Associate Creative Director

About the role

The Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

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—our goal is cultural resonance.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's 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.
• Branding and its various expressions.
• Navigating a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with behavior change campaigns.

Skills

• Conceptual creativity
• Collaboration and leadership
• Content strategy
• Innovative thinking
• Storytelling
• Copywriting
• Platform-specific execution
• Client presentations
• Behavior change campaigns

Benefits

Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.

A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.

Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.

Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.