Associate Creative Director, Art

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - New York, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Responsible for producing superior content across all channels for existing and potential clients. Direct and enhance the efforts of creative teams based on client briefs. Be an integral part of presenting the materials to clients and seeing the concepts through to production. Contribute to and supervise the development of concepts, pushing the team to take creative risks, creating work that is persuasive, unexpected, and exceeds client expectations, both in concept and execution.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the client's brand and the overall industry by leading in the briefing, concept, design, and execution of cross-channel initiatives
• Provide creative direction and feedback to creative teams that ensures all creative work aligns with the client's objectives and strategies outlined in the brief
• Partner with account and strategy teams to ensure that the task is clear strategically at briefing stage, that the deliverables & timelines are clear and that the needs of the client are being met.
• Participate and/or lead client meetings/presentations and develop client relationships
• Taking direction from creative leaders on creative development; take guidance and rework appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with account and production team to maintain budgets and ensure that internal or client deliverables are executed on time
• Setting an example for the larger team through setting high creative standards and overall involvement in the larger agency initiatives.
• Developing junior teams with careful and consistent feedback, mentorship and model behavior
• Assist with onboarding junior employees - training them on team, agency, and client procedures
• Remain current on latest creative trends globally.
• Stay on top of the latest technological advancements, including design software, digital tools, and platforms, to enhance creative processes and deliver innovative solutions
• Remain curious about pop culture, social media trends and your audience's interests and behaviors in order to infuse culturally relevant elements into briefs and campaigns.

Requirements

• At least 7+ years of industry experience in a well-established, creative role with a proven track record
• Agency experience working across all channels
• Strong creative portfolio highlighting relevant/category experience
• Solid verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to all levels of clients
• Experience working with large teams in client-facing role
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package