Vice President Director, Creative

Birmingham, MI (On-site)

$129K/yr – $177K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own the development and execution of multi-channel campaigns, shaping strategy, storytelling, and cross-functional collaboration while building trusted relationships to take creative ideas from concept to market.

  • Lead strategic concepting across platforms and steer large and small campaigns.
  • Manage teams and nurture talent while collaborating with agency capabilities.
  • Drive cross-channel ideation and practical execution for automotive brands.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Have a proven track record of thinking conceptually and strategically across multiple platforms.
  • Understand the value of strategic insights, experiences and storytelling to create and sell your ideas.
  • Oversee the development and execution of everything from large-scale, multi-channel campaigns to small, one-time projects.
  • Direct teams in execution with an appreciation and understanding of craft.
  • Build relationships internally and externally that enable stakeholders to trust you when taking risks.
  • Partner with agency capabilities including strategy, media, DnA and tech.
  • Motivate and manage direct reports, working with creative operations on career development.

Requirements

  • Four-year degree and at least ten years at a competitive creative agency. Work should include strong brand-building, digital and multimedia experience, and a track record of successful creative work, along with expertise developing cross-channel campaigns.
  • Experience working with automotive clients or brands.
  • Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind — yes, these things really do matter. So does being straightforward, candid and, above all, respectful — of the work and your peers.
  • Awards are a nice bonus, but original breakthrough ideas and real creative problem-solving are even better.
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Benefits

  • Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Digitas North America

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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)
74% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

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Referral
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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
673 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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