Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Associate Creative Director

Reporting to: Head of Creative

Location : Hybrid – Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago

Contract: Full Time

Hours of work: 37.5/week

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director who excels in a dynamic setting and thrives when tackling complex tasks head on! If you are passionate about the small things and are eager to get dirty with ever-evolving work across a wide range of projects for some of the world’s biggest brands, we’d like to meet you! Here you will find some of the coolest creative briefs out there and will lead innovative campaigns, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, drive creative excellence, and shape brand narratives to captivate audiences in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director to join our team in any of our US offices leading clients to convey genuine stories across digital channels. This role specifically will work across our Google account and must have experience in building out and executing social content across platforms. This is a hybrid role that requires an average of 2 days in-office per week.

You champion creative work, actively evolve design strategies, and translate marketing objectives into jaw-dropping visuals from concept to execution. You are a hands-on visionary who builds impactful social, digital, and brand activation campaigns. You thrive in fast-paced environments and love the challenge of creating engaging and innovative content. All this while being the guardian of quality and the safe-keeper of a brand’s look and feel.

• Design creative visual identity/look & feel for new campaigns and how it maps across the social landscape
• Help bring creator projects to life through narrative storytelling
• Work from a brief with a copywriter or other members of the creative team, generating ideas to present to clients
• Design and produce effective social and digital campaigns
• Determine how to best represent concepts visually
• Produce storyboards, wireframes, and layouts based on creative ideas
• Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning, and a target audience to develop an artistic approach and style to match
• Manage and coordinate with designers, motion graphics artists, video editors, and copywriters
• Lead and mentor a team of creative professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including account management, production, and strategy, to deliver integrated solutions that exceed client expectations
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously elevate the agency's creative capabilities
• Manage projects, on and off location, and work within a budget

Requirements

Requirements

• 7-10+ years' experience in the creative field
• Strong portfolio showcasing innovative and impactful creative work across digital and social media platforms
• Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate teams, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment

• Agency and social media experience strongly preferred
• Expert knowledge of the social landscape, including platforms, formats, native tools, trending content, etc.
• Expert knowledge of design software like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Keen eye for design and visualization and a meticulous attention to detail
• Time management and multitasking abilities

Salary Range: $120K - $160k per annum

Benefits

What you get

• Great benefits offerings including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits, Life Insurance and 401K, just to name a few
• Generous time-off package, including the last week of the year off
• Wellness & Development stipends
• Flexible working environment
• Plus, much more!

About 1000heads

1000heads combines expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world’s best businesses build Social Age brands. 1000heads provides a fully integrated, end-to-end Social Transformation™ proposition to blue-chip clients encompassing data & analytics, strategy and implementation. 1000heads has a global footprint, employing over 190 people across eleven offices in London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Bogota, Sydney, Melbourne, and Kuala Lumpur. 1000heads’ clients include Alphabet, Keurig, The North Face, Verizon, Bimbo, Amazon, Cisco, and Diageo.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

For more information on 1000heads, visit 1000heads.com

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