VP, Creative Director, Copy

New York, USA (On-site)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Description

Role Overview 

 

As a VP, Creative Director at /prompt, you scale your creative expertise — directing multiple creative teams and leading work across brands or client groups. You balance a deep understanding of creative craft with organizational perspective. 

 

You provide direction across both art and copy disciplines, guiding creative teams to deliver high-quality ideas that are strategically grounded and culturally relevant. You validate strategy, strengthen creative approaches, and help shape the way ideas move through the agency. 

 

At this stage, you’re a seasoned creative with 12+ years of experience and proven success leading multiple workstreams. You understand how to motivate teams, manage cross-functional collaboration, and keep creative excellence consistent at scale. You’re both a strategic partner to leadership and an active creative voice in the room — capable of translating vision into execution across teams, brands, and platforms 

 

Skillset 

  • Deep expertise in leading and overseeing multiple creative teams across brands or client groups 
  • Demonstrated ability to validate strategy and strengthen creative approaches on even the most ambiguous projects 
  • Brings strong judgment across both visual and written communication, ensuring art and copy work together to strengthen campaigns and executions 
  • Skilled in aligning creative ideas with brand and business objectives to drive impact and differentiation 
  • Strong presentation and communication skills — able to articulate creative rationale to clients and senior leadership with confidence and clarity 
  • Leads teams to develop brave, award-winning work, growing the creative and managerial skills of direct and skip-level reports to drive excellence 
  • Proficient in guiding teams through concept development, execution, and production, maintaining quality and cohesion across deliverables 
  • Collaborative and strategic partner to Engagement, Strategy, Audience Experience, and Production leadership 
  • Champions and enforces agency Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring clarity, consistency, and operational discipline as work moves through the agency 
  • Serves as a senior creative authority, anchoring client relationships and acting as a trusted leadership partner to Client Experience, Strategy, and Project Management 
  • Skilled at developing and nurturing creative talent, helping Creative Directors and Associate Creative Directors grow in capability and confidence 
  • Ability to effectively manage both internal and external creative resources efficiently  
  • Experienced in managing upwards — keeping executive leadership informed while translating organizational priorities into creative direction 
  • Expert in expanding the agency’s AI footprint — developing new tools, workflows, and best practices that enhance creative efficiency and inspire adoption across teams and the broader organization 

 

Mindset 

  • Growth Mindset: We’re looking for people who want to learn and grow as fast as the agency is growing 
  • Inspirational: Motivates teams and clients through passion, creativity, and clarity of vision — helping others see what’s possible 
  • Collaborative Leader: Builds trust across creative, strategy, and production partners while elevating team performance 
  • Comfortable with the Ambiguous: Thrives in the unknown — able to create clarity, make direction, and move projects forward even when the path isn’t fully defined 
  • Passionate and Compassionate: Cares deeply about the work and the people who make it 
  • Brave: Unafraid to push boundaries and champion bold creative ideas 
  • Resilient: Work, refine, and try again — great work often takes persistence 
  • Ready to Lead: Leadership isn’t optional at this level — you inspire others through both direction and example 
  • Ready to Work: We have a “working creatives only” culture — everyone pitches in at every level 
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Prompt

Prompt is the writing school for the world. Our goal is for every person to be a confident, proficient writer who can independently write across any subject, enabling them to take control of their learning, matriculate and persist in postsecondary education, and succeed in their careers and lives.Prompt's courses integrate evidence-based curriculum with self-guided or instructor-led instruction. We emphasize critical thinking and learning by doing, providing instruction and feedback as students write. We hire and train the top 2% of writing instructors.We partner with educational institutions and companies to deliver full courses, one-on-one or small group coaching and interventions, and supplemental curriculum.Currently, our predominant focuses are:1. English Learners globally. We support tens of thousands of students for English writing across K-12, higher ed, and the workforce across many countries, including China and India.2. College admissions essays. We do 20x the volume of the next closest admissions essay coaching company. We primarily work with admissions consultants and high schools.Prompt is growing at 2x per year. We have offices in New York City, Delhi, Bengaluru, Shanghai, and Singapore.

Founded in 2014
New York, New York, USA
150 employees (42 in marketing)