ACD, Art

About the role

The Associate Creative Director, Art is an expert in art and successfully navigates both disciplines. They train teams to produce the highest-quality work that not only strategically delivers on client needs but anticipates them. They lead creative teams effectively, present new creative and strategic ideas to internal teams and clients, and help create new, effective agency policies and procedures. They take leadership roles in new business pitches and are responsible for maintaining team morale. The role embodies the agency’s values of commitment, integrity, and respect.

Responsibilities

• Accountable as the creative and strategic lead on a large/primary brand(s) and 1-2 smaller accounts/projects
• Successfully manages team within core discipline
• Leads creative teams through important creative initiatives, providing clear feedback and strong direction
• Serves as a steady source of ideas and inspiration; has a meaningful and positive cultural impact across the agency
• Spearheads day-to-day deliverables and leads client presentations
• Manages personnel issues related to direct and indirect reports
• Creates opportunities for professional growth of all direct and indirect reports; provides feedback on performance and creative work of team, and keeps manager informed of new staff developments
• Works on new business with conceptual ideas and concepts that are on strategy

Requirements

• 7+ years of agency experience
• Strong presentation skills
• Brand/market/agency knowledge
• Strategic and tactical planning/ideation
• Medical-regulatory-legal navigation
• Financial responsibility
• Interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong conceptual ability
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Willingness to go above and beyond the job description and be flexible for the team, agency, and ultimately the work