibilities: Playing an active role in new client acquisition and new business pitches, identifying opportunities and leading initiatives.

Requirements: A four-year degree (master’s preferred) and fifteen or more years of hands-on experience in a creative leadership position at a digital advertising or PR agency; an enviable track record of new business wins in the past 6–18 months; recognition in the industry for advancing the craft and improving business economics; ability to set direction and motivate teams; proven experience leading B2B work; experience across brand campaigns, social, content, production, website, and events; automotive client experience is a plus; exceptional communication, travel willingness; familiarity with prompt-based AI tools is a plus.

  • Requirements: A four-year degree (master’s preferred) and fifteen or more years of hands-on experience in a creative leadership position at a digital advertising or PR agency
  • Requirements: Strong new business wins in the past 6–18 months
  • Requirements: Recognized as a top-in-class creative and fiscally strong leader
  • Requirements: Ability to set direction and motivate client teams and staff
  • Requirements: Proven experience leading B2B work
  • Requirements: Experience across brand, social, content, production, website, and events
  • Requirements: Automotive client experience is a plus
  • Requirements: Excellent communication and travel willingness
  • Requirements: Familiarity with AI tools for ideation and content generation

Nice to have: Experience with automotive clients and familiarity with prompt-based AI tools for ideation and content generation.

  • Nice_to_have: Experience working with automotive clients is a plus.
  • Nice_to_have: Familiarity with prompt-based AI tools (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) for ideation or content generation is a plus.

Benefits: Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation: Compensation ranges USD 180,215.00 to USD 256,100.00 annually with potential bonus or incentive; details per company policy and eligibility.

How to apply: Accommodation assistance available; application deadline 1/1/2027.

About Digitas: Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency delivering magnetic experiences through data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities.

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Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Founded in 1980
Boston, Massachusetts, US
2.8K employees (892 in marketing)
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