ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Art directors become Senior Art Directors. Senior Art Directors who can run a room, defend a brief under client pressure, and rebuild a concept after the third round of revisions become Associate Creative Directors. This role sits one level below the Creative Director and owns day-to-day creative output across assigned accounts, holding the work to a standard that wins pitches and earns repeat business. In advertising agencies serving omnichannel clients, the ACD is the person account teams call when a campaign brief needs a sharp idea fast and a designer needs a direction worth following.

As the Associate Creative Director, you set the creative standard for assigned client accounts by leading concept development from brief through final delivery and ensuring every output reflects both the brand's visual language and the agency's strategic intent. You report to the Creative Director and collaborate daily with account managers, strategists, copywriters, and junior designers across one or more client engagements.

Career Impact: Leading omnichannel campaigns for clients spanning luxury automotive, consumer goods, and digital platforms gives the Associate Creative Director a portfolio range that commands attention at Creative Director level searches.

Business Impact: When pitch decks convert and campaign assets land on-brand and on-deadline, client retention rates hold - and the Associate Creative Director's decisions on concept and execution are what make that consistency possible.

Growth Opportunity: Owning TTL campaign concepting while managing junior designers accelerates the path to Creative Director by compressing years of strategic and people leadership experience into a single engagement cycle.

• Lead concept development and creative execution across assigned client accounts, from brief intake through final asset delivery.
• Direct art direction and design output for digital, social, OOH, and print campaigns to ensure brand consistency across all touchpoints.
• Own client presentations by crafting and delivering compelling creative rationale to account leads, brand stakeholders, and senior client contacts.
• Review and approve work produced by junior designers and art directors, providing specific, constructive feedback that raises the standard.
• Partner with account and strategy teams to translate client briefs into executable creative plans within defined timelines and budgets.
• Mentor designers and junior creatives on craft, concept development, and professional growth within the agency.
• Drive new business pitches by contributing concepts, building pitch decks, and presenting ideas that expand the agency's perceived capabilities.
• Establish and maintain brand standards across deliverables, enforcing visual consistency for each assigned client account.

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, advertising, communications, or equivalent work experience.
• 7 or more years of creative advertising and design experience, with at least 2 years leading designers or creative teams in an agency environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop campaign concepts across digital, social, OOH, and integrated channels that meet measurable client KPIs.
• Strong portfolio showing omnichannel creative work including concept-through-execution examples for recognized brands.
• Proven competency in art direction including typography, layout, visual hierarchy, and UX principles applied to advertising contexts.
• Ability to present creative rationale clearly and persuasively to clients, account teams, and senior agency leadership.
• Experience managing project timelines and budgets across multiple simultaneous client accounts without sacrificing output standard.
• Strong written communication skills for copywriting support, brief development, and internal creative documentation.

• Experience developing TTL campaigns that include broadcast, experiential, or out-of-home components alongside digital executions.
• Background working on luxury, premium consumer, or lifestyle brand accounts where brand equity standards are especially exacting.
• Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to RFP responses and new business pitch processes from concept through presentation.
• Familiarity with performance marketing principles and data-driven creative iteration, including A/B testing frameworks for digital assets.

• Pitch win rate on new business presentations the ACD leads or contributes concepts to, tracked per quarter.
• On-time delivery rate across all active client deliverables, measured against agency-set milestones.
• Client brief-to-approval cycle time, reflecting how efficiently the ACD moves concepts from intake to client sign-off.
• Number of direct reports meeting or exceeding quarterly performance benchmarks under the ACD's mentorship.
• Revision round count per deliverable, indicating how well initial concepts align with brief requirements and client expectations.
• Typical tools: design and motion (commonly Adobe Creative Suite or Figma); project management (commonly Asana or Monday.com)

• Base Salary Range: $95,000 to $145,000 annually, depending on market and agency size.
• Bonus: Discretionary annual bonus, typically 5 to 10% of base salary.
• Equity: Uncommon at independent agencies; possible at larger holding company agencies.
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer contributes majority of premium.
• PTO: 15 to 20 days annually, plus standard US holidays.
• Common Perks: Professional development stipend, remote or hybrid schedule options, new business incentive bonuses.

Figures are estimates based on general US market benchmarks and may be outdated. Adjust based on location, company size, and seniority level.

Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

The Associate Creative Director owns the visual language and multi-channel campaign production for Mazda's digital presence, leading design direction across MazdaUSA.com and all creative touch points. Working alongside account and strategy counterparts at GTM, the Associate Creative Director shapes data-driven creative concepts that deliver measurable audience engagement and a consistent brand experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in brainstorming for digital campaigns with the rest of the design team, including but not limited to editorial and social media content ideas.
• Lead the growth of Mazda's visual language and enforce consistency across multiple touch points.
• Lead the production for all creative visual design assets for MazdaUSA.com projects.
• Provide progress reports to managers at GTM.
• Review and approve production request forms for digital projects.
• Stay current with advancements in application design and new technologies.
• Provide strong design direction to other designers, encouraging creative use of client's design principles and visual frameworks.
• Drive big idea thinking to create unique experiences across all channels for specific audiences.
• Use data to lead production of multi-channel campaigns that connect with audiences through predefined journeys.
• Generate highly effective creative concepts and components that deliver exceptional user experience.
• Collaborate with account and strategy counterparts to integrate into the larger team and foster a positive agency culture.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• At least 8 years of digital art direction and web design leadership experience, with 1–2 years leading teams and projects.
• Strong experience in the advertising industry; luxury, premium automotive, fashion, or tech experience is a plus.
• Thorough understanding of UX, including layout, typography, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience using data and technology to develop innovative brand experiences.
• Portfolio demonstrating excellent creative, design, and conceptual capabilities, including integrated digital/omnichannel platforms.
• Proficiency in creating personalized experiences and content across channels and platforms, from pre-production through completion.
• Proficiency in Apple/Mac, Adobe Creative Cloud, Keynote, and related advertising software.
• Experience presenting to senior clients and building relationships across design teams.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects, delegate effectively, and match team members to appropriate work.
• Comfortable collaborating across creative disciplines and teams; open to feedback while able to defend design choices.

Reporting to creative leadership, the Associate Creative Director leads and contributes design across UX, development, and engagement teams on projects spanning web, mobile, social, AR/VR, IoT, and video. Partnering with developers, engagement managers, and UX designers, the Associate Creative Director delivers agile, user-centric experiences that accelerate results for both internal and client-facing initiatives.

Primary Duties

• Act as the lead or contributing designer on projects, presenting work across design, UX, and development teams.
• Create on-brand designs that follow a project's creative vision and business strategy while prioritizing the user.
• Collaborate with developers, engagement managers, and UX designers to deliver high-quality creative for internal and client-facing projects.
• Provide constructive art direction alongside fellow designers on projects of varying length and complexity.
• Contribute to improvements in creative process, capabilities, and advertising campaign ideation, development, and execution.
• Develop cross-channel customer engagement strategies and omni-channel digital experiences across web, mobile, social, physical, AR/VR, voice, gesture, IoT, and video.
• Support eCommerce strategy, marketing content and digital asset management, marketing technology, advertising technology, and marketing analytics implementation and operations.
• Lead agile, design-thinking, user-centric projects that accelerate results.

Skills & Qualifications

• 6+ years of related design experience across digital-focused design applications.
• Proficiency in web optimization principles, cross-platform web and mobile development (iOS, Android), and pixel-perfect design file production.
• Proficiency in Sketch, InvisionStudio, Illustrator, and motion tools including Adobe After Effects, Principle for Mac, and Framer.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
• Experience creating design systems for enterprise-level experiences and custom icons or illustrations is preferred.
• Experience working in a consulting environment and participation in design communities such as AIGA or Creative Mornings is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 30% on average based on client and project needs.
• Ability to take feedback, adapt personal style to project needs, and pursue ongoing learning with curiosity.

Sitting at the intersection of strategic consulting and multidisciplinary design, the Associate Creative Director at Teague engages growth categories including aerospace, commercial space, autonomous automotive, and urban air mobility to lead pitches, assemble teams, and shape client opportunities. Operating across business development, program management, and project leadership, the Associate Creative Director enables Teague to bring visionary futures to life for clients navigating complex, ambiguous design challenges.

Duties

• Engage in a wide range of work across growth categories including aerospace, commercial space, autonomous automotive, urban air mobility, and travel and tech.
• Partner with business development and program management teams to pursue new client opportunities, lead pitches, write proposals, and communicate the value of Teague.
• Partner with project management and business development leaders to assemble teams, foster strong teaming dynamics, and lead projects.
• Drive strategic conversations for client business and project opportunities, working through ambiguity and guiding clients and teams through research, strategy, and design.
• Lead teams, clients, and projects as a player-coach, creating amazing content while growing into leadership of larger, more complex, multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a design field from an accredited school.
• 5–8 years of applicable experience in a corporate or consulting office, including time in a creative direction or senior content lead role; management experience required.
• Understanding of aviation design is a plus.
• Strong sensitivity to form development and understanding of current tools, technology, and practices.
• Collaborative, motivated, creative, inspiring, and visionary personality with a passion for building a thriving, innovative, and cohesive creative community.
• This role must be compliant with ITAR regulations, requiring U.S. Person status.

A key member of the agency's creative team, the Associate Creative Director, Contract leads assigned design teams and manages creative projects from concept development and ideation through final client delivery. Collaborating with producers, copywriters, and client-facing art directors, the Associate Creative Director, Contract ensures on-time, on-budget execution that reflects the agency's highest standard of creative output.

Functions

• Be responsible for the creative success of assigned projects from start to finish.
• Manage assigned design and creative team members and lead the design effort for assigned projects.
• Provide professional creative opinion and viewpoint for impromptu critiques and support needs.
• Work with producers to achieve timeline and budget objectives and bridge the gap between creative concept and execution.
• Communicate with clients and client-facing art directors on design and creative matters as a representative of the agency.
• Present design and creative work to clients during reviews, including in-person meetings.
• Lead creative in concept development and ideation, and work with the CD to support project strategy, including RFP responses and pitches.
• Produce high-quality client pitch decks, lead creative brainstorms, and direct photo and video shoots.
• Work alongside copywriters to align copy with creative objectives, and design visual concepts, user flows, and wireframes as applicable.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years of experience in creative advertising and graphic design at a professional level.
• Excellent creative portfolio with real-world results and a proven track record of delivering on time and on budget.
• Proven ability to deliver innovative creative ideas for digital experiences spanning mobile, tablet, and desktop.
• Solid understanding of interactive design, usability, and heuristics.
• Previous design management experience.
• Strong critical thinking ability to act effectively with minimal direction.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and teamwork skills.

Embedded within the creative department, the Associate Creative Director develops strategies and innovative ideas to solve client marketing and communication challenges across channels, from brainstorming through execution. Working closely with designers, account teams, and vendors, the Associate Creative Director advances business development and continuous process improvement that measurably expand agency capabilities for new and existing clients.

Core Functions

• Develop creative strategies and innovative ideas to solve client marketing and communication challenges across a variety of forms and channels, from brainstorming to campaign concept to execution.
• Effectively communicate creative vision to colleagues and clients by crafting and presenting briefs, insights, inspiration, and content.
• Lead designers and work closely with account team members to ensure on-brand design, accurate messaging, and adherence to platform standards, including managing timelines, budgets, and quality.
• Provide copywriting, proofreading, and content edits as needed.
• Manage vendor procurement and relationships, workflow organization, and workload prioritization to maximize productivity.
• Provide reporting, metrics, and analysis to optimize and refine campaigns.
• Keep abreast of cultural, industry, and technological trends affecting clients and agency approach.
• Drive continuous process improvement to discover efficiencies and make recommendations within the creative department.
• Help develop business development strategies for new and existing clients and generate ideas that expand client perceptions of agency capabilities.
• Understand client business objectives and target audience to assist in generating relevant creative ideas.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, design, advertising, communications, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in creative marketing with a branding, advertising, or interactive agency, or relevant client-side experience; 2+ years in marketing leadership.
• Solid knowledge of marketing, design, and creative principles, including web usability and SEO.
• Strong leadership skills including the ability to lead projects from inception to completion on time and on strategy.
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and cross-functionally across multiple projects, clients, and concerns simultaneously.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft 365; Adobe design products and Mac platform preferred.
• Familiarity with social media platforms and management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with clear, concise, and accurate messaging and presentation delivery.

Brand consistency and high-volume creative output across digital and social campaigns depend on the Associate Creative Director, who supports the GCD in mentoring a full creative team including designers, writers, and creators. Based within the creative department and serving as quality control and brand steward for junior team members, the Associate Creative Director produces work that meets client KPIs and advances the agency's creative standards across all deliverables.

Accountabilities

• Focus on ideation and creation at high speed and volume while supporting the GCD in mentoring and managing a full creative team including designers, writers, and creators.
• Manage and approve the work of the assigned creative team.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to develop a high variety of content that meets creative and strategic criteria including client briefs, feedback, and KPIs.
• Ideate and conceptualize high-engaging content that reflects brand aesthetic and style guidelines, maintaining consistency across all deliverables.
• Foster positive relationships among internal brand teams, the creative department, direct reports, agency partners, and clients.
• Act as quality control and brand steward for junior team members and serve as liaison between the team and senior management.
• Co-lead and lead brainstorms and actively participate in inter-agency ideation sessions.

Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree is a plus.
• 7–10 years of advertising experience developing and creating for digital and social strategies and campaigns.
• Strong knowledge of platform, industry, and creative trends and digital best practices, with ability to translate these into strategic creative executions.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX and the capabilities and limitations of major social media platforms.
• Strong aesthetic and writing sense with proven conceptual and brainstorming skills, and ability to carry a concept from start to completion.
• Talent for managing multiple brand voices and simultaneously handling multiple projects with tight deadlines.
• Proficient in gathering insights from platforms, consumer feedback, and culture to make concise, relevant recommendations.

As the Associate Creative Director, this role leads internal teams and external agencies in developing complex omni-channel creative executions that bring the Starbucks brand to life across channels and platforms. The creative studio relies on this work to ensure brand expression remains cohesive, elevated, and consistently effective for customers across every touchpoint and campaign.

Activities

• Lead creative concepting and execution, ensuring a cohesive and elevated brand expression across channels and platforms.
• Provide clear and constructive creative direction and feedback to strengthen work and inspire creative teams.
• Architect and deliver impactful presentations that demonstrate strong strategic foundations and creative vision to internal teams, cross-functional partners, and executives.
• Work with project managers to co-create a strategic approach for concepting and execution that ensures accurate, realistic schedules and deadlines are met.
• Continuously seek opportunities to enhance the brand and collaborate with peers and studio leadership to define new processes and optimize ways of working.
• Manage a team of direct reports, overseeing their workload and guiding their growth and development.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in design, marketing, or equivalent job-related experience.
• 7+ years of experience in design, marketing, or advertising.
• Comprehensive understanding of omnichannel marketing and cultural and industry trends.
• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Multi-faceted portfolio representing crafted quality work across advertising, social media, conceptual campaigns, product launches, branding, photography, film, and video.
• Strong people skills with the ability to lead and motivate creative individuals and teams.

Associate Creative Director builds compelling campaigns and brand assets across global platforms, partnering with brand strategists, product professionals, producers, and customer engagement specialists to develop a deep understanding of brands. The work directly supports the organization's ability to shift audience perception and drive measurable results through brand films, out-of-home, social content, and evergreen content series.

Operational Focus

• Conceive and execute campaigns, produce creative assets, and develop ideas that bring brand value propositions and positioning to life.
• Partner across the company with brand strategists, product and technology professionals, producers, and customer engagement specialists to develop a deep understanding of brands.
• Leverage insights to solve strategic problems and evangelize for the power of great creative work to shift perception and drive results.
• Work with external partners and agencies as well as a global team to conceptualize campaigns and execute brand films, out-of-home, social content, and evergreen YouTube series.
• Work flexibly and fluidly, build trust with others, and balance big-picture thinking with attention to every detail.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as an art director or copywriter in agency or in-house environments; experience with global lifestyle or cultural-impact brands preferred.
• Deep craft experience with a highly developed ability to build strategic thinking and creative concepts that result in compelling campaigns across all platforms and channels.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to create and deliver compelling presentations that build acceptance and support.
• Proven record of working successfully with cross-functional groups in fast-paced environments with changing direction.
• Ability to travel internationally to help manage still and film shoots.

The Associate Creative Director delivers creative solutions of the highest standard across traditional and digital marketing, managing projects from start to finish while ensuring alignment with client, retailer, brand, and business objectives. Reporting to creative leadership and guiding a creative team on client business needs, the Associate Creative Director shapes fiscal budgets and mentors team members to drive career development and workload balance.

Key Deliverables

• Establish, manage, and maintain the creative direction and goals for specific projects, ensuring alignment with client, retailer, brand, and business objectives.
• Manage projects from beginning through completion, ensuring all deliverables are met, and develop and execute creative solutions of the highest standard.
• Design for traditional and digital marketing including emails, display, web, and more.
• Mentor team members to ensure achievable workload balance, effective challenges for each skill level, and career development.
• Provide guidance to the creative team on understanding client business and marketing needs.
• Manage fiscal job budgets and utilization of all team members, and prepare reports as needed.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required; graphic design, communications, journalism, or equivalent job-related experience preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in the industry and in consumer products, media, or agency environments.
• Proficiency in Mac computers and relevant programs including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, and MS Office Suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to visualize and plan objectives and goals strategically and make oral presentations.
• Skill in supervising including delegating responsibility, training, and evaluating performance.

Embedded within the brand team, the Associate Creative Director produces new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications while supervising daily workflow, deadlines, and budgets. Working closely with clients and creative staff, the Associate Creative Director refines brand standards and tailored marketing plans that strengthen client relationships and ensure all products remain on-brand.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Work with the brand team to produce new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.
• Evaluate trends, assess new data, and keep up to date with the latest marketing techniques.
• Assist clients in resolving issues by responding to questions in a timely and professional manner.
• Create and implement tailored marketing plans based on individual client requirements.
• Direct brainstorming meetings and creative sessions, shape brand standards, and create procedures to ensure brand-appropriate products.
• Supervise the department's daily workflow, assign project workload, and monitor deadlines and budgets.
• Develop exceptional and well-crafted copy that meets client requirements.

Background & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in art, graphic design, marketing, communications, journalism, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of digital experience particularly in web, social, marketing, and emerging technologies.
• Solid understanding of design, copy, and web practices; in-depth knowledge of brand development and multichannel marketing models.
• Strong knowledge and experience in Adobe Creative Suite and related software; prior project management experience with a focus on creative direction.
• Creative and strategic thinker with brilliant interpersonal and communication skills.
• Comfortable interacting with high-profile clients and industry professionals.

Reporting to creative leadership, the Associate Creative Director, Brand Design leads the evolution of the brand by cracking briefs open with inspired big ideas, proposing concepts, and directing design projects across campaigns, product launches, and planned marketing programs. Partnering with internal and external clients, the Associate Creative Director, Brand Design elevates brand narrative and creative quality in ways that resonate within gaming and entertainment culture.

Role Responsibilities

• Help lead the evolution of the brand by designing work that strongly communicates brand narrative, goals, and concepts.
• Crack briefs open with inspired, on-strategy big ideas while diving deep into the craft of design.
• Propose concepts with rough sketches, storyboards, or mood boards.
• Contribute to the creative direction of brand design projects, campaigns, new product launches, and planned marketing programs.
• Take ownership of design projects, work with partners, and inspire other creatives to deliver original, high-quality work.
• Work with internal and external clients while managing complex projects.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• 7+ years of design, art, or creative direction experience.
• Design, agency, advertising, or studio background; general video games knowledge and familiarity with Twitch.
• Modern, expressive portfolio with deep experience in branding, graphic design, layout, color theory, and strong typography; exceptional design, conceptual, and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent skills with Adobe Creative Cloud suite and Figma.
• Excels in team environments with ability to build and maintain positive relationships through strong collaboration.

As the Associate Creative Director, this role conceives, designs, and leads the development of high-quality creative work that pushes the Adobe brand forward, while building relationships with cross-functional teams and senior marketers. The brand creative team relies on this work to maintain a forward-thinking, strategically sound creative output that reaches a broad audience with consistent impact.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Take ownership of work and accountability for successful execution and creative direction.
• Conduct constructive reviews with senior creative staff to align direction with broader organizational initiatives.
• Conceive, design, and lead the development of high-quality creative work that pushes the Adobe brand forward.
• Build relationships with cross-functional teams and senior marketers, and serve as a mentor and motivator to encourage teamwork.
• Present the team's work expertly to a broad audience.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8–10 years of related experience.
• Awareness of creative trends with the ability to incorporate new techniques and inform others.
• Excellent design, layout, and typography skills across a broad range of media and projects; ability to deliver on-strategy, forward-thinking ideas that meet brief objectives; portfolio of original, breakthrough work.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and XD; Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects experience is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate with writers, designers, and technologists to develop concepts; strong written, oral, and presentation skills with effective communication across creative and project management teams.

The Associate Creative Director develops innovative creative plans and content for clients across existing and emerging digital platforms, overseeing deliverables from pitch through final product while managing scope and production timelines with team leads. Working closely with leadership and junior to mid-level designers, the Associate Creative Director advances new business proposals and strategic goals through high-quality, on-brand creative output.

What You'll Do

• Develop innovative creative plans and content for clients across existing and emerging digital platforms.
• Work closely with leadership to set realistic production timelines for quality creative deliverables.
• Partner with team leads to manage scope and identify design opportunities.
• Oversee the successful creation and deployment of deliverables for clients, from pitching to presenting concepts to delivering final products.
• Manage multiple projects using the project management system from concept to execution, maintaining high-quality output and progress toward strategic goals.
• Provide input on creative strategy and programming for new business proposals.

Experience & Qualifications

• 7+ years of direct graphic design experience at a digital creative agency or similar; illustration skills are a plus.
• 2+ years of direct experience managing junior to mid-level designers; previous experience pitching new business and creative strategy.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects; Figma or Adobe XD is a strong plus.
• Experience working with project management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Sitting at the intersection of creative strategy and copywriting leadership, the Associate Creative Director (Copywriting) builds client relationships through ideation and support while establishing writing style, tone, and cohesion across campaigns. Operating within the design team and collaborating with clients and agency partners, the Associate Creative Director (Copywriting) produces assets that deliver on defined creative strategies and fosters a culture of feedback and innovation.

Scope of Work

• Build strong client relationships through creative ideation and support.
• Determine skills and timing needed to achieve successful campaigns, and be accountable for producing assets that deliver on the defined creative strategy.
• Establish writing style and tone and ensure cohesion across the campaign.
• Oversee and provide daily management and quality control of creative output, ensuring consistency.
• Develop, articulate, and conceptualize ideas for team and client; support new business pitches, proposal development, and project initiation.
• Assist in managing day-to-day operations of the design team, including setting priorities, assigning resources, and ensuring project goals are achieved.
• Promote a culture of feedback, innovation, and teamwork, and update knowledge through educational opportunities and professional organizations.

Technical Qualifications

• 4–5+ years of professional experience in a similar capacity.
• 5+ years of copywriting experience, creative direction, and campaign strategic development.
• Leadership experience including mentoring and team management.
• Keen interest in design trends and outstanding attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

A key member of the creative team, the Associate Creative Director partners with the creative director to interrogate briefs, develop accessible and inclusive designs for web, email, video, and events, and iterate with clients to refine the creative product. Collaborating closely with coworkers and clients, the Associate Creative Director ensures all design files meet brand standards and accessibility requirements while keeping pace with shifting priorities and deadlines.

Work Activities

• Partner with the creative director to interrogate the brief, determine the right creative approach, and push the work to impress clients.
• Concept, present, and develop designs for web pages, events, presentation decks, emails, videos, and more that are beautiful, inclusive, and accessible.
• Collaborate closely with coworkers and clients to iterate and refine the creative product.
• Ensure all designs and design files meet brand standards, accessibility requirements, and technical requirements.
• Stay on top of deadlines and details in a dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a designer; ACD-level experience preferred.
• Solid knowledge of UX/UI best practices for web, mobile, email, and beyond.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Sketch.
• A design portfolio showcasing experience with digital communications; illustration, animation, and motion design experience is a bonus.
• Agency experience is helpful but not required.
• Professional, proactive, and detail-oriented attitude.

The Associate Creative Director steers creative campaigns and manages multiple work streams for a large global client, combining art direction with critical thinking to deliver digitally focused promotions from concept through execution. Working across creative, producers, account leadership, and client stakeholders, the Associate Creative Director ensures all deliverables meet world-class standards and supports a brand understanding flexible enough to activate across diverse formats and channels.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Help steer creative campaigns and manage multiple projects for a large global client, combining strong creative art direction with critical thinking for strategic and conceptual ideas.
• Lead the creative process for digitally focused promotions from concept to execution, covering digital ads, social media, presentations, and out-of-home.
• Identify and develop the right assets and content to build stronger relationships between clients and key partners, pushing beyond the brief even under tight deadlines.
• Build and maintain key relationships with clients, stakeholders, and internal cross-functional teams including creative, producers, and account leadership.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to art directors and designers on the team.
• Manage multiple work streams while ensuring all deliverables meet a world-class standard, and serve as quality control against original client goals and campaign objectives.
• Develop a holistic understanding of the client's overall brand and craft flexible concepts applicable to a variety of executions.

Position Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in an advertising or production agency.
• Familiarity with the music industry and trends is a plus.
• Expert understanding of typography, illustration, layout, UX principles, and their applications across web, email, and beyond; ability to develop strategically sound concepts and create activations that are both achievable and attention-worthy.
• Mastery of digital design tools including Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma across diverse formats such as web, social, video, and email; experience collaborating across Google Apps including Slides, Docs, Sheets, and Gmail; experience storyboarding video and working with a motion graphics team.
• Exceptional presentation, pitching, and storytelling skills with the ability to present a portfolio showcasing cultural trends and innovative technologies.
• Rigorous attention to detail and humble, collaborative attitude.

The Associate Creative Director at Media.Monks refines pitch concepts and leads creative execution for A-list clients from initial workshop through final delivery, with a strong focus on social content, digital assets, and platform production. Representing Media.Monks directly with clients across the region and directing work across a global team, the Associate Creative Director enables the agency to win new business and push running projects to their highest creative potential.

Strategic Initiatives

• Engage projects for A-list clients and lead concepts while relaying responsibilities to others once the creative direction is established.
• Win pitches and lead concepts as part of the pitch team and own creative execution of projects from pitch to final delivery.
• Visit clients throughout the region, lead workshops, and provide creative direction across project types.
• Bring top-notch production thinking and creative consultation to cutting-edge campaigns with a strong focus on social content, digital assets, and platform production.
• Lead fast-paced pitches independently and push running projects to perfection with strong leadership and direction throughout all stages including management of creatives, designers, and animators.
• Shape concepts that captivate and inspire, representing Media.Monks by showcasing cases, capabilities, and culture to clients.
• Direct work at a distance as part of a global team, and navigate the process and politics of advertising pragmatically to keep projects moving.

Professional Experience

• 7+ years of high-level experience generating insights and ideas for A-list clients aligned with brand, strategy, and budget.
• Deep knowledge of social platforms and digital technology with a natural feel for visual design and an instinct for snappy writing.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite for Mac.
• Strong pitching, presentation, and storytelling skills with the ability to lead digital and social campaigns, platforms, websites, and installations.
• Ability to give in-house teams clear creative direction and ownership over their projects without a show of force.

The Associate Creative Director executes and oversees creative solutions for a key client and a variety of industries, supporting the ECD/CD in mentoring designers, writers, and creators while acting as quality control and brand steward for junior team members. Collaborating cross-departmentally with internal brand teams, agency partners, and clients, the Associate Creative Director guides high-engaging ideation that maintains tone and brand consistency across all deliverables.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver creative solutions for a key client and ultimately for a variety of clients and industries, both executing work independently and managing and approving the work of assigned creative teams.
• Support the ECD/CD in mentoring and managing creatives including designers, writers, and creators.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to develop a high variety of ideas that meet creative and strategic criteria including client briefs, feedback, and KPIs.
• Ideate and conceptualize high-engaging thinking that reflects brand aesthetic and style guidelines, maintaining tone and consistency across all deliverables.
• Foster positive relationships among internal brand teams, the creative department, direct reports, agency partners, and clients.
• Act as quality control and brand steward for junior team members and serve as liaison between the team and manager.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant advertising experience developing and creating TTL, digital, and platform-specific social campaigns.
• Strong knowledge of platform, industry, and creative trends and best practices, with the ability to apply them strategically to creative executions.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of major social media platforms and their specific abilities and limitations.
• Experience evaluating teams with the ability to supervise and train employees on an ongoing basis; ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in gathering learnings and insights from platforms, consumer feedback, and culture to make concise, relevant recommendations; ability to carry out a concept from start to completion and guide team members to do the same.
• Embrace change as a keen adopter of new strategies and techniques.

The Associate Creative Director manages and mentors a creative team to develop compelling work across brands and geographies, defining and evolving brand identity through impactful design, messaging, and video production. Reporting to senior creative leadership within an in-house or agency creative department, the Associate Creative Director strengthens brand differentiation and ensures efficiency across all consumer-facing touchpoints.

Performance Expectations

• Manage the team and mentor other creative team members, leading and inspiring them to develop compelling and meaningful work across brands and geographies.
• Define, evolve, and serve as the expert of the brand, creating impactful, authentic, and unique design and messaging solutions that support brand differentiation.
• Art direct photo and video shoots, select talent, plan shot lists, and complete post-production on time and within budget.
• Implement best practices to ensure efficiency and efficacy of all work produced, proactively identifying challenges and fostering actionable solutions.
• Maintain a strong understanding of current technologies including design software and interactive technology.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in web or graphic design, or equivalent work experience.
• 14+ years of experience with consumer brands and campaigns in an agency or in-house creative department; at least 3+ years in home décor and 7+ years in leadership and management.
• Experience in video creation and animation; knowledge of CSS, HTML5/CSS3, and print design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Microsoft Office, InDesign, Trello, Jira, and Google Web Designer.
• Excellence in a deadline-driven environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines; highly self-motivated with strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills; strong collaboration skills that include integrity, maturity, and a constructive approach to challenges.

The Associate Creative Director crafts and oversees omnichannel concepts and high-quality written content, handling relationships with internal and external creative partners and vendors while building portfolio-worthy work from initial concept through final execution. Collaborating with art directors, copywriters, producers, and strategists, the Associate Creative Director advances agency creative standards and ensures award-level output across multiple simultaneous pieces of business.

Job Functions

• Handle relationships and projects with internal and external creative partners and vendors.
• Be a creative problem solver, conceptual spirit, and creative leader across omnichannel concepts and high-quality written content.
• Collaborate with art directors, copywriters, producers, strategists, and teammates in creative workshops and concept development.
• Ensure the highest quality of creativity in all marketing and advertising communications, building portfolio-worthy work from initial concept through final execution including concepting, refining, presenting, producing, and delivering.
• Work with and without a partner as needed and thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment across multiple pieces of business.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of top-notch agency experience with prior creation of award-winning or breakthrough work.
• Experience managing individuals and teams in a collaborative and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to multitask across multiple pieces of business and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills for working with internal partners, agencies, and external stakeholders.
• Excellent oral, written, communication, and presentation skills.
• Curious mindset that thrives and contributes best in a team setting.

The Associate Creative Director at Laundry Service runs integrated campaigns for top-tier clients from conceptual stage through execution, partnering with CD teams, strategy, production, account service, and external vendors to build award-winning social, digital, and branding work. Working closely with direct reports and cross-disciplinary agency teams, the Associate Creative Director outlines clear development paths for the team and forges strong emotional connections between brand and consumer through big ideas and exceptional storytelling.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Take client briefs and build compelling campaigns from the conceptual stage through execution.
• Maintain a strong understanding of brand aesthetic and constantly look for ways to elevate creative through smart design while keeping the brand in mind.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to develop creative campaign concepts for social and digital.
• Present work to clients in a compelling and exciting manner.
• Use time efficiently, always multitasking and delegating work across the team while understanding the wider project workload.
• Review and approve work as needed, providing clear, timely, and constructive feedback.
• Work with account and strategy teams to ensure creative concepts work toward brand goals and strategy.
• Outline clear paths for direct reports to grow their skillsets, output, and career path.

Professional Experience

• 8+ years of experience providing strategic brand and creative direction to top-tier clients; experience leading, managing, and mentoring teams across multiple projects.
• Strong experience using social media to solve brand and business challenges; genuine passion for music and popular culture as a true music enthusiast.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite for Mac and MS Office.
• Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills with success in developing big ideas that forge strong emotional connections between brand and consumer; exceptional knowledge of spelling and grammar.
• Commitment to excellence including working nonstandard hours when necessary, anticipating issues, communicating with diplomacy, and identifying emerging platforms and trends; innate curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit.

The Associate Creative Director guides a broadcast industry design team from concept to completion, managing tracks of work, brainstorm sessions, and visual systems while evaluating team performance and upholding brand identity and quality standards. Reporting to senior design leadership and educating team members across departments, the Associate Creative Director coordinates the tools, technologies, and cultural knowledge needed to produce industry-leading broadcast creative.

Core Functions

• Lead the concept, development, and management of best-in-class deliverables.
• Manage design team and tracks of work from concept to completion.
• Lead and participate in brainstorming sessions and keep up with the latest trends, strategies, and technologies.
• Extend existing visual systems and brand guidelines, ensure brand identity and message consistency across channels, and provide quality assurance of all deliverables.
• Evaluate creative team performance and guide improvements, educate team members across departments through project development and performance management, and contribute to the development of the design team's culture and quality standards.

Skills & Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in design in the broadcast industry, preferably from a design school.
• Keen interest in sports and a follower of multiple sports.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe CC Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.
• Significant knowledge of 3D software such as Cinema4D, 3ds Max, and Maya, and online software such as Viz-RT and Unreal Engine; sufficient knowledge of hard set and virtual set build.
• Good interpersonal skills for working across departments, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proactive initiative to go beyond defined work deliverables.

The Associate Creative Director coordinates multiple projects and teams to develop data-driven, insightful creative concepts and strategies that motivate audiences and meet client objectives across digital and social platforms. Supporting the department head and collaborating with colleagues across departments, the Associate Creative Director evaluates team performance, mentors junior members, and ensures brand identity and message consistency on every campaign.

Primary Duties

• Support the department head in developing concepts, strategies, and client presentations.
• Manage and supervise multiple projects and teams, and work with colleagues from other departments for large campaigns.
• Direct the concept and development of creative materials, ensure resource allocation according to project needs, and ensure brand identity and message consistency across channels.
• Lead and participate in brainstorming sessions, create ideas for digital and social media marketing, and stay ahead of the latest trends, strategies, and technologies.
• Meet client objectives, values, budgets, and timelines while evaluating creative team performance, guiding improvements, and mentoring junior team members.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communication arts, fine arts, design, or a related field.
• 7+ years of agency experience.
• Solid knowledge of marketing, brand, and creative principles and development; strong concept and strategy development skills; strong creative mind with a good digital background especially in social media and digital marketing.
• Experience leading and managing creative teams.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

The Associate Creative Director crafts innovative brand stories across physical and digital touchpoints for the Internal Creative Agency team, collaborating with the Creative Director, Head of Creative Services, and Brand Marketing Lead to own brand visual centers and seasonal campaigns. Managing high-profile celebrity and athlete collaborations and presenting design concepts to business stakeholders, the Associate Creative Director strengthens the brand's cultural relevance and ensures on-brand consistency across all channels.

Ownership Areas

• Own and lead implementation of brand visual centers, including the seasonal vision, onboarding external partners and agencies, and giving feedback.
• Collaborate with the central marketing team to ensure on-brand, business-driving solutions.
• Manage high-profile collaborations and campaigns with celebrities and athletes.
• Ideate creative concepts beyond photo and video that incorporate new technologies, and communicate and present design concepts to business stakeholders.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current brand trends, streetwear culture, technology, and design influences; travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.

Experience & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in art direction or digital design; footwear, music, or style background is a strong plus.
• Strong knowledge of UX/UI and extensive experience with social trends, digital design systems, and performance marketing including email, paid social, and other media.
• Experience managing agency partners with a portfolio showcasing work and design thinking process.
• Excellent skills in PowerPoint/Keynote and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to socialize and present creative work persuasively to cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and operate in a fast-paced environment.

The Associate Creative Director manages and supervises multiple projects and full-time and freelance teams at SoFi's in-house agency, supporting the creative director in developing concepts, campaigns, strategies, and presentations across broadcast, social, web, and other media. Working with project managers and cross-functional partners, the Associate Creative Director runs brand and product-level concepting that ensures SoFi's tone, voice, and identity remain consistent and impactful across all channels.

Scope of Work

• Support the creative director in developing concepts, campaigns, strategies, and presentations.
• Manage and supervise multiple projects and teams including full-time and freelance members.
• Concept and write original work while providing thoughtful direction to creative teams across broadcast, social, web, and other media.
• Ensure SoFi's brand tone, voice, and identity are consistent across channels, and work with project managers and cross-functional partners to meet objectives, values, budgets, and deadlines.
• Lead and participate in creative concepting at both the brand and product level, keep up with the latest trends, strategies, and technologies, and evaluate and guide creative team performance and growth.

Background & Experience

• Bachelor's degree; ad school or fintech/financial experience is a plus.
• 8+ years of agency or in-house agency experience.
• Solid knowledge of advertising, marketing, brand, and copywriting principles.
• Experience leading and managing creative teams with strong concept and creative development skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills; online portfolio of incredible work required.
• Forever curious with a serious approach to work and a genuine sense of humor.

The Associate Creative Director creates and leads omni-channel brand experiences across digital, mobile, and bank branches, guiding a cross-discipline team of creatives, strategists, and producers to invent customer journeys that are radically consistent and bold by design. Working alongside creatives, strategists, project managers, and senior Citi leadership, the Associate Creative Director grows the design capability while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, policies, and ethical standards.

Ownership Areas

• Lead a cross-discipline team of creatives, strategists, and producers to invent and execute innovative omni-channel brand experiences across digital, mobile, and bank branches.
• Act as a key team member driving strategy and influencing the direction of the experience, and inspire breakthrough ideas through teamwork and cultural leadership.
• Invent and inspire customer experiences and user flows that are radically consistent, easy, and bold by design.
• Partner with creatives, strategists, and project managers to develop effective end-to-end customer experiences across all channels.
• Review and interpret creative briefs, understand customer goals and business requirements, and work within project parameters while applying design thinking and agile methods.
• Manage multiple work streams with varying timelines, package creative concepts for internal stakeholders, and support senior leadership in growing the design capability.
• Manage the career development of cross-discipline resources and be a motivating force for top performance.
• Assess risk appropriately when making business decisions, adhering to policy and driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• 6–10 years of experience including print and offline experience.
• Proven leadership and management skills with multiple direct reports across multiple projects; demonstrated portfolio across diverse design styles and projects.
• Advanced understanding of interaction design, site architecture, intuitive UI design, and web technology possibilities and limitations.
• Intimate knowledge of Photoshop, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to sell ideas to varying audiences; effective organization, time management, and exceptional attention to detail; open, honest, and direct in giving feedback and managing teams.

The Associate Creative Director leads and coaches Designers and Adaptive Designers on the team, reviewing briefs, championing design integrity, and driving exploration into high-quality work across packaging, shopper programs, and large-scale design systems. Acting as an ambassador for the agency's culture and brand while coordinating with sister studios and attending photo shoots, the Associate Creative Director ensures project accuracy, consistency, and on-time delivery that exceeds client expectations.

Executive Functions

• Create team spirit that extends beyond the department to unite and inspire the entire agency to care passionately about clients and work, and identify big-picture opportunities to drive client business forward.
• Review all briefs for accuracy and readiness, assist account and project management teams in establishing project timing and planning, and manage scheduling and staffing of design projects.
• Contribute to the development of processes and uphold them throughout briefing, design development, and production lifecycles; champion design integrity and intent across design and adaptive projects.
• Encourage team ownership of projects, foster an environment where questioning and every contribution are recognized, and drive design exploration into high-quality work that exceeds client expectations.
• Ensure projects are accurate, consistent, and completed on time; make sure design work is presented for maximum clarity and impact; work hands-on when necessary.
• Foster collaboration between offices and agencies, prepare for and art direct photo shoots, and maintain positive and open dialogue with team members throughout the project lifecycle.
• Seek out and recommend relevant training for team members in support of departmental objectives.

Education & Experience

• College or university diploma in graphic, packaging, or communication design preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in art direction and design in a packaging studio, retail agency, or creative firm, with experience leading design talent.
• Expertise in branding, packaging design for consumer packaged goods, and shopper programs; experience in food and drink is an asset.
• Experience leading adaptive design projects including large-scale design systems, packaging rollouts, and final art; understanding of print processes and finishes.
• Proficient in Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite including expert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or Keynote.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Valid passport and ability to travel to work with sister studios, clients, and photo shoots.

The Associate Creative Director leads detailed art direction and content design of integrated campaigns across print, OOH, social, display, experiential, and video for a wide variety of clients, presenting creative rationale to executives and coordinating the assignment of creative team members. Working within an in-house production team and content studio alongside senior creatives, content directors, and media strategists, the Associate Creative Director enables the agency to deliver profitable, high-quality creative that achieves measurable client business objectives.

Engineering Responsibilities

• Lead and perform detailed art direction and content design of integrated campaigns through all stages of development.
• Understand and articulate creative strategy as it relates to client business objectives and its application in integrated campaigns.
• Develop and present strong, credible creative rationale for integrated ideas to executives, agency partners, and consumers.
• Create iterative ads for testing and revise work based on analytics and performance.
• Lead presentations to senior client leadership, collaborate with senior creatives, content directors, and media strategists for concepting across diverse media, and lead concept and visual development for new business development.
• Provide clear direction to copywriters, art directors, and designers, and help designers develop as creative thinkers and efficient production artists.
• Ensure creative scope, schedule, and budget are accurate; develop and approve creative estimates; and coordinate assignment of creative team members to client projects.
• Facilitate communication between the creative team and client and maintain awareness of project deliverables across the group.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in design, fine arts, or marketing communications preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in concepting, directing design, and producing major marketing, communication, and advertising campaigns.
• Deep knowledge of advertising, data-driven content campaigns, performance marketing, digital tactics, graphic design, information design, interaction design, and typography.
• Experience with current ad tech and skilled in integrating design and messaging with digital platforms and websites; ability to judge quality and effectiveness of copywriting, content architecture, scriptwriting, and presentation content.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to develop and mentor creative team members; experience leading creative teams with professional direct client contact.

The Associate Creative Director designs strategy, big ideas, and execution plans for client branding, digital, social content, experiential, and consumer advocacy needs, championing projects from brief through execution while maintaining a pulse on youth culture and creative industry trends. Working directly with clients and contributing influence across the broader team, the Associate Creative Director enables the agency to solve client problems through smart, culturally relevant creative built on a deep knowledge of art direction and digital practice.

Delivery Expectations

• Develop strategy, big ideas, and execution plans for client branding, design, digital, social content, experiential, and consumer advocacy needs.
• Champion projects through execution stages to ensure creative excellence.
• Be a problem-solver open to creating solutions that have never been done before, and lead productive internal team collaboration sessions.
• Present work to clients, drive own projects, and contribute creative influence to others.
• Maintain a pulse on youth culture and creative industry trends.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of quality experience solving client problems through smart creative.
• Ability to take a creative project from start to finish independently.
• Strong understanding of art direction and copywriting, with a rich knowledge of digital and social practices.
• Passion for youth and consumer culture with a portfolio of work with innovative consumer brands.
• A compelling storyteller capable of creating beautiful strategy presentations to sell concepts.

The Associate Creative Director at Anheuser-Busch's in-house agency draftLine leads a team of writers and designers across multiple brands, concepting big integrated campaigns and establishing brand voice while staying on top of trending topics to drive impactful creative at the speed of culture. Collaborating with insights-driven strategists and data analysts, the Associate Creative Director enables draftLine to produce award-worthy creative that connects brand objectives to popular culture across video, OOH, packaging, social, and digital channels.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead a team of writers and designers across multiple brands and provide critical, inspiring, and thoughtful feedback to writers and designers.
• Collaborate with strategists to ensure briefs and creative direction are clear.
• Concept big, integrated campaigns that align with brand briefs and write for video, OOH, packaging, social, digital, and other formats.
• Establish brand voice, brand guidelines, and work on other brand strategy assignments.
• Lead presentations, meetings, and relationships with brand teams.
• Oversee video and photography production and stay on top of trending topics to drive impactful creative at the speed of culture.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of agency or publisher experience with 2+ years in a supervising role.
• Understanding of brand goals, positioning, market, and general knowledge of competitors; passion for beer, sports, music, food, entertainment, pop culture, and internet culture.
• In-depth understanding of video, digital, and print production processes; ability to brainstorm integrated campaigns, write clear and persuasive copy, and develop scriptwriting and production from ideation to pre-production to post.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with experience mentoring copywriters, designers, and art directors; strong time management skills with the ability to work on several campaigns at once under pressure and on tight deadlines.

The Associate Creative Director manages campaign-level brand storytelling and complex digital systems for clients, overseeing design production while mentoring junior creatives and partnering with experience designers and other disciplines. Working within the China market and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams, the Associate Creative Director strengthens client brands through creative work that spans dynamic interfaces, large-scale websites, and multi-channel campaign executions.

Areas of Ownership

• Craft stories and build brands through campaign-level thinking and execution.
• Build complex systems and experiences from dynamic interfaces to large systematic websites.
• Oversee the creation and production of design solutions for clients.
• Collaborate with experience designers to execute the visual portion of a campaign.
• Work with and mentor junior creatives, guiding them to push their work to new levels.
• Partner with other disciplines to create the best possible work.

Requirements

• 7+ years of design experience in web and advertising.
• Experience working in China is required; preferably currently based in China.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma.
• Fluent in Chinese and English.
• Portfolio required when applying.

Embedded within Flex's marketing team, the Associate Creative Director designs creative concepts and brand assets that bring the Flex brand to life visually across email, push, SMS, digital display, and social channels. Partnering with a copywriter and the marketing team, the Associate Creative Director ensures quality, consistency, and strategic impact across all physical and digital marketing materials and seasonal campaign concepts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design creative concepts, produce assets, and develop ideas that bring value propositions and positioning to life.
• Leverage customer insights to develop creative concepts that solve strategic problems.
• Ensure quality and consistency across a variety of touchpoints.
• Constantly elevate the quality of creative ideas and execution across email, push, SMS, digital display, and social channels.
• Execute conceptual and expressive brand design across all surfaces where the employer brand lives, ensuring creative is memorable and impactful through excellent graphic design, typography, photography, illustration, layouts, color strategy, motion, and interactive design.

Qualifications & Experience

• 7+ years of experience as a digital designer.
• Proven understanding of branding and corporate identity and ability to translate into a visual identity.
• Deep knowledge and practical experience with brand guidelines, concept decks, and creative briefs.
• Ability to develop creative in partnership with a creative writer and marketing team.
• Strong communicator comfortable selling ideas internally and externally, including to C-Suite leadership.
• Agency management experience.

The Associate Creative Director designs and art directs outstanding digital content across social, display, email, and Amazon for multiple clients, owning projects from concept through completion while leading creative presentations and managing vendor relationships. Working with account management, strategists, and producers, the Associate Creative Director translates client requirements into high-caliber, strategically grounded creative that generates serious consumer engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Create original content and initiatives in line with business objectives, and concept and art direct outstanding digital content including social posts, display, emails, Amazon pages, and more.
• Work closely with clients and lead creative presentations both internally and externally.
• Work closely with account management, strategists, and producers to translate requirements into creative that generates serious engagement.
• Lead creative efforts from brief to concept to execution on multiple projects, manage the quality of all deliverables, and maintain a collaborative work ethic.
• Potentially supervise and mentor junior art directors and freelancers.
• Manage and maintain external vendor relationships.

Background & Experience

• Many years of experience as a creative lead in digital art direction; portfolio of original creative showcasing high-caliber digital work and strategic thinking, including CPG experience; beauty experience is a plus.
• Passion for social media, online marketing, and jaw-dropping content creation.
• Proficiency in motion graphics, photography, illustration, and design programs; broad knowledge of the latest design and image processing software; basic understanding of HTML and CSS preferred.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a team-first attitude; ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with innate curiosity, aptitude, and accuracy and attention to detail.