Associate Creative Director, Copy

About the RoleWe're hiring an Associate Creative Director to run the creative for Mangomint and its sub-brands, managing continuity and helping steer their voices. This is a copy-first role for someone who still loves to write, but can also stand over a design or a cut and make it better. You'll own the words and provide direction on the visuals. You will not be a manager who forgot how to make things.You'll report directly to the VP of Marketing. Together you'll help set the top-line creative vision, and you’ll be trusted to run with the majority of day-to-day decisions, with the VP there to help unblock you and provide air cover, not to hover.You also aren't a one-person band. You'll work with a copywriter, a video team, Mangomint’s in-house brand designers, agency partners, and contractor support, plus a Creative Ops lead running traffic. Your job is to lead and elevate, not to be the only one making. To be clear, this role is not:A pure director role. If you're done making, this isn't itA solo IC gig. You'll manage, mentor, and direct othersA performance marketing gig - we want creative, big thinking, and executions that resonate with our audienceA place to get that super bowl ad (yet 😉), we operate professionally-scrappy but with budgetsOne flat brand. Mangomint has range — sub-brands and audiences with their own texture you'll have to hold together In this role you will:Own brand voice and copy across Mangomint and its sub-brands: campaigns, DMs, web, email, events, launchesOwn art direction for video and design: you don't have to be the designer, but you have to have the eye and give notes that landOwn campaign creative direction end-to-end: concept, brief, kickoff, feedback, sign-off with support from the VP of Marketing and the internal Design orgOwn quality bar for everything the Creative Studio ships. Living voice guides. Consistency without sameness. Channel-specific tone and languageLead a Copywriter - direct report; you'll provide a balance of craft mentorship and the autonomy to get the work doneLead a Sr. Video Production Manager: direct report; you'll offer creative direction and support with space to continue managing their team, content, and process effectivelyLead creative direction (not management) over our internal brand designer and our agency partners' outputYou'll partner side-by-side with our Creative Ops lead, who runs traffic and process across the full marketing org, not just the Studio. You run the work; she runs the machine What We're Looking ForA recently minted ACD, or a senior copywriter ready to step up. Hungry for sure. Experienced thought; that doesn't have to mean tenured. We're not looking for a 10-year CD who stopped writing five years agoFast and confident on the page. You can articulate why a line works, not just that it tested well. You understand channel-specificity and move cleanly between performance, campaign, and brandRange across audiences and formats: B2B SaaS clarity, consumer warmth, editorial voice, and beauty and wellness industry knowledge is a plusA real eye for design and video, even if it's not your primary craftBasic AEO/SEO fluency — you understand the concept and how people search now, including AI answers, so you can have the conversationLow ego. Hands-on, team-first, here to elevate the work and the people around you. Our team is autonomous and good; they need a leader, not a hoverer What You’ll Love About MangomintCompetitive compensationEmployee stock optionsComprehensive health coverage (health, dental, vision, life & disability)Generous monthly wellness budget (gym, massage, etc.)Premium Calm app & One Medical membershipFlexible, unlimited PTO401k, HSA and FSA plans available (no current match)