Associate Creative Director, Art

Fingerpaint Marketing - Hanover, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Hanover, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At Fingerpaint, we are a health and wellness agency that prides itself on being independent and built on a foundation of empathy. We celebrate the unique contributions of each individual, both as a professional and as a person. With a talented team spread across the United States and Europe, we have successfully launched over 200 brands, demonstrating our commitment to creating and executing meaningful experiences. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for overseeing the creative work produced across multiple accounts. This includes assigning teams, inspiring them to consistently deliver exceptional concepts and final work, and collaborating closely with account management to ensure client satisfaction with the quality of our creative output, the value of our services, and our responsiveness to their needs. Your role will require you to work collaboratively with various capabilities, including account management and project management, to maximize the productivity of the art team. You will help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration, working alongside the Associate Creative Director (ACD) and Copy team to produce standout, strategically focused concepts and campaigns. Managing and working independently under tight deadlines while juggling multiple projects will be essential. You will also be responsible for estimating copy hours, participating in client meetings, leading concept presentations, and providing both written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year. In addition, you will identify and interview prospective creative candidates, lead the creative teams in the development of concepts, and ensure the execution of all projects. It will be crucial to demonstrate to clients that you understand their products and marketing challenges, and that you are responsive to their strategic and creative needs. Representing the agency at client meetings and social events will also be part of your responsibilities, requiring strong presentation skills and the ability to engage effectively with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative work produced across multiple accounts.
• Assign teams and inspire them to produce exceptional concepts and final work.
• Work closely with account management to ensure client satisfaction with creative quality and service value.
• Collaborate with other capabilities such as account management and project management.
• Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the art team, ensuring everyone is busy and billable.
• Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration.
• Work with ACD and Copy to produce standout and strategically focused concepts and campaigns.
• Manage and work independently under tight deadlines while juggling multiple projects.
• Estimate copy hours for projects.
• Participate in client meetings and lead concept presentations.
• Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews and ongoing feedback throughout the year.
• Identify and interview prospective creative candidates.
• Lead creative teams in the development of concepts and execution of all projects.
• Demonstrate understanding of clients' products and marketing challenges.
• Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate.

Requirements

• 6-9 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Pharmaceutical experience is required.
• Experience managing teams is preferred.