Associate Creative Director

About the role

We are looking for a concept-driven, strategically minded Associate Creative Director (ACD) to help drive high-profile creative campaigns for our client's brand and its network of partners, including globally recognized names in music, sports, lifestyle, and film. In this role, you will blend vision, content strategy, and innovative thinking with a deep understanding of storytelling and its ability to move audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support the Creative Director as a hands-on leader for each project, collaborating with cross-functional leaders to ensure work is strategic and best-in-class.
• Partner with art directors, designers, and video producers to deliver creative concepts and executions that go beyond informing or entertaining.
• Support creative efforts throughout the lifecycle of campaigns and partnerships, providing guidance and oversight to ensure excellence.
• Strategize platform-specific executions, ensuring concepts thrive across digital, social, video, print, and events.
• Provide hands-on guidance to junior and mid-level creatives, helping them refine concepts and sharpen execution.
• Write persuasive, engaging, and on-brand copy across a variety of channels (digital, social, video, experiential, print).
• Translate complex ideas into simple, powerful messages that resonate with audiences.
• Lead brainstorming sessions, pitch concepts, and present ideas with confidence to both internal teams and clients.
• Infuse our philosophy and principles into stories and creative expressions that deeply connect with audiences.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a conceptual creative role at an agency, publisher, media company, in-house at a brand, or similar organization.
• A strong portfolio including video, OOH, print, digital, social, and longform work samples.
• Strong presentation/pitching skills to generate support from internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Superior writing skills, with an ability to crystallize complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Strong communication skills to nurture senior cross-departmental relationships.
• A solutions-first mindset.
• Enthusiasm to contribute to company vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Compensation

Location: Onsite in Arlington, VA | Type: Temp-to-Hire Opportunity | Compensation Range: $65-70/HR (W2)