Overview

Freelance Associate Creative Director (Art) role focused on leading creative teams, managing client relationships, and delivering innovative social-first campaigns and content.

What You'll Do

• •Build and maintain strong client relationships, confidently defending creative directions and translating high level business needs into actionable tasks for the creative team
• •Navigate project hurdles such as fluctuating budgets and tight timelines with sophisticated problem solving skills, ensuring the team remains focused and effective under pressure
• •Seamlessly manage the transition from abstract concept to final craft, ensuring the integrity of the creative vision is maintained across multiple high priority workstreams
• •Lead clients to evolve their approach and partner with the agency to deliver world changing social thinking, campaigns and content
• •Oversee the daily work of creative staff, delegating tasks effectively, providing high level constructive feedback, and fostering an environment of growth and creative bravery
• •Lead the development of complex, nuanced ideas, ensuring all art direction and copy meet rigorous agency standards while strategically contributing to long term client goals
• •Proactively provide creative solutions for clients and inspire others to do the same
• •Manage and mentor junior team members, leading, inspiring and developing a team of innovative creative thinkers
• •Identify creative opportunities that blend emerging AI tools with traditional storytelling
• •Use AI to help streamline processes, compress the ideation phase, expand creative horizons, and develop campaign briefs and presentations
• •Act as the team's AI subject matter expert, training staff on new capabilities and leading the conversation on the proactive, ethical use of AI in creative workflows

Requirements

• •7+ years experience working in a creative leadership role within an agency or internal brand team
• •Proven track record of creating breakthrough social media content
• •Understanding of how to be authentically native on social platforms via short-form video, motion graphics, trending sounds, etc.
• •Strong communicator who treats co-workers and clients with empathy and respect
• •Ability to oversee both visual and narrative components of large-scale campaigns
• •Experience crafting creative strategies grounded in market data and client KPIs
• •Hybrid creative skills including art direction and copywriting; comfortable making and directing
• •On-set production and post-production experience
• •Willingness to get hands dirty and lead by example, guiding teams and leading creative projects